A New Soul: Aurelia

Hello! First and foremost: I've been out of town the whole week (in Milan) and I'll be in Rome next week and in Florence the following one. So I want to apologize to all of you for not being able to comment on any blog. I've been reading you while commuting in between meetings, but it's very unlikely I'll be able to comment until the first week of october.

I'm going to keep up posting as I planned ahead the posts.  Sometimes life (work) gets in the way of dolls, this is very annoying but unavoidable!

As promised, in early June "Rare Appearance Dania Zarr" arrived home.
Everybody has already seen tons of pictures of this doll, as she was a huge success. I've been waiting for a FR2 Dania of my liking for  a while, and I admit I was stunned by her.
She's a perfect doll, nice dress, great accessories, and a wonderful screening. People said she looks like a cross between Jaqueline Kennedy and young Elizabeth Taylor. I can understand them as she has the elegance of Jaqueline and her colours are very much Liz.

To me, she looks like an Aurelia!

In order not to show you the deboxing pictures of this doll for the umpteenth time, Aurelia is going to go lead us for  a shopping walk in Osaka and Kyoto (pictures by Sasha).
Osaka isn't exactly a beautiful city, compared to the other Japanese towns is too dirty. But the Dotonbori district, famous for his trading centers and nightlife. It is nearly 300 meters long and it is filled with restaurants and shops.
Here Sasha tasted the renowed Takoyaki (Osaka's octous balls), but in spite of his love for Japanese cuisine (we've been eating tons of sushi since his return) he was not impressed, but they are worth trying anyway.

Even if her dress is beautiful, I redressed her. I wanted a more modern look for her. I had this fashion ready, and I think that it is very much in her style.

entrance to the Dotonbori district (alongside the Dotonbori canal)

These pictures are from Kyoto, these are the wonderful restaurants you can find near the train station.

Kyoto

Kyoto

Kyoto has been the capital of Japan for more of a thousand years, and it's a beautiful and elegant city, filled with tipical discricts, faboulous temples and sanctuaries (you can see some of them here)...stay tuned for more about  Japan!