Rose Bakery Tea Room

EN: It's starting to look like I'm not doing anything other than drinking coffee and eating cakes :) Unfortunately, it's very far from the truth, but I do love to meet up with my friend Jasmine at least once a week for a little chat where cake and coffee (or delicious lunch) play a major role. Couple of weeks ago we went to the Rose bakery tea room, located on the second floor of Le Bon Marché department store. I immediately fell in love with the modern design and large windows illuminating the entire place, not to mention the choice of organic cakes that would surely satisfy anyone's appetite. Jasmine ordered the green tea cake and and I went for an absolutely delicious carrot cake (the best I've tried in Paris), yum! Can't wait to come back again :)

SK: Zacina to vyzerat, ako keby som nerobila nic ine, nez pila kavu a jedla kolace :) Bohuzial, je to velmi daleko od pravdy, ale aspon jeden krat za tyzden sa vzdy velmi rada stretnem s mojou kamaratkou Jasmine kde kava a kolace (alebo skvely obed) hraju hlavnu rolu. Pred par tyzdnami sme zasli do Rose Bakery cajovne, ktora sa nachadza na druhom poschody obchodneho centra Le Bon Marché. Okamzite som sa zamilovala do ich moderneho dizajnu a velkych okien, ktore perfektne osvetluju celu miestnost a vyber organickych kolacov by urcite uspokojil chutky vsetkych labuznikov.  Jasmine si objednala kolac zo zeleneho caju a ja som si dala zatial najlepsi carrot cake aky som v Parizi ochutnala, mnam! Do Rose Bakery sa este urcite vratime :)

Rose Bakery Tea Room
Le Bon Marché, second floor
24 Rue de Sèvres
75007, Paris
Metro: Sèvres-Babylone

Monday Inspiration

EN: The current weather is a pure inspiration. Probably everyone was outside yesterday, enjoying a very early first day of spring in Paris. I was no exception and enjoyed the sunshine with my man. We went for our sunday coffee, walked to Trocadero and towards the Eiffel tower and finished the afternoon with a quick stop at our favourite boulangerie to buy freshly baked baguette. Perfect end to a hectic week and luckily it seems that the weather will stay like this for a few days. Now I only have to find my summer sandals! Enjoy the sunny week everyone :)  

SK: Momentalne pocasie u nas je cista inspiracia. Asi kazdy clovek vcera vital velmi skory prvy jarny den v Parizi. Ani ja som nebola vynimkou a uzila som si slniecko s mojim priatelom dosytosti. Zasli sme si na nasu tradicnu nedelnu kavu, presli sme sa ku Trocaderu a smerom ku Eifelovke a popoludnie sme zakoncili rychlou zastavkou v nasej oblubenej pekarni, kde sme si kupili cerstvo upecenu bagetku. Perfektny koniec hektickeho tyzdna a nastastie to vyzera tak, ze krasne pocasie tu este na par dni pobudne. Teraz uz len najst letne sandale a je to! Krasny slnecny tyzden vam vsetkym :)

Coffee please

EN: I'm lucky to have a pretty long lunch break (that's what I call the two-and-half-hour gap between my two jobs), and I love to spend it with friends. Like the other day, I went to Holybelly for a cup of coffee and a beer cake, yes beer :) with my friend Lauren. Time goes always so fast, and after lot of laughter and a good chat, it doesn't feel so hard to go back to work and stay there till late hours. Have a lovely weekend and happy Women's day from sunny Paris! :)

SK: Mam stastie, ze mam celkom dlhu prestavku na obed (aspon tak nazyvam moju dvoj a pol hodinovu medzeru medzi dvoma jobmi) a najradsej ju travim s priatelmi. Pred par dnami som si dala male rande s kamoskou Lauren a vybrali sme sa na kavu a pivovy kolac, ano pivovy hahaa, do kaviarne a restauracie v jednom, Holybelly. Cas mi vzdy utecie ako voda a po skvelom pokece plnom smiechu sa mi omnoho lahsie vracia do prace, kde si pekne pobudnem az do osmej hodiny vecer. Prajem vam krasny vikend a stastny den zien zo slnecneho Pariza! :)

Address
Holybelly
19 Rue Lucien Sampaix
75010, Paris

Slovak countryside

EN: This is what the first Saturday in March looked like. After an amazing lunch (roast duck with red cabbage and dumplings!) my mum, our dog Zoran (the little white one on the picture is called Kubik) and I, went for a long walk through the forest and meadows that surrounds our little "cottage" in the southeastern part of Slovakia. I don't know a better way to gather energy than in the countryside and although the ground should be covered with a layer of snow, this year's unusual temperatures forced the nature to wake up earlier and we enjoyed witnessing this beauty while listening to the birds singing. It was a wonderful day :)

SK: Takto vyzerala moja prva sobota v mesiaci Marec. Po uzasnom obede (pecenej kacke s cervenou kapustou a knedlikom!) som sa s maminou a psom Zoranom (ta biela hrcka na fotke sa vola Kubik) vybrala na dlhu prechadzku cez horu a luky ktorymi je oblkopeny nas "vikendovy domcek"na juhovychodnej casti Slovenskeho Rudohoria. Nepoznam lepsi sposob ako nacerpat energiu, nez v prirode a hoci by mala byt zem pokryta vrstvou snehu, tento rok nezvycajne teploty donutili prirodu prebudit sa o soci skor a my sme sa mohli kochat pohladom na kvitnuce stormy a pocuvat spev vtakov. 

Bol to krasny den :)

Back in Paris

EN: I'm sitting at the Vienna airport, drinking coffee and waiting for the announcement of my flight to Paris. One week without my other half was very long and I have butterflies in my stomach, can't wait to be in his arms again. I'm also very excited to see my friends, visit my favourite places (like La Galerie Vivienne on the photographs) and go back to my job. I like to work, life has a meaning and it allows me to start looking forward to our holiday which is slowly approaching, only seven weeks to go! That's not too long, right? :) I wish you all a wonderful Sunday.

SK: Sedim na viedenskom letisku, popijam kavu a cakam na ohlasenie mojho letu do Pariza. Jeden tyzden bez mojej druhej polovicky bol velmi dlhy a ja mam motyle v bruchu lebo sa uz neviem dockat jeho narucia. Takisto sa velmi tesim na mojich kamaratov, na oblubene miesta (ako napriklad aj La Galerie Vivienne na fotografiach) a vratit sa do prace. Rada pracujem, zivot ma zmysel a mne to umoznuje uz teraz sa tesit na dalsiu dovolenku ktora sa pomalicky blizi, uz iba sedem tyzdnov! To ubehne ako voda :) Prajem vam vsetkym krasnu nedelu.

Address
6 Rue Vivienne
75002, Paris

Little update

EN: My holiday is nearly finished and I’m enjoying every minute with my friends and family because I  won’t see them so soon. Six months is a very long time and many things change. My best friend’s baby girl was born and the feeling when I held her for the first time in my arms was amazing. Every time I leave Slovakia I am very sad because I wish we could see each other more often, but I chose to live my life in another country and have never regretted that decision. I don’t think I could ever live in Slovakia again (at least not in the nearest future) and that’s why I try to spend quality time with those who I value and appreciate the most. 

SK: Moja dovolenka sa pomalicky konci a ja si uzivam kazdu minutku s priatelmi a rodinou lebo viem, ze tak skoro sa zase neuvidime. Sest mesiacov je velmi dlhy cas a od mojej poslednej navstevy sa vela veci zmenilo. Asi najviac som sa tesila na moju kamaratku Evku, ktorej sa narodila nadherna dcerka a ten pocit ked som ju drzala v rukach po prvy krat bol uzasny. Vzdy som velmi smutna ked odchadzam zo Slovenska a zelam si aby sme sa s rodinou videli castejsie, ale zvolila som si zivot v zahranici a nikdy som toto rozhodnutie neolutovala. Po dvanastich rokoch mimo Slovenska, si uz neviem predstavit zivot v mojej rodnej krajine (aspon nie v blizkej buducnosti), a aj preto sa vzdy snazim stravit kvalitny cas s tymi ktorych si cenim a vazim najviac.

Parisian Doors

EN: When I went through my photo archives, I found these photos I took during my strolls around Paris. I don't know exactly when and where in Paris I took them, but I know exactly why. Parisian doors, oh boy! The variety of colours, patterns, sizes... just stunning and I believe they make Paris even more charming. I wish you a wonderful day from sunny Paris.

SK: Ked som si prezerala moj fotoarchiv, nasla som tieto fotky ktore som odfotila pocas prechadzok okolo Pariza. Neviem presne kedy a kde v Parizi som ich odfotila, ale viem presne preco. Parizske dvere, ach jaj! Paleta farieb, vzorov, velkosti je absolutne uzasna a myslim ze robia Pariz este viac ocarujucim. Prajem vam krasny den zo slnecneho Pariza.