MOVING journey | construction zone | Umzug 2015.

A construction zone. 
That's what I would call my flat right now. When my first post of my "moving journey" went online (http://julesn.blogspot.co.at/2015/07/im-moving-umzug-2015.html) I had no idea that the process would be THAT time consuming. Of course - the moving process always takes a lot of time and is quite stressful, but we recently decided to renovate MOST of the flat. There were so many things that I didn't like the way they were or didn't look good anymore - so we decided to take care all before I finally move in. Renovating the kitchen and the bathroom two month later  would be too exhausting and complicated so - ALL AT ONCE.

I took some pictures, so that I can assure you that I'm not lying for not posting anything of my move. ;) Not the only reason of course - I thought "before & after pictures" would be a nice idea. If you have any suggestions for following posts (ideas, tipps, pictures, decoration...) leave it in the comment section below :)

A weekend in KITZBÜHEL. | Jahrmarkt.

" Life is a series of tiny little miracles. Notice them. "

Two weeks ago, a friend of mine invited me to a weekend in Kitzbühel, Tirol. As my summer holidays weren't full of events and travel anyway and I've never been to Kitzbühel before so I'd love to see it - how could I say no? It was very exciting because on this weekend the annual "festival" took place. Fair, dirndl, lederhose, beer, gingerbread hearts, live music and a lot more.

The rest of the time we've had there we spent exploring, taking walks and just relaxing. During our walk around the lake we found some sheeps and a lama, which was really cool. I love the architecture and the vibe of Kitzbühel a lot, so check out the pictures below ! :)

 

Sunday HIKE. | Lainzer Tiergarten. | Outfit

" The only limits in life are the ones you make. "

As you can probably tell, it has been a beautiful sunny Sun-day. ;) The weather was absolutely perfect for a hike. In Vienna you probably have hundreds of possibilities to escape to the countryside and go for long and quiet runs if you like. One has to be the Lainzer Tiergarten.

A piece of our Wienerwald - which is located on the outskirts of the city. You can relax, have some adventures and explore the nature at the same time. As a nature reserve you can also find animals there. Birds (of course), reptiles and amphibians and wildlife (deers, wild boar).

It has been a while since I've visited, so I thought: now, it's the time. I went there with my little sister and we've had a lovely day. Of course we documented our little hike - enjoy the photos. :) 

 

sports pants - H&M

no idea why I wanted to climb this....failed anyway.. haha

sports bra - H&M

I hope you've all had a lovely and sunny weekend. :)

SWING KITCHEN. | Swing to vegan. | Vienna.

For the most time in my life, I have been eating mostly vegetarian, I wasn't a great meat eater at all. I have been raised that way. At such a young age it is impossible to understand every aspect about it neither the reasons behind it. As I grew older (during the last four years in particular) I thought about what I'm really eating and what is good for my body. I lived by a healthy "diet" without extreme restricitons. I was happy and I felt good with it. Lately, I started getting highly interested in veganism. I now live about 70% vegan. I didn't do it overnight, it happened step by step. It is definitely NO restricting and NO quitting on any good food (as many people would call it). One should personally choose a vegan nutrition and see (& feel) the positive effects for themselves. :)

This leads me to my actual blog post today. A restaurant review. I strolled through instagram and found the "Swing Kitchen" in Vienna (Schottenfeldgasse 3, 1070 Wien). Irene and Charly Schillinger are running the vegan burger restaurant. SWING TO VEGAN is their motto. Other great concepts of them are : Fair trade, fair wages and no plastic used! The Swing Kitchen offers vegan burgers, awesome sides (pommes, vegan nuggets, onion rings, salad), wraps, fairtrade coffee, refreshing drinks and vegan sweets.

Sounds absolutely amazing to me!! And now that I've done my research I'll go and have a look by myself. I'm so excited. :) Can't wait to report.

You order at the register and wait till your food is ready - we waited about 4-6 minutes :)

I loved their interior! Simple and modern.

we ordered the "Swing Burger" menu (+fries and drink)

It was very tasty and we definitely had a full stomache afterwards.:P I'm not so sure if the Swing Burger would be my favorite - so I'm looking forward on trying an other one soon!! :)

 

http://www.swingkitchen.com/

What I love at the moment. | JULY 2015.

" Be happy - it drives people crazy. "

This month has not only been extremely hot in Vienna - it has also been a pretty stressful month. If you're following my blog a little, you might have noticed that I'm currently in the process of MOVING! Therefore I have (of course) a " decor - part" here in this favorites post. ENJOY! :) 

 

DRINKS

  

Starting off with - DRINKS. Yes, I kind of found a "new love". Iced coffee. Okay, iced coffee in general hasn't been a new thing for a coffee lover like me, but I never really made one at home. So, (inspired by a friend of mine) I gave it a go, and I can say - its 100 times more refreshing and awakening than a normal cup of coffee. Especially with my soy milk (so much better than normal milk!!!) it tastes so yummy.

BEAUTY 

 
Honestly, I couldn't be bothered putting on make up when it's 36° outside. BUT an alternative for a heavy foundation would be a BB cream. I tried out the BB Cream (coloured beauty balm) by KIKO a while ago and I really like the effect. It definitely doesn't feel as heavy as a foundation. 

so cool - at first it has a creamy beige color and then it adjusts to your skin tone.

Next - I finally used my (Douglas) voucher and bought my first mac lipstick & lip liner. At first I did some research and watched some youtube videos on which colour would be the best or the prettiest. ( I personally feel more comfortable than be advised in a shop sometimes haha...) In the end I bought the lipstick "FAUX" - a nice natural color.

 

Last but not least - an eye-shadow pallet. It's the NUDE Pallet by Maybelline. I like EVERY color of it - and this is quite rare with me haha. This pallet is supposed to be very very popular and it was sold out quite quickly.

DECOR

 Here are 2 items of my H&M Home purchase. First, a decor tablet /tray. I'm not sure what's the right name for it, but I'll put it on my couch table and put some candles or magazines on it! :) and of course : COPPER style. <3

 What's your favorite item/food/drink this month? :)