Le tour de Yorkshire

 Hi there. I'm sorry that this post isn't fashion related but this weekend has been ALL about the Tour de France here in Yorkshire (and the rest of England, presumably?). It feels as though we have been waiting for this weekend for months and on Friday I realised that it was here as my entire family seemed to turn up on our doorstep. Yesterday we went to Harewood for 'Le Grand Depart' (I think people need to realise that putting 'le' in font of all English words does not necessarily make them French words) and I was not looking forward to it, to say the least. Dragged out of bed at half past six to sit in a cold, rainy field all day and watch some sweaty men ride past on a bike for ten seconds. Not my cup of tea. Or cup of hot chocolate. Or whatever.
     But it was actually SO GOOD! I massively underestimated how organised it would be and how relaxing an afternoon simply sitting in the sun can be. I don't have many interesting pictures to be honest - most of them are of the sky. I was a bit busy soaking up the atmosphere and actually I was a bit wary about having my camera out too much as there were so many people around.

(This IS my cup of hot chocolate. Which was much appreciated whilst sat in a damp field at eight o clock on a Saturday morning.)

 

 
     The part of the day that I found most exciting was when Kate, Will and Harry arrived (!). My family didn't seem to have a clue what was going on and must have been slightly confused when I started jumping onto my chair to get a decent view of them. I just think it's so exciting to be 100 metres away from royalty that you have watched on TV your entire life. I mean, he's the future King, for flips sake! I've always been fascinated by royalty though, whether its nowadays or in the Tudor Court etc. so maybe it's just me.
 
     Then the Red Arrows flew across (not too sure what they are but they made some pretty colours in the sky so I was happy) and I'm pretty sure that's when we sang the national anthem, as you do. After the bikes rode past at about 12ish, we just seemed to chill for the rest of the afternoon. It was boiling hot, (I actually got quite burnt) and it was lovely to just watch the race, have a wander round the stalls(all cycling themed, no vintage at all, sob) and relax in the sun. I also had a yummy lunch, a salad that I'd picked up from M+S, because I was being a healthy bean - which was promptly followed by a doughnut and a Callipo. Oh well.
 
 

 

I've really been getting back into Pinterest lately (link for my page is on the right hand side) because you can just type in whatever you want and so much STUFF comes up - I could just sit and look through it all for days. But it's also brilliant for expressing what kind of look you're wanting to achieve, as you can juxtapose pictures (fancy word) to create effects, show what era you are into etc.

To see sources for these photos, check out my Pinterest.

 

Here are a few photos I found last night. I love the chilled vibe the colours seem to have; muted browns, caramels, champagne pinks, creams...they all blend so well and it makes me think of hazy summer days that's seem to last a lifetime.

 



Wim x