My Greek escape - part 1

The hot summer weather practically banished me from the city! I chose to spend one marvelous week in Thessaloniki, Greece. I do love the tranquility of a deserted beach, but I cannot live without the night life, happy people and a killer hotel. That being said, a nice port-city like Thessaloniki was the perfect combination to satisfy all my vacation needs...

First, the Hotel! I chose the Met Hotel because of it's location, great price and it's fashion allure. It is a design hotel that has a great unity to it and keeps you on your toes when it comes to little unexpected (but pleasant) surprises.

Blouse Roumaine

Well, I'm Romanian and proud of it! That being said, I'm starting by presenting  Blouse Roumaine - An Anthology of Romanian Women by Constantin Roman. A great book I've just ran into on the web and thought is spectacular. It's renowned worldwide and it has got a bunch of great reviews.

       "This is a collection of biographical essays of 160 Romanian women, from antiquity, through the middle ages to the present-day, with the greater emphasis on modern and contemporary women."

The title means basically "Romanian blouse"(you're smart, I know you got that!) which actually depicts a piece of the national folk costume. I'm recommending the book and also the attire. Btw: the cover art work is a reinterpretation of Henri Matisse. Starting 1940, he created a series of paintings with women in Romanian blouses.

More info on the Romanian folk costume here!