Don't look back into the sun.

Vintage floral blouse: 50p, charity shop. Asos petite high waist jeans: £28. Topshop monk shoes: old. Cara backpack: c/o Nica. Topshop "really ruby" lipstick.

Photos by Danielle.

I very nearly forgot about these photos, but a quick look through my (very full and overflowing, think post-Nando's) iPhoto library brought these to my attention. When I was home, Danielle and I went to our favourite breakfast spot and took these snaps when walking from the car into town; I like to call it car park chic. As I had a few bits and bobs to pick up, I thought it was high time I road-tested my new Nica backpack, which held four packets of percy pigs, a new memory card, my camera, and a jumper with plenty of room to spare, quite the novelty when it comes to my tendency for handbags. In addition to roomy bags, I also went for my new jeans which were the result of a rash asos order, and a blouse picked up by my mum in a charity shop sale for a mere fifty british pence.

As everyone at work is so kindly reminding me, I have three weeks left till I come back to the UK, and it's something I'll be in complete denial about until I book my flight back (which I should probably do soon...). I liked Munich from the day I arrived, but it feels like it's only really become a proper "home" in the past couple of months as I learn to walk all its back alleys and can give some really good restaurant recommendations. I've still got time to explore the rest of the Bavarian culture I'm yet to have sampled though, and that does mean I'm going to a beer festival in a dirndl - YES.

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Love is blindness, I don't wanna see.

French Connection blouse: gift. American Apparel floral chiffon skirt: £15, via ebay. The Kooples leather jacket. Missguided heeled boots. Cheap Monday sunglasses. Marks and Spencer bowler bag: £43. Charity shop belt: 20p. Nail varnish: essie "Sunday Funday".

Photos by Stephanie.

When I'm in London during the summer, it's not unlikely that you'll find me in one of its many parks with a picnic and Pimm's, but it took me a good few months to journey up to Olympiapark, which I'm going to blame on the weather - I'm British, after all. As the stadium was built from a dent left by a bomb dropped during the war, this area of Munich has some pretty dramatic landscaping, and it was odd to be wandering round in the bright sun while there was still snow atop some of the hills surrounding us. After spending the day sitting by the lake with a beer, and then hiring a pedalo and seeing the views from the water, I quickly nabbed these photos (under Stephanie's "creative direction") before the sun went down. Here's hoping the weather behaves so that we can do this more often!

If you follow me on instagram, you may have noticed that yesterday Lauren and I went to Innsbruck, Austria (instead of Zurich, due to deciding to do things a little bit too last minute), which was so beautiful I can't even begin to describe. Or rather, I'm going to do a blog post on it, so don't want to chat too much now. I've had to head to the office to blog as for some reason my wifi at home's decided to go AWOL, but otherwise I've had a pretty good weekend so far, and I hope you're all enjoying the time off.

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Taking me higher than I've ever been before.

Mango striped top: €30. Vintage Wrangler mom jeans: Brag Vintage. Marks and Spencer bowling bag: £43. Zara double breasted coat: £30. Rotary watch: gift. Missguided boots.

Photos by Charlotte.

Sometimes I have this rather grand idea about how an outfit will look, not be so convinced when I try it on, and then realise I'm late and have to leave wearing it anyway. Here is a perfect example. Although I like the idea of it (come on, stripes and jeans, what could go wrong?), I feel like it's just not quite right, somehow. Regardless of being able to tell that I'd indulged in Burger House the weekend before (no regrets, that burger was amazing), I think this would've been made better with a statement necklace; I've been eyeing up this one's chunky square jewels, or considering something more classic like pearls. That, or I've been reading Arabella's blog too much and think everything deserves a bit of sparkle, you decide. Right now it seems like I'm not being the fussiest of bloggers when it comes to photos, but I guess when life is so hectic and fast-paced a photo in which I haven't captured my best angle or my hair's frizzy hardly seems the end of the world, and it seemed a shame to not use the photos when I quite like the background and lighting. Just need to work on the subject...

On another note, have any of you ever been to Zurich before? Lauren and I are planning to head there for a weekend soon (...on Friday), and would love to hear if you have any recommendations for hotels or things we must do and see, so please do leave a comment or tweet me if you have some little nuggets of wisdom to share!

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What condition am I in.

Sleeveless shift dress: c/o Chi Chi. Forever 21 heels: €18. Missguided ponyskin clutch bag.
Photos by Lauren.

I know it's something of a blogger cliché, but I have always wanted to take some outfit photos in front of a tree as it blossoms in all its pink glory. When Lauren suggested a trip to the botanical gardens I didn't have anything more than floral photos in mind, but as soon as we walked through the gate and I saw the pink out of the corner of my eye I did dramatically think "it is time". So here I am, pretending to be girly, and being eternally glad that the bruise on my leg isn't showing, you can't hear any of the swearing as I just miss the tram, or know the sheer amount of beer that's been consumed this week alone. It's amazing what a pretty dress can do, even if I apparently can't pull it down at the front; I knew I'd slip up at some point.

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Picnic at the Englischer Garten and Michael Kors giveaway.

Vintage gold blouse: 50p, via charity shop. Topshop leather skirt: £13.50. Levi's denim jacket: mum's. Topshop frilly ankle socks: gift. Topshop monk shoes: old. Rotary watch: gift. Michael Kors paige sunglasses: c/o sunglassesshop.

Photos by Marine.

It's officially picnic weather! This weekend we spent the afternoon in the English Gardens with a lot of food and an equal amount of laughs. Apparently most of Munich decided this was the perfect time to head to the park too, but we managed to bag a sunny spot so the crowds were soon forgotten. Rosa brought her camera too so expect so expect to see photos on her blog soon, and looking through my own only made me realise how much more comfortable I am behind the camera than in front of it, but I managed to nab a few outfit snaps off Marine before the sun set.

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Party girls don't get hurt.

Boohoo baseball tee: £10. Topshop leather skirt: £13.50. Topshop tan chelsea boots: £27. Rotary watch: gift. (From top) gift, vintage, and Elsie Belle necklaces.

Photos by Carmen.

This is hardly a groundbreaking outfit, but for some reason it's a combination that I'm really quite a big fan of. Worn when Carmen and I spent the day checking out the AMD graduates' final collections and then wandered through the Munich equivalent of Mayfair. As we walked along, it was clear to see that we were the interns to the rest of the crowd's Chanel and Louis Vuitton bags. Maybe we'll get there one day!

Even though it may not be Mother's Day in Germany, I did make sure I left a little something behind when I visited last week. Here's to all the amazing women out there who serve as a daily inspiration. And, you know, my mum in particular.

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You fall for angel eyes.

Eye print blouse: c/o Persunmall. American Apparel skirt: £30. Vintage Levi's denim jacket: mum's. Vintage Bally boots: £8, charity shop. Vintage bag: gift. Vintage belt: 20p charity shop. Cheap Monday sunglasses.

So, if you couldn't guess from my "omg scones", "omg nando's", and "omg costa" instagrams over the past few days (fyi, I did do things over than eat, but they're not worth mentioning), I took a quick trip back to the UK. Successfully surprising my mum by casually walking through the front door on Sunday evening, we spent the next day wandering round Battlesbridge, a village which is home to antiques, quaint English countryside, and one of the best presented cream teas I've ever had (and it was only £6!). A rather stark contrast to Saturday's antics which involved picnic-themed cocktails at Purl and shivering for the N550 at an hour I'd rather not think about, I like to think I had a rather well-rounded time at home, rather than spending it entirely in my pyjamas and catching up on lost sleep.

When faced with the prospect of what to bring with me to Germany, I seemed to prioritise teabags over clothes, so opening my wardrobe door was like getting an (almost) new closet. This skirt is an old favourite which hasn't made it onto the blog that often, but I paired it with my new eye-print tee which arrived on my desk the day before heading home - perfect timing! But now I've landed back in Munich, it's about time I stopped putting off heading to the shop and actually prepared for getting back into a routine tomorrow. Thank god I imported over 100 Yorkshire teabags.

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