There are many reasons I love blogging as my profession. One of them is certainly the friendships and connections you build with other bloggers and readers.
And sometimes those connections don’t just stay virtual either. I met reader Lorraine in Singapore and previously saw bloggers Lisa and Stephanie.
This week blogger Suzaanne Carillo came to visit. Not just me but also my blogging and real life buddies Anja and Greetje. Needless to say we are having a ball!
We are meeting up as a group and have created some videos (more on that at a later date) but I also got to take out Suzanne individually.
I took her to the streets of Amsterdam, specifically the Jordaan area and the ‘nine streets’. A beautiful area in Amsterdam full of independent little shops. My friend Greetje did a fabulous report on this area here.
The area is surrounded by canals which of course make for the perfect photo opportunity.
I was wearing my Preen colorful skirt which I showed you a few days ago. This time I made the look even more colorful by adding an airy fuchsia blouse which I acquired in one of the local shops here. I paired the outfit with flat shoes this time to make it easy to walk comfortably through Amsterdam the whole day.
Suzanne embraced color as well in a beautiful airy flower dress. She completed the look with comfortable shoes and the summer essential we discussed yesterday: the light straw hat!
This is one of the new shops we discovered on our walk: Mendo. An incredible bookshop where they only sell big coffee table books about fashion and design. The books are sometimes enormous and almost every designer was covered. An absolute must-see for fashion lovers!
Suzanne tried on this gorgeous dress. Unfortunately, it was just a tiny bit too small so she did not buy it in the end. She sure looks great in it though!
Of course we did not only shop but did a little sightseeing as well. Here she is in front of the Paleis op de Dam, the place where our new king was recently crowned.
And this is what happens when 2 bloggers that have virtually known eachother for years meet for the first time in real life. Big hugs and laughter all around. Pictured here is Greetje from No Fear of Fashion.
Greetje joined us for diner after her work and we chatted until we could chat no more.
It’s always a risk to meet up and spend a lot of time with people that you don’t really know in real life. Then again, you get to know some readers and bloggers so well through connecting on an almost daily basis that it feels that you actually know them really well.
Suzanne was exactly as I had imagined her to be and more and we had a lot of fun and lots of great conversations.
There is still one more day left to enjoy her company which we will spend with the four of us in Amsterdam. Expect some more reports, videos and photos coming up on this site soon!
Have you ever met up with friends that you have never seen before? How did that go?
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Hi Sylvia. I am from the Philippines and I have been following you via Pinterest. I bought the same “Preen” skirt here and it’s been hanging in my closet for two months now . I still haven’t worn it because I couldn’t find the right top to go with it. Now I know what to pair with it. I really love the way you paired it white blouse. Thanks for the inspiration.
Marivi
So glad to see that my photos have inspired you to wear your skirt now. This skirt is truly much too gorgeous to be left in the closet!
Meeting fellow bloggers is the best part of blogging! I have met several German bloggers in the meantime and with some of them I became friends and we are in close contact.
Those photos are lovely, the scenery is beautiful and they really show the good time you had together!
Annette | Lady of Style
Yes it’s great to meet with fellow bloggers as they understand so well what you’re doing. I wish there were more I could really connect with locally….
Great photos…everyone looks so pretty and happy. I haven’t met up with folks I haven’t seen before, but I do hope to someday! 🙂
What fun! I love seeing bloggers getting together and this is no exception! xxx
Thank you for sharing your lovely meet up.
Catherine
Joly Look
It was such a fantastic week. Very intense and ever so lovely. I miss it already.
It’s great you had such a good time Greetje, and it will all happen again soon, I’m sure xxxa
Wonderful to see you all together in Amsterdam. What a great place to meet up.
How fun to see, all of you having a great time and touring around! It would be so exciting to meet so many of the bloggers I enjoy.
blue hue wonderland
Oh, I’ve been waiting for these posts to begin! It looks like the weather was lovely! So happy to see Suzanne, Greetje and yourself having a great time together! What fun! Me, I’ve met up with Suzanne too!!! She’s my BBFF! 😉
All of my favorite bloggers in one place!! All of you look so fashionable and looks like you are all having an absolute great time. I have only met a few bloggers and they were all as nice as they appear on the blog.
Alice
http://www.happinessatmidlife.com
What a lovely meet up!! You all three are looking beautiful and happy.
xo
Carelia
What a fantastic meet up! Thanks for sharing and I can’t wait to see more photos!