Diary of a Fashion Enthusiast

Posted by Diary of a Fashion Enthusiast / Sunday, April 14, 2019 / 2 Comments

ROME THROUGH MY EYES

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It's been about 6 months since my trip to Italy and I'm finally ready to share all the details.</div>
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I already shared my Paris experience with you as my body was doing me somehow because I fell in love with the City, but I decided not to stop there. I have Amsterdam and Brussels posts coming, so watch out for them.</div>
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Rome was my Point of entry into the Schengen territory; I applied for a Visa to Italy by submitting my documents to VFS, and my application was successful. My application was for travel on Sunday Sept 9th and as at Friday Morning Sept 7th, my passport was still at the Italian Consulate. After being a total pest, I got my passport out that afternoon, bought my ticket immediately and spent the next day packing and making my hair (because travel hair is a necessity, argue with your ancestors plis).</div>
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My ticket was about N298/299k, and considering how last minute it was, I was impressed. Plus it was Emirates.</div>
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I arrived Rome and spent 3 hours plus on the immigrations queue. At this point I wondered why I wasn't Japanese (or Asian really) because they all got to bypass immigration. Imagine standing for over 3hrs and wondering if what happened to me the year before <a href="http://www.diaryofafashionenthusiast.com/2017/04/dofe-goes-to-barcelona.html" target="_blank">HERE</a> was going to happen again. Everyone on the queue got to the immigrations officers and was let through, so I calmed down a bit and eventually I got to the front. The officer asked for my documents, took a look at them for about 5mins, checked the computer, made a phone call and asked me to go into a room. Only me, out of over 100 people that must have gone before me. I was so frustrated at this point and I didn't even have the energy to pray, I was just like "God please not again, I can't do this". After 5 minutes of being kept in the "office", a female officer came out and said I could go. I was confused, and I asked her "Really, I can go? How come?" She explained that my hotel reservation for my stay in Rome had been cancelled that morning and they confirmed that it happened while I was in transit, so it wasn't something I knew about and decided not to act on. It felt like the weight of whole world had been lifted off my shoulders and it dawned on me that I had been stressed out unconsciously about this moment from the second I got on the plane in Lagos. I got my baggage and left the airport to start my holiday.</div>
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I spent just 2 days in Rome, the day I landed ( I left Rome the next day for Brussels) and the day before my departure to Lagos (I came back to Rome on the 26th and left for Lagos on the 27th) but they were the most eventful and touristy 2 days ever, as I tried to squeeze everything in as much as I could.</div>
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I ate pasta, gelato, coffee and garlic bread and prosecco (which I now realise I do not like...the wine I mean).</div>
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<b><i> Garlic Bread & Prosecco</i></b></div>
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<i><b> Gelato</b></i></div>
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<b><i>Pasta at a Roadside cafe</i></b></div>
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<i><b>First time trying Lasagna, loveeeeit and will definitely be making this.</b></i></div>
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I also walked everywhere I went, except from the Airport to the Hotel and back. I stayed in a hotel when I got to Rome from Lagos, but leaving Rome to Lagos, I stayed in a  hostel and it wasn't as bad as I expected. I made friends with my roomie, David and we gisted all night long. If you've ever considered staying in a hostel, I would say, read reviews and just do it. Find ones that have secure baggage space so you don't have to worry about your stuff, stay in a same-sex room and stay in a room with fewer people if you can manage that. You'll get to meet so many different people from different countries and cultures and if this is an important aspect of travel for you, then you'll tick that box. </div>
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I visited the Trevi Fountain but it was under renovation so there was no water in it (so annoying, same thing happened in Paris, 2 of my intended stops were closed for renovation). I also went to the Colosseum, the Roman Forum, the <span style="text-align: center;">Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore, </span><span style="text-align: center;">Fontana della Barcaccia and the Spanish Steps.</span></div>
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<i><b> The Trevi Fountain (sans water)</b></i></div>
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<i><b>Fontana della Barcaccia</b></i></div>
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<i><b> Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore</b></i></div>
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<i><b> Walking the streets of Rome</b></i></div>
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<i><b>The Spanish Steps</b></i></div>
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<i><b>At the foot of the Spanish Steps</b></i></div>
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<b><i>This was right out of the airport and dropping off my bags at the hotel, I was mad tired. Peep my holiday hair and tell me this isn't fire?</i></b></div>
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Have you been to Rome? What was your favourite part of the trip? Is Rome (or Ialy) on your list of places to visit? Let me know.</div>

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ROME THROUGH MY EYES

It's been about 6 months since my trip to Italy and I'm finally ready to share all the details. I already shared my Paris exper...

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<b>Currently drinking:</b> Red wine every night before bed because adult.<br />
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<b>Currently settling: I</b>n to my new place, I moved guys! No more long commute for me, I'm closer to my office and my body is thanking me for it. I've also noticed that I'm always almost late for work because of that "The office is just right here" attitude. Sigh.<br />
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<b>Currently trying:</b> To fix my life and stay on track with my goals (eat good, rest up, love and care for myself, and find another job). Got back on Intermittent Fasting and your girl is STRUGGLING. Send help.</div>
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<b>Currently watching (TV Show):</b> The Umbrella Academy, The Enemy Within, YOU, Dirty John (and mad annoyed), Coroner...I watch too much TVclearly. I'm working on a post of TV Shows I watch that I think you need too as well. If you follow me on IG, you saw a bit of this some weeks ago, but if you didn't catch them, I gachu.<br />
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<b>Currently watching (Movie): </b>Second Act because JLo, but it's not exactly the greatest movie also because JLo. It's a good enough movie to watch when you want a reminder that life can be what you want it to be if you <strike>lie </strike>take risks, however, if I asked you about this movie in 6 months, you'd be hard-pressed to tell me the details. I guess it's supposed to be a feel good movie and that was definitely  achieved.<br />
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<b>Currently addicted:</b> To Blue Bunny Peanut Butter Party and I can't explain my sudden addiction to all things peanut butter. And no I'm not pregnant. </div>
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<b>Currently craving:</b> Banana bread, for some weird reason. I imagine eating it with some greek yogurt, kinda like how you eat waffles and ice-cream but thinking about it now, this isn't really the same thing right?<br />
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<b>Currently sick:</b> of Uber and Taxify. My car got in an accident and had to be sent to the Panelbeater's, then the mechanic and my travel expenses have gone all the way UPPP. I'm tired please. </div>
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<b>Currently:</b> Thanking God regardless of how expensive and challenging the past 2 months have been. I'm well, healthy and I have food on my table (importantest). What more could a girl ask for?<br />
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NO LONGER A SLAVE TO FEAR

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I had just changed into my workout gear and was trying to work out a compound routine in my head for the evening's workout. Of course, I had to look through WhatsApp quickly...respond to all my messages so I could focus on my workout. That was when I saw the messages about the tanker that spilled fuel on the Otedola link bridge, people asking if everyone was safe. Immediately I entered full panic mode...when I'm in panic mode, my breathing sloooooowsssss doooowwwwnnnn, everything seems like it's in slow motion and I become clumsy AF. I start calling my sister (she works around that area) then I remember she was away for work, I end the call.Then I call my Dad, he rides that route every other day and I just need to know that he's ok. He picks and all is well.</div>
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I sit in my car, watch the videos again and cry. How are people trying to get home and just like that, their lives end? So unfair. After that, getting into my car and driving anywhere was such a scary thing for me. I'd always think, Belinda, what if you get into an accident on your way to work or back? I started staying home more often; it was a lot safer. </div>
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I talked to my friend, and turned out, in the wake of that accident, she also started feeling the same way. Fear is such a terrible thing; once you give in to it, it will rule and ruin your life. She talked about how she's had to remind herself that she cannot live in fear because she knows God's plans for her aren't to hide away and not live a full life, and she reminded me of the no longer a slave to fear song...it really helped me at that time.</div>
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There will always be things to be afraid of; death of self or a loved one, losing a job, doing something new. If you find any of these bothering you, remember that you're a child of God and he wants you to live your absolute best life, even if all you have left of that life is 1 hour. </div>
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NO LONGER A SLAVE TO FEAR

I'm afraid of fear. I have realised how tightly it holds and paralyzes. I had just changed into my workout gear and was trying t...

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INSPIRED BY BLAIR

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I STAN Blair of @blaireadiebee on IG) and I think her entire closet is goals! If I could steal anyone's style, she'd be top top on my list. So when I saw this outfit she had on some time ago, I was like let me try and recreate this.</div>
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I STAN Blair of @blaireadiebee on IG) and I think her entire closet is goals! If I could steal anyone's style, she'd be top top on ...

Posted by Diary of a Fashion Enthusiast / Wednesday, October 24, 2018 / 5 Comments

PARIS THROUGH MY EYES

</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "calibri" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt;">If
you follow me on Instagram, you’re probably sick of my Paris posts. Allow me
irritate you one last time please.<br />
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I really really didn’t want to come here and say I love Paris, like I was full
on dead set against liking Paris because I’m the girl that likes to “not like”
what everyone else likes because I have to be different. But this one didn’t
work, Paris seriously STOLE my heart!<br />
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Forget everything you’ve heard before, let me tell you about Paris. <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "calibri" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt;"> 1.     Paris
is so full of life. Not anything I’m unfamiliar with (thanks Lagos), but it was
such a great vibe. <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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You will never in your entire life
eat a croissant that tastes better anywhere else than in Paris. Infact, let me
rephrase that. The best croissant you will ever eat can only be found in Paris.
Like, literally every Cafe will serve you mad croissants, don’t stress yourself
by going far. To be honest, Paris gets pastries right. If you think croissants
aren’t your thing (like I did), have a bite in Paris and thank me later.<u1:p></u1:p>
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Of the 4 European countries I
visited, the people in Paris were hands down the warmest, friendliest and the
most helpful/polite. I’d been told about how rude the French are. Sis, not to
me. Every single time I had to climb the stairs with my 2 big boxes, someone
would always take them off me. EVERY. SINGLE. TIME. One time I couldn’t find
the platform I needed to be on to catch my ride to Brussels; a stranger
followed me round the station checking the screens until we found it. I started
feeling bad at some point, like what’s all this niceness for; this was the
point that I realized that being Nigerian has made me extremely suspicious and
non-expectant of good civil behavior. Too poor.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "calibri" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt;">4.     There’s
so much amazing history...from the popular stories of the Arc de Triomphe de
l’étoile (where the brave soldiers are honored) and the Eiffel Tower to the
Shakespeare and company, the bookshop that’s been in existence since 1951.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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don’t joke with their air kisses; everywhere I went, I’d see friends kiss in
greeting...kiss left cheek, kiss right cheek and throw in a hug. Thank God I’m
not French because all that kissing will make me dizzy.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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Did you know that quite a number of scenes from Mission Impossible: Fallout were filmed in Paris, especially at Trucadero square, Palais Royal and its garden, and also at the Arc de Triomphe. After watching the movie, I knew I had to visit these spots.</div>
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When you’re tired of being patient

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<span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 15pt;">My friend and I were talking yesterday about how we always start off praying for something and then get tired along the way when it seems like we’re not getting any answers. I won’t lie, I was a bit happy to hear I wasn’t the only one that this happens to, but I guess this is where persistence and patience come in.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 15pt;">How do you tell someone that’s been job hunting for a while to continue to be patient, to keep praying? Do those things put food on the table or buy you clothes, access to health care? </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 15pt;">Someone even went as far as blaming it on our generation, the “microwave” generation...we want everything instantly. While there’s something to be said for that, I think it’s still annoying that no one acknowledges sometimes we outgrow patience. Why do I have to wait for soooo long while others don’t even know how being patient feels?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 15pt;">Let me not even lie, at some point my prayers started becoming monotonous and repetitive. I started feeling like even God was tired of hearing me ask for the same things over and over again.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 15pt;">Truth is, there’s no happy ending here. You will have to keep being patient. Working hard patiently, praying with patience. I’m still coming to terms with the fact that I’m not a burden to God and that asking for the same thing one million times over is still ok. And because I believe that God tells no lies, I know that eventually my prayers will be answered.</span></div>
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