Bday present, cooking and macaro(o)ns

This post's aim is to show

the absolutely gorgeous late Bday present

I recently received :3

I am so in love with it :3

:3

Cooking set :D

Recipes notebook!

It has bookmarks for different kind of recipes.

This oven glove

was made in collaboration

with Disney,

so cupcakes have Mickey Mouse ears!

The package with lace

complements it all :3

With such things

nothing but cooking!

Lately I mostly concentrate

on eating lots of vegetables 

like broad beans, zucchini, sprouts, spinach...

(well spinach- always -I am addicted to it)

Of course cakes

are an obvious thing.

But not that fat and caloric.

Dietetic Brownie

Coconut macaroons

(I adore the smell!)

Carrot cake

One cake is better, one is worse,

but I enjoy it so much :3

To end this sweet post-

macarons

( do not mix with macaroons!)

which I received as a present

from Paris :3

Oh Ladure, oh Paris

I miss you so much..

Angels and street theaters

The same like last year

this year as well

I attended the

Festival of Street Theaters.

Oh dear,

already one year has gone?

Here is the post from last year.

But something does not change.

The same like last year

I attended it together with Imaginary :3

The same like last year

I was able to find a starting point

to daydream about old times

and travelling theaters

which arrive to every village and city

gathering crowds.

C’era una volta - Ondadurto Teatro (Italy)

The first performance I saw was fairy tale- inspired.

Different tales- even Andersen's red shoes appeared!

Most hilarious?

The Prince on white... Vespa :D

Because white horse is so overrated :DDD

Corazon de Angeles - Theater Tol (Belgium)

For the end of Festival

angels' arrival was prepared.

Closely it looked trashy and ridiculous,

but from afar quite impressive.

Specially on the background of Cracow Town Hall Tower :3

Bye bye

I go back to my Tracy Chevalier's Fallen angels :3

Sleeping beauty, Maleficent and ballet

Finally I went to see Maleficent.

I wanted to do it earlier,

but it was going to be a reward after completing

all school duties.

I planned to wear

Aurora-inspired outfit:

a blond wig, pink (or blue, but I still opt for pink

if you know what I mean xD) dress etc., but

the hot weather (and rain)

was against me so I chose

my fav non-lolita outfit.

Perfect for hot days.

It was a little ballet inspired.

This skirt looks ballet-like and also socks match it very well.

Details.

Ballet-shoes earrings

And ballerina necklace

When I think about it now,

it was even a better choice than "Aurora's cosplay".

I can not even consider Sleeping beauty idea

without the ballet-connotations.

Ballet adaptations will always be my favourite.

Whenever I think about the image of princess

sleeping among roses on a silk-covered bed

I hear the yearning sounds

of Tchaikovsky music.

Only taken it together I can fully experience this story.

As you probably remember

his music was also used in Disney's adaptation.

And I was going to write about Maleficent

and as always I simply followed my own path ...

Anyway I have nothing against such fairy tales reinterpretations.

I quietly enjoyed it 

as developing the character of the bad witch

(and being able not to lose the fairy, naive and escapist atmosphere!)

was something that seemed absolutely natural

and was strongly needed in the nowadays popculture.

Sudden revelations and naive lands-

that is what I look for in tales.

Simplicity can be the best escape.

But this simplicity should have dark cracks

which give it the strong primitive and

purgatory power.

The vision of Sleeping Beauty

being already dead

after the Prince's arrival

is something always present in my mind.

Her dead body among roses

and the Prince dancing his lonely anti- wedding pas de deux

in her chamber is so appealing..OMG so much!

Such an awful beauty.

Aesthetic pain.

Yeah dancing..

here we come to ballet once again.

With David Hallberg as the Prince.

The prince is never going to come. 

Everyone knows that; and maybe sleeping beauty's dead.

The Vampire Lestat

Mountains and Dixit

I would like to post a few pics

from our PhD trip.

As I rarely visit mountains

the pics are really worth the attention xD

Yes, I do like mountains,

but long walks.. well..

it is not about getting tired

(ballet is much more tiring),

but probably about getting dirty,

worms and moths

(yes, maybe moths are the strongest argument).

Anyway the view from our cottage.

Swing :3

The cottage was surrounded

by animals e.g fallow deers <3

We played one really amazing game!

I am not really fond of games,

but this one <3

It is called Dixit-

you play cards,

but how gorgeous these cards are.

Like straightly from fairy tales.

I would bough them just to write stories about them <3

It really moves your imagination

and playing such a game

when being surrounded by mountains

I will keep on the shelf of dear memories.

(link)

Nostalgic violin sounds

So The Krakow Opera decided to show Fiddler on the roof.

What is the most important it was performed in the open air.

As I perceive open spaces as the main way

to really open opera-

to make it more popular

and less highbrow

I was even more excited.

Especially that I really do love this musical.

This pic was taken

in Jewish-stylized cafe

before the performance.

The scenery was perfect.

It was not only situated in Jewish district,

but also in former municipal gaswork.

I dare to say that better scenery can not be found.

I am not objective

as I truly love this musical

and I was simply excited by every piece,

but still I think that Opera really did a good job this time.

It was humorous, but still kept in a proper atmosphere

with a hint of nostalgia.

Nostalgia for Jews who USED TO live here.

It reminded me about the campaign

"I miss you Jew"

when people were writing this sign

in places when Jews USED TO be present.

Such a thought was strongly expressed here as well

making it bitter-sweet in its taste.

As I saw the movie countless time

in the childhood

my personal nostalgia

followed the path.

As in the childhood

still now I had tears in my eyes

during Chava sequence.

Well, sunrise sunset,

but some things do not change.

Fesitval of Science, Lolita outfits and dreamed ticket

Oh long time no posting,

but I was so busy

(Master thesis, exams...)

Just to keep this blog alive

I will post some pics

which I already showed on fbk or instagram.

Never mind :)

For the beginning: I participated

in the Festival of Science

together with other colleagues

from my Institute.

The aim was mostly to promote out institute.

All pics belong to KPSC.

Seimu was together with me.

In fact we both wore

matching cameos.

Other worth posting pics

are from my meeting with Meshya :)

This one outside

shows our outfits the best.

For the end I will

just post the pic of my dream.

Seems like it is possible to post the pic of a dream.

At least mine can be materialize that easy.

My flight ticket to Japan- bought :3

In September I will start my half-year scholarship

in Japan Foundation.

Busy preparing holidays before me.

Food, opera, symbolism and instagram

This is going to be a mixed post.

Maybe the last one. 

As I bought myself iPhone (she is called Anastazja :D )

 and started using Instagram

I will probably mostly use it for this kind of spam :)

Follow princess_lladia then :)

Last time posting cooking I promise.

Since now it all will go on Instagram!

Couscous balls

with vegetables

Eggplant casserole

To not look like a person

who only thinks about food (and clothes)

the pic of the book 

with my chapter about Lolita Fashion.

First time in the book!

And now two outfits.

This one is for the opera

The love for three oranges.

The adaption was not able to catch 

fairytale atmosphere,

but I still had fun.

Only fun I would add.

"Only" because the story about a prince

who goes on a journey to find three oranges

he fell in love with

has the much bigger potential!

This one was for the exhibition about Czech symbolism.

Matching dress, right:)

I was really excited for this exhibition.

It just made me think about the one I saw in Vienna

about Austrian symbolism.

Oh this was exactly where I met the painting

that attacked me so strongly I simply could not move.

I was almost terrified.

Still I can not look at this paining

(I mean postcard..)

for too long, because I finish completely out of tune.

Are you already curious?

Ok, it was Bernatzik's Eingang zum Paradeis.

Don't you know it?

Well, it is not famous or something.

Nothing special?

Well, just follow the way..

Follow it slowly, lose yourself there..

Still nothing?

Then maybe it is just me.

But I should be writing about the exhibition

about Czech symbolism...

I have not encountered Vienna deja vu, but

I dipped inside the fairytale world with Aquariuses,

wizards...but also death and dark figures.

Let's finish with Baudelaire's quote

At last my soul explodes! "Anywhere! Just so it is out of the world!"

(all poem)

OUT of the world.

Zum paradeis

(J.Mandl)