Braai, Balkan Beatbox and Market on Main in Joburg

When the so called "summer" has brought nothing but non stop rain since I arrived back in Joburg in the beginning of January, a good old fancy dress party always gets me in a good mood. Especially when it's combined with good friends, a lovely braai at my friend Tuva's place in lovely Melville and followed by a lazy Sunday at the market surrounded by cool designs and lovely food.

We went to a Balkan beatbox party in Newtown where the music (read: clarinette and traditional Balkan style instruments) was pumping and the chickens were flying (well.. nearly ..)  Great fun! We spent Sunday chillin around Joburg CBD and were really impressed by the premiere of the Market on Main Street! Perfect for a lazy Sunday!

Magnus (Boris) tending the bar

Magnus gets a proper moustache and unibrows
provided by Tuva and Max Factor.

All dressed up in gypsy style clothes form a charity shop in Melville

Lovely Sunday breakfast in the sun sorted us out

... followed by a trip to the Market on Main, where the coffee was divine

Buying lovely organic honey from a market stall

Some of the peeps in the market looked slightly more fresh and energized than us :)

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Christmas in Winter Wonderland

Today is my fourth day back in South Africa after having spent the most amazing Christmas holiday in Norway and Sweden. Do I like being back? Hmm, well, I'll tell you when I've landed for real because as of this moment, my body might be in South Africa but my mind is still in Norway.

This Christmas was all about logistics. My boyfriend and I both having divorced parents is the reason for that. I didn't mind though. travelling around Sweden and Norway to spend time with all the moms dads and sisters was fun. And it was just great seeing all of them again. However, It was really freezing! minus 22 degrees when we arrived at Arlanda, Stockholm was a bit too cold for me.

In the winter wonderland woods of Stockholm

 I normally don't really mind the Norwegian cold, but this time I was shocked. I believe that to be able to deal with such temperatures you have to acclimatise slowly (as in go through a couple of months of Scandinavian fall). Still, I do love Norway, Sweden and the beautiful cold wintertime, and I miss it already.

Kita, Krille's dads dog. She's so cute and playful