TRAVEL: METROPOLITAN MUSEUM (NYC)

Last month my roommate and I planned a spontaneous trip to New York City for the first time! We left class early and caught the night bus from Toronto to New York. It was such a struggle to get to our destination due to a unexpected snow storm which delayed our trip almost an entire day, which is ok because we made up for it! 

Here's a collage of all the main destinations we photographed. Majority of the photo's were taken using my iPhone 4. Enjoy ! 

We spent a good chunk of our time at the Metropolitan Museum, which is HUGE ! Definitely the best museum I have ever been to, the art work was amazing.

OUTFIT: Ruffle Top - Hollister // Midi Skirt - ASOS // Coat - Zara // Shoes - American Apparel // Cardigan - H&M // Snake-skin Bag - H&M //

2O13 OLD MONTREAL [PART 2]

OLD MONTREAL: [Vieux-Montréal]

Just a few minutes away from our hotel, we could see the lovely Notre-Dame. Surprisingly I saw a lot of new buildings that I've never bothered to explore on my previous MTL trips. There's a lot more to Old Montreal and it's definitely a must-see location ! 

- It is located along the St. Lawrence River, five minutes’ walk from downtown and just a short walk from the Palais des congrès (convention centre). -

Notre-Dame Basilica

We stopped at Montreal Poutine for lunch and I choose the Italian sausage poutine. If you ever get the chance, I tried a few different flavours from friends and my favourite was definitely the one covered in pasta sauce ! 

Enjoy ! Detailed outfit posts with be updated on a separate post :) 

MONTREAL 2O13 [PART ONE]

 Bonjour ! Two weekends ago I went on a school club trip to Montreal! It's been an annual tradition for me to attend this trip yearly. This time I devoted my weekend on exploring Montreal and integrating myself to the culture. Unlike Toronto, Montreal definitely has more of a European feel and it always trips me out when I see French signs everywhere! Here's a re-cap of my weekend! 

We stayed at the Holiday Inn right next beside China Town and very close to Old Montreal! 

Outfit: Parka Jacket - Canada Goose // Scarf - H&M // Skirt - Siren's // Shoes - Forever 21 //

 For breakfast we went to Nickel's: Restaurant Deli, I purchased an omelette ! 

 McGill University 

 Part 2 coming soon ! :) Enjoy ! 

BOSTON DAY 2

This morning we started our day off with some typical American breakfast at Pickle. The wait time was long, and the lines were long. That's what you know it's worth it! And it did end up being worth it. The atmosphere of the place was very chill. And since it was the weekend, I can see lots of hungover college students coming in, aha. I ordered the egg basket. Which basically was a toast with eggs inside it, covered with cheese with a side of sausages and hash browns!

We later drive up to Galleria in Boston and we did some small shopping and went onto the trolley tours . Boston truly is a beautiful city, I love the mix feeling of nature from the lake and the many trees, and also the beautiful old buildings are kept in shape! The smaller roads are very narrow, but the houses are nice to look at!

After spending the day in the trolley tours, we went out for dinner at Legal Sea Foods. A higher end sea food restaurant, which was delicious! I ordered lobster pasta and we had sweet chilli clams as a side. 

We ended the night with a surprise birthday celebration for my grandma. She's 69 now :)

BOSTON TRIP: DAY ONE

Last weekend, my family and I planned a trip to visit my aunt! Took me awhile to find time to upload, but here it is! :) 

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FRIDAY SEPT 13TH:

Time flies by so quickly. My family and I have been planning to send my sister and I to Boston for a very long time now. Over the years it's been all talk, and no action. My aunt has been living in Boston for the past 12 years and no one from our family has gone out to visit her. This summer we actually started to plan it, and this long lost promise has finally occurred ! :)

The flight only took an hour and when we arrived to Boston Logan international airport it was raining. I didn't know what to expect in terms of weather (I did check the temperature beforehand), but this weekend turned out to be a tad chilly. First we dropped off our bags at my aunts house. A warm cozy townhouse in Waltham. 

A warm cozy place with only my aunt living here. 

After unpacking and settling down, we went out for breakfast, which ended up being dim sum. 

The food was authentic, cheap and decent. The building was very traditional and china-like. 

We later went out for groceries at a Korean supermarket; H Mart. There are H-Marts in Toronto, but I've never been to such a big one! I had so much fun exploring, everything looked so cute! 

My sister and I ordered shaved ice with red bean and fruits. :) and we purchased random Asian goodies. This H-Mart also gave away free samples, I went around trying everything, aha.

Kimchi Paradise !

We later drove up to Wrentham Village Premium outlets to shop around. Personally I didn't like this outlet. I've been to other outlets before and I definitely find they were cheaper. I didn't end up purchasing anything. It was nice to tour around though ! 

 Outfit: Top - H&M // Zara look-a-like skort - EBay // Cross necklace - Aldo // Bag - Abercrombie // Shoes - Nine West // 

Lastly, we went out for dinner at a Taiwanese restaurant called Mulan. To be honest, I couldn't tell the difference between regular Hong Kong food and Taiwanese food. (Don't be offended!) 

Enjoy ! :)