By the Sea

I found a new great route to walk with a baby pram - the Eteläranta coast which leads to the Helsinki city center from its western end. I have walked it also yesterday but the landscape is so amazing with open sea that slightest weather change, new boats in harbour, new people walking - all change the spirit of the places i pass. Another important and rewarding part of the walk are the 4 great cafes: Carusel (a huge seaside cafe with a nice indoor terrace and outdoor seats), Ursula (a more cozy cafe with a champagne bar and an outdoor terrace with a tent shaped like a sail and jazz evenings held regularly), Mattolaituri (newly built, all white and sleek bar with outdoor seat and a terrace on a top with open view to the sea and Moet bar with macarons and cocktail snacks) and finally the Old Market Hall in the Main Market Square of Helsinki. Market Hall has recently received more attention and new stands with fruit, vegetables, meats were opened there along with excellent restaurants and cafes. Today on test was Norisushi place and i would totally recommend it. By the way, cooks are Japanese ladies.

The lunch with just an excuse to meet Louisa, looking all great in the autumn coloured outfit. After the sushi lunch Leo requested a brief visit to Cafe Jugend, now a permanent favourite of ours with its excellent location on Esplanade and very impressive Jugend styled interior and cereal cookies.

Cafe Jugend definately deserves an own post and i will publish more on it when i learn not to forget things home (iPad, camera). After that we certainly had to visit Muotikuu, a Finnish boutique selling own line and Italian brand clothes. All clothes are colour coded and it is easy to browse them through. My wedding dress was bought there and Elle Finland has published a story of finding it in that boutique. Here is the link. I am the bride in peach shoes, naturally.

http://www.elle.fi/muoti/uutiset/_a221615/kesan+upeat+morsiamet/

Muotikuu is a beautifully decorated boutique with a very sophisticated atmosphere. It is one of those private little shops where there are always customers. I think it may be due to the exceptional friendliness of the staff or maybe just that oversized crystal ball has some magic inviting power.

All that unfortunately was spoiled by my first ever parking ticket. I really hoped to live till the age of 30 without receiving one.


However, girl can keep dreaming. On a wishlist (before even tried out) is Chanel's new scent "Jersey". That deserves a separate journey to shops, indeed. Reviews say it's really mild and subtle.

I am also waiting for a new parcel from Amazon. This time more style/fashion reading by Cristian Dior and a long searched DVD of "The Last Tango in Paris".