Lviv, Ukraine is 5th on Lonely Planet's Best in Europe list!

Lonely Planet website recently posted their Best in Europe list, suggesting the best cities to visit in 2016.

I personally agree with them completely - Lviv is a real treasure and one of the top Ukrainian must-sees! I've been there many times and I love it with all of my heart. I've never lived there, so my vision of it is probably overly romanticized, but it's a great weekend destination - beautiful, cozy, romantic. There you can eat the best food and drink the best coffee with the best cakes.

I've been to Lviv a number of times, and you can find some of my travel notes if you follow this link - LVIV.

Check out also Lonely Planet's article 48 hours in Lviv, they have nice suggestions on what to see/ where to go/what to eat. And I promise that next time when I will visit Lviv I will make an updated guide wit the new places and new routes!

My favorite natural oils

I’m not a beauty guru and I will never be one. I don’t really care about make-up that much and even though I put it almost every day, I tend to always use the same limited amount of things – mascara, eye pencil and liner, eye shadows (once in a blue moon), concealer and lipstick/lip gloss. I use foundation only when it’s really cold outside, and I almost never use powder. Last year I introduced an eye shadow base into my routine and it was a very interesting experience. I don’t have a huge make-up stash and I don’t think I would even know what to do with all the colors on Naked palette if I will ever hold it in my hands.  

But on the other hand I love to take care of myself and I love to use natural products. And what can be more natural than a pure oil? Over the years I’ve learned about the magical properties of some oils and now want to share my recipes with you. Some of this things I’ve learned during my travels, some – from friends, some - from Google (and I’m not ashamed of it). I’m not a doctor, a dietitian or a beautician, so please don’t quote me on anything and check up with your specialist of choice before trying any of this out. I’m just sharing my experience and the things that are working for me.

So my favorite oils!   

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The sense of HOME: back to Sicily again

You know all those overly used phrases? "Home is where your heart is", "home is not a place, but people", etc.?

Well, of course those words are used way too much, but only because they are true. What no one usually tells you is that your heart has an ability to be at two, three, twenty places at once.

It doesn't mean less love for your first home though.

It just means that when you are happy, your heart grows. Infinitely.

When I started this blog, I was living in Kyiv, Ukraine - the beautiful and charming city, where I was born and raised. I was working from home, so really needed a sort of a creative outlet – something that will motivate me to write, to take photos, to dress up once in a while and tell someone about my life.
For example, about going to Pyrohiv (in Kyiv)…

Lviv - few more shots

I found few more shots from my trip to Lviv in the beggining of September.

It's rather symbolic that I've found them now) Get ready for a huge announcement in the next couple of days)))

Знайшла ще кілька фотографій з вересеневої подорожі до Львову.
Дуже символічно, що вони знайшлися саме зараз. Чекайте на велику об*яву у наступні кілька днів.

Lviv from the City Hall's tower

My friends and I

In the Italian Courtyard

In the museum of chocolate.

Lviv, day 3 - Lots of art and some angels

Our last day in Lviv was bittersweet. It was amazing, but it was the last.

We went to a few museums, had a great dinner at Bianco Rosso, went for a walk. And then there was the time to leave. 

We've had the best time in one of my favorite cities in the entire world. Thank you, Lviv, and see you next year!

Наш останній день у Львові був і веселим і сумним водночас. Він був класним, але він був останнім.

Ми сходили до кількох музеїв, пообідали у Bianco Rosso, погуляли. А потім був час їхати.

Ми чудово провели час у моєму найулюбленішому місті у світі. Дякую, місто Лева. Побачимось за рік!

I wore:

Dress - Sister's (I've bought it the day before from their sale rack for something like 6$)

Cardigan - Ostin

Belt - Centro

Denim jacket - Jennifer

Bag - Centro

Flats - Blink

Earrings - DIY

Hot-air baloon necklace - Plato

Bracelets - Topshop and street vendors

Scarf - Six

Lviv, day 2 - The rooftops of Lviv

I'm not gonna bore you with too much pictures or stories. But it was a beautiful day - sunny, gorgeous, like the last kiss of summer.
We've climbed the the city hall tower and saw the whole city bathing in sunlight. It was amazing.

Сьогодні тут не буде багато фотографій чи тексту. Але день тоді був неймовірний - сонячний та дуже гарний, мов останній поцілунок літа.
Ми піднялись на верхівку ратуші і побачили все місто, залите сонцем. Це було казково.

(c) This gorgeous picture was made by Alexander Yermakov

Lviv , day 1 - guide tour

It's January and I'm stillposting pictures made in September. I need to start planning my blog posts better!
So Lviv. It's an amazing city, the romantic capital of Ukraine and second biggest tourist destination.
The weather in Kyiv was grey and rainy, but Lviv was warm and welcoming. After arriving and leaving our luggage in the rented flat, we went to have some breakfast. Oh, Lviv is also very famous with it's food, coffee and desserts. Actually it was a Ukrainian from Lviv who introduced coffee to Vienna and the rest of Europe, so everytime we visit Lviv, we drown all of our problems in coffee)))
And after the breakfast we went to tourist centre and found out that there was a free guide tour around the city starting in a few minutes. So we ran to get there in time)

Вже січень, а я й досі не показала всі фотографії з вересня. Треба якось краще планувати свої пости.
Тож Львів. Чудове місто, романтична столиця України, другий за кількістю туристів напрям в Україні. В Києві погода була сірою та похмурою, а у Львові в той час було ясне та привітне небо. Тож ми лишили речі у квартирі та пішли снідати. Хто ще не знає - Львів відомий смачною їжею, кавою та десертами. Власне, саме завдяки українцеві Юрію Кульчицькому кава потрапила до Відня та решти Європи, тож кожного разу, відвідуючи Львів, ми топимо наші проблеми у смачній каві. 
А після сніданку ми випадково дізнались, що за кілька хвилин починається безкоштовна піша екскурсія Львовом. І стрімголов побігли, аби не запізнитись.

Look at the rainbow in the fountain - it was amazing!

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