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Photo Jari Laaksonen, Very Prestige[/caption]
...was dutifully explored by the d'ORO guests.
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Fashion editor Nina Nuorivaara, Marika Nöjd (Tallink Silja), Sissi Siiskonen (Press & pr d'Oro), one LadyBohemia; soaked & happy.[/caption]
Our night was off to a rocky start though... After the show, it was pouring rain outside. However, we decided to catch a bit of fresh air and walk to dinner... Which, as the restaurant turned out to be somewhere, far, and nobody knew exactly where, prompted a passionate debate amongst our little group over which one of us was
MOST made of sugar.
My Italian soft rosa silk strappy heels gave Mikael a run for his money but this one he won. I walked, ran and hopped over paddles all the way to the restaurant, cheerfully I might add, whereas Mikael went on full strike and only joined us after finding a taxi :).
We were offered a wonderful fusion dinner at the most sympathetic and atmospheric little restaurant called nAnO, a first ever mixture of Indian and Greek soul food I've tried. Sounds funny, tastes yummy. Our beautiful hostess Beatrice took such good care of us... Her husband even carried my bags to the restaurant!
I was very reasonable and sensible throughout our visit, didn't go to the night club, didn't go shopping with the others, got a healthy 10 hours' sleep... Until I came across this black beauty by Kristina Viirpalu.
Well you can guess... I really, really wanted to take it home with me. But another lady had reserved it first.
I asked her what she thought... And she thought long and hard. Then, everso sweetly, she concluded that as she lives next door from Kristina's, it's easier for her to come across another unique piece that fits perfectly, than for me coming all the way from Finland. So she let me have the dress.
And although she laughed, there were a couple of tears in her eyes.
Wow, how impressed I've been by the Estonian ladies during this trip... Dear Beatrice, dear Ene, dear Kristina. Thank you for all your hospitality and kindness.
These flowers are for you ♥.
~*♥*~
Last summer was one of the hardest of my life - many people close to me fell very ill, got divorced, lost their families, lost their work, livelihood, self-esteem. I tried to capture the good moments, either in pictures or in text, to show them to you here in LadyBohemia but even more importantly, to remind myself that they do exist.
This walk in one of my favorite cities in the whole world, Barcelona, was one of the happy moments that kept me going.
