Now blogging at finevanbrooklin.com

Dearest reader, My blog has a new home at finevanbrooklin.com. All the archives of my old blogs can be found there as well. Please update your bookmarks and join me! Hyvä lukijani, Blogillani on uusi koti osoitteessa finevanbrooklin.com. Kaikki vanhojen blogien arkistot löytyvät sieltä myös. Päivitä kirjanmerkkisi ja tule mukaan! Continue reading →

Moments in Marais

One of the my most important experiences on my “grand voyage” in February was visiting the wholesale shops of jewellery materials in Paris. This was something I had never before been able to do. Here are a few images from one of these amazing Marais stores… I must say that my heart started pounding quite … Continue reading →

Tracks

I’ve always felt that continental Europe should be experienced by train. Now finally having done just the one trip from Berlin to Paris, I’m sure of it: this really is the way to travel if you’re not in a terrible hurry. And why should you be! Eight and a half hours on a train might … Continue reading →

The quality of things

I bought a very stylish, grey vintage (probably 1950s-60s) umbrella from the Arkonaplatz flea market in Berlin. Although I much dislike rain and especially walking in it, I have a strange affection for umbrellas and have quite a few of them. Well, anyway, I couldn’t resist this one, it was so lightweight, lean and slender … Continue reading →

Time Travel

Staying at Pension Funk in beautiful Charlottenburg was almost like time travel of sorts. Breakfast room in Asta Nielsen’s old salon. I like travelling alone but the downside is usually the fact that there’s nothing much to to do in the later evening. But here I felt so utterly comfortable, that just staying in the … Continue reading →

Grand Voyage

Well, maybe it wasn’t such a “grand voyage” but to ME it was such in more ways than one. The type of one woman adventure I had always wanted to have. And I’ve solemnly vowed to myself it won’t be the last of this genre, oh no. I actually meant to blog from the road … Continue reading →

Let’s go!

Unnecessary ramblings aside, it’s time for a new blog! I reckon this will be a series of notes in the form of “whatever works to currently inspire, entchant and nourish the mind, heart and hands of Fine van Brooklin“. Welcome along! Continue reading →