sittin' on the dock of the bay

day two in Barcelona was designated sightseeing day. 

while I love the idea of experiencing a culture and doing as the locals do, I must admit I have my cheesy tourist side. hey, I like to learn stuff on vacation. so I'm a bit of a nerd. so sue me.

we visited the cathedral, some modernist buildings, the palau de la musica, and the waterfront (where we went on to the aquarium, which you'll see later!)

dress- vintage fr. Babes in Vintageland on etsy // belt- suzy shier // flats- primark // bag- h&m

it probably seems like I'm focusing mostly on outfit pics right now... and that's because I am. I'm still too sneezy and runny-nosed to face the daunting task of selecting which actual vacation pictures to share. as soon as I feel up to it, don't you worry, you'll get another picture-heavy post dedicated to the beauty of Barcelona!

enjoy the sneak peeks. :)

playing: turning tables- Adele

take me to your beach

I'm back!

Brando and I are back from our pseudo-honeymoon. (I say "pseudo" cause, let's face it, we didn't plan for it to be all that romantic. but it was fun as hell.) I didn't get as many scheduled blog posts finished before we left as I'd have liked... but what are ya gonna do. of course everything was left for the last minute. it's how we roll.

first we were off to Barcelona, where the plan was to spend most of the 3.5 days there on the beach. of course we ended up doing way more than that, but the beach was definitely a highlight.

and not just because there were so many boobies about...
(seriously I feel like I was one of 10% of women on the beach with a top on. my question is at what geographical point does this become ok? can people in Barcelona walk around the streets topless because they're on their way to the beach? WHERE'S THE LINE PEOPLE? )

I have so many unintentional photos of breasts.

crop top- topshop // shorts- american apparel // sandals- primark // sunglasses- ??

it's funny that it's now September and I'm posting my first "summery" outfit. 

if I complained about the lack of sunshine in Aberdeen before we went away, I sure didn't on vacation. it was HOT. unbelievably hot. we read in the guide books before the trip that most people don't travel to Barcelona or Morocco in August because there's absolutely stifling heat. 

but I soaked up as much sun as I could and enjoyed it while it lasted. cause there's no more summer in Scotland. 

I'm trying to control myself and not bombard you with millions of pictures. I have so many amazing ones. I'll definitely be posting a lot about the trip in the next few days. 

in the meantime, I have a good ol' post-vacation cold (never fails), so I'm going to have some grape halls and go to bed. back to the daily grind for us love birds. 

peace. ♥

playing: casey jones- the grateful dead