white with three: what i see

The Brooklyn Flea.

I have SO many photos from my recent trip to New York that it's just a tad too much for one post!

So first let me show you beautiful Brooklyn. Close Aussie friends of ours are lucky enough to call this leafy place home and lucky for us... they have a sofa bed. Brooklyn has an amazing art and food culture and was like a haven to come home to after the mad rush of Manhattan. And best of all it's home to the Brooklyn Flea - something I always read about on design blogs that to me was so out of reach and unfathomable - or perhaps it was just some mythical place? Well I'm happy to report it was definitely real and lived up to every expectation I had of it. The 'Winter Flea' is held in the old Williamsburg Savings Bank which is an incredibly beautiful, giant old building and thankfully a warm saviour to the below freezing temperatures outside.

There are hundreds of vendors selling all sorts of goodies from vintage clothing, art, photography, ceramics, antiques and furniture. We spent two hours wandering through the maze of little stalls (thanks boys for waiting) and I picked up quite a few lovely souvenirs from my Brooklyn Flea experience.

Scroll on to see why I love Brooklyn so much. Next stop - Manhattan!

Hope you enjoy these,
Kimmy

On our way to the Brooklyn Flea.

The Brooklyn 'Winter Flea' is held at One Hanson Place.

My new friend Matt of 'She hit Pause' had the most dreamy and whimsical photography for sale. He even GIFTED me one of his beautiful photo prints! I will have to show you where I have hung it in my home in a future post.

Shane & Jessie found this art print at the Brooklyn Flea! Really though, there is no need to gloat...

Jessie & Nick fossicking through old letter stamps.

The lovely Joan of 'Van Hees Vintage' sold me a gorgeous black and silver vintage mod dress.

Andre from 'A.Vanhoek-Retro-Optics' sold me a cute set of vintage specs... I mean, who wouldn't agree that he looks like an expert at this?!

Some of Andre's range.

Then we hit the streets of Brooklyn again for a walk and explore.

We went into a Steven Alan store and came across a copy of The Smith Journal! Quite cool to see an Aussie magazine stocked here.

If you're in Brooklyn you simply must go to Colonie...

...and get the monkey bread!! (the crazy caramel-topped dish on the right).

Walking through the freshly fallen snow on the streets of Brooklyn.

Me and my sweetheart, Nick.

Jessie was a little excited to show us One Girl Cookies. Yep, it was as yummy as her face expression leads you to believe.

'By Brooklyn' is one of Jessie & Shane's favourite stores... everything inside is made in Brooklyn! Jessie bought us a jar of salted caramel which we have been happily drizzling over our ice cream since we got home...

Shane, Nick & Jessie doing their best 'Thriller' pose.

Römerberg Plaza, in the 'old town' of Frankfurt.

I'm back from my whirlwind overseas trip! And happy to be finally sharing some travel snaps with you.

First stop was Frankfurt in Germany. Frankfurt is the financial capital of Germany so it is quite a serious town and far from touristy, so there isn't a whole lot to do! I guess that figures as we were only there for my husband's work meetings! In saying that it makes for quite a relaxing and chilled out stay. I wandered around the cobblestone streets taking photos, drinking hot chocolates, eating apple strudel and checking out art galleries. It is the middle of winter so it was dark and gloomy which made the eating all the more enjoyable!

Keep scrolling to see more photos. Next stop is the magical New York - will work on those photos and post them soon.

Kimmy