#100DaysofMiaPrima

Posted on April 6, 2015 by Sarah S.

Are you ready for this?

I’m taking up the #The100DayProject challenge starting…now!

For 100 days- April 6th to July 14th- I’ll be posting a blog post a day right here on MiaPrimaCasa. The best part? This is bound to be one of my most adventurous summers yet, and you can witness it all unfold right here. Soon, I’ll be leaving Pittsburgh for New Hampshire, only to head on out to The Netherlands, then sprinkle in some train rides to Paris and Belgium until I’ll finally be off to upstate New York by early July.

If you love travel, vintage shopping, vegan eating, and lots of cat pictures, check back here daily to see what I’ve been up to…and what’s inspiring me for 100 days.

Follow me on Instagram for daily updates and filter to #100DaysofMiaPrima to see my progress on the challenge.

In the meantime, I’ve got an apartment to pack…

Until to tomorrow!

Cheers,

Sarah

Baby Went to Amsterdam

Posted on June 1, 2014 by Sarah S.

Ready for a quick trip through the stunning Netherlands? Scroll through my favorite photographs from my week-long stint in my sister’s new home.

Amsterdam

bike culture at its best

vintage shopping in Jordaan in Amsterdam

the moment I realized that I bought the right back pack for this trip

hagal slag (aka sprinkles. but doesn’t it sounds so much better in Dutch?)

Badgers’ pride in Den Bosh

beauty at the rijksmuseum

the Heineken Experience. there’s only one.

den bosch garden of earthly delights mural

Hieronymus Bosch leaves his mark

Dutch roses in bloom

high top sneakers european fashion inspiration

black eyelet high tops that served me well on cobblestone, train platforms, and bike pedals alike

stroopwafel- a dessert second only to gelato in my book

the best thing about The Netherlands? a beautiful and thriving bike culture. not to mention no hills.

the cathedral in Den Bosch

a little bit of our nanno in Holland

Want more inspiration from Amsterdam? Check out my newest Pinterest board:

tot ziens!

Sarah

Sprezzatura

Posted on May 27, 2014 by Sarah S.

Almost half a year in Europe and my sister‘s fashion sense is starting to look like a cross between Madewell and Florentine street-style (apparently, she was once confused for a true Italian) . I recently visited her at her new home just outside of Amsterdam; these are my favorite shots of her new style.

p.s. sprezzatura: a certain nonchalance, so as to conceal all art and make whatever one does or says appear to be without effort and almost without any thought about it.

Images and Musings from Siena, Italy

Posted on November 7, 2012 by Sarah S.

Lately I’ve been thinking a lot about my adventures in Italy. I think it’s probably because I sort of feel like I’m on a new adventure now (though Wisconsin isn’t quite as romantic). For about ten minutes prior to this post being written, I was frantically searching for my first journal from my time in Italy, whichI was sure had gotten lost in my move a couple months ago. Thankfully, the journal was safe, and I can share with you a bit about the first town in Italy I lived, Siena.

This morning, the valley below the hotel was foggy. The view was unbelievable.

Today I realized that so many buildings are adorned with Madonna paintings or sculptures. I tried photographing as many as I saw, but the pictures doesn’t do them justice. (This picture is actually from the neighboring town of Arezzo. Shh!)

Siena reached it prosperity peak right before the Black Plague epidemic in the 1300s (some parts of the connecting building are unfinished, and pillars without walls are testament to the tragedy of the plague).

There used to be 72 towers when the city was a medieval fortress town.

Siena, like Rome, adopted the Romulus and Remus image (to represent Siena’s power as a “second Rome”).

The city is divided into 17 districts, or contradas.

Ciao per adesso!

Sarah

Inspiration from a Weekend in Venice

Posted on October 25, 2012 by Sarah S.

It was over a year ago, but I can’t stop thinking about my experiences in Italy (I lived and studied there for 4 months). Back then, I wasn’t blogging, so you can imagine that I have a lot of catching up to do. Below are some of my favorite images from a weekend I spent in tranquil Venice.

Straight from my Italian journal (because I couldn’t have said it better than when I was there):

We also took a night gondola. It was a pretty amazing experience. There were very few boats on the canals at that hour, the moon was bright and full, and the tide was high. Our gondolier was a middle-aged man who was very nice. He talked to us about his job (you can get your gondola license at 18, it’s a family business, and there are only ever 398 gondoliers in the city at a given time) and living in Venice (60,000 residents in the city and another 60,000 on the islands).

The price was 20% higher for the night ride, but I think it was worth it for the relaxing, beautiful trip. The night in Venice was peaceful and quite. There was no sound of cars or mopeds and the water was so peaceful. I feel very lucky for the amazing weather the opportunity to see such a beautiful place.