Next Stop Paris

The next stop on this European adventure was Paris, France. Surprisingly, it took a couple of days but I grew to love Paris. Paris actually reminded me a lot like New York with all the hustle and bustle. Honestly, I expected a more laid back atmosphere but that wasn’t the case but still a lovely place to visit.

We visited a lot sites in Paris including the memorial for Princess Diana and drove through the tunnel that led to her untimely death. Paris has a lot to see and we did so much in such a short amount of time. During the total trip took over 500 pictures so I’ll only share some good ones with you all.

As far as hair, again we planned for cooler weather and ran into hot temperatures. By the time I reached Paris my hair was begging for water. Between the heat and sweat my hair was DRY! Again I only had my leave in mix and oil but I had to make it work. Instead of ignoring my hair’s needs I gave it what it needed, water. It felt really good to get my hair wet in the shower. Afterwards, I added my leave in to small sections and twisted it up to air dry for a bit. Later in the day I sported an afro puff.

Since the weather was so warm we b-lined to the first H&M for cooler clothes. H&M was semi successful because they had a few shorts and t-shirts on sale. The store was blanketed with fall/winter fashion and rightfully so since it was the end of September. Despite the lack of summer variety I was just happy to wear shorts so I can properly enjoy the weather.

Jim Morrison

Oscar Wilde

First Stop Munich, Germany

A couple of friends decided to explore Oktober Fest for the first time. It was AWESOME! All major beer drinkers will love this festival. Now I’m not a beer drinker but I did get prepared a year in advance and was given the name “snobby beer drinker”. HA! This name was given because I will only drink German beer and I have said good bye to Corona.


As far as my hair, the plan was to wear it curly so on the plane ride to Germany my hair was twisted under my hat. The only hair products in tow were oil and my leave in conditioner mix. The plan was to simply re-twist at night and go curly during the day. News Flash! That plan didn’t work past day 2. We planned for cooler weather in Germany but to our surprise it was HOT the whole time.

Even though the weather was perfect I was not equipped hair wise. Well unbeknownst to me central air is not popular in Germany or Europe for that matter. Every night I sweated out curls and woke up to a fro in the morning. Afros are not bad and I love them just not so much when I wasn’t trying to have one. So I improvised and wore my faithful twist-n-bun. Enjoy the pictures for Germany and stay tuned for Paris and London.

FYI...those are not birds but people handgliding off the mountain.

European Vacation

This year’s birthday was a special treat to myself: an European Vacation. This was a once in a lifetime trip and I’m so thankful for the opportunity. On the journey we stopped in Germany (3 Days), Paris (3 Days), and London (1 day). Since there’s a lot to share I’ll break each location in different posts.


The birthday celebration started in my hometown with Paris themed surprise party just for little ole me. It was a surprise party by one my best friends who told me we were going to a play and make sure I doll up. For the look I wore a twist out that turned out fabulous!

Love the decor!

Flowers for my hair...exciting!

My bestie who made it all possible