Via Balilla

August 21, 2013
Dex dress (c/o)
Sezane heels
Louis Vuitton handbag
RayBan sunglasses
La Vie Parisienne necklace

When I visit a city, I am equally interested in seeing its most magnificent tourist attractions and its most ordinary residential areas – it gives me a more complete understanding of the city, and allows me to fantasize about what it would be like to live there, if only for a short while. If I ever pack my bags and move to Rome, I want an apartment on via Balilla, a charming and colourful little street, lined with purple-flowered trees, that reminded me of my beloved rue Cremieux.

Lorsque je rends visite à une ville, ça m’intéresse de découvrir les quartiers résidentiels autant que les lieux touristiques – je trouve que ça m’aide à comprendre davantage la réalité de la ville, et m’offre la chance d’imaginer ce que ce sera d’y vivre, au moins pendant quelques jours. Si jamais je déménage à Rome, je vais louer un appartement dans la via Balilla, une petite rue charmante et colorée, bordée d’arbres à fleurs violets, qui m’a rappelé ma bien aimée rue Crémieux.
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45 responses to “Via Balilla”

  1. J'adore ton rouge, et ton sac 🙂
    Bises
    Julie

  2. kokijaże says:

    Sooo beautiful !

  3. Stephanie says:

    I love your dress Cee. I hope one day i'll be able to wear white without attracting all the dirt in the surrounding area to stain my outfit

    xo Stephanie

  4. That place looks really beautiful – and I love your white dress. Sigh, I wish I could pull off white as well as you.

    Courtney ~ http://sartorialsidelines.com

  5. Cute outfit! Love the red lipstick 🙂

    x Gi
    alibimag.blogspot.com

  6. Let me say that I really love this post !!!!

    New Post up…
    ❤ StylishByNature.com

  7. Rebecca says:

    I love your LWD Cee & your hair is looking so healthy! I'm totally like you when traveling…I would also like to visit the residential towns yeah just to think how it would like to live there!

    Rebecca
    http://www.redtagchiclosangeles.com

  8. Lanny S. says:

    très joli look.bisous

  9. I agree, this is the best way to learn about the place… And talking of the photos. Don't you just love those blue flowers at your feet! How sweet and beautiful…. x

  10. Mounette says:

    c'est très joli! et toi aussi tu es resplendissante dans cette robe!
    Bises
    Aurélie
    http://www.lespetitesbullesdemavie.blogspot.com

  11. Aurélie says:

    Très jolie tenue Miss, tu es canon comme d'habitude 🙂
    Cette robe est superbe et elle te vas très bien, à croire qu'elle a été conçu rien que pour toi 😉

    Bises.

  12. Manon W says:

    Tenue avec un petit côté romantique que j'apprécie 🙂
    Jolis escarpins !

  13. You look like a local already, haha! Beautiful dress, I love how you styled it! 🙂

    ♡jilly
    sorelle in style

  14. you are so romantic 🙂 love your hair 🙂

  15. Très jolie tenue. J'adore tes chaussures!

    Bisous,

    Fanny

  16. Cara says:

    Alaways love a little white dress!
    xo Cara
    http://www.afashionloveaffair.com

  17. Kim Alston says:

    It's always wonderful to see the neighborhoods of a city. Great dress Cee! The top portion is so charming. Love your heels.
    http://www.averysweetblog.com/

  18. Lilli says:

    Good evening Cee! Is the same also for me when I visit city, I think you could be perfect for Rome!:) Love your outfit, the dress is too chic and romantic, all the accessories are perfect matched and the lipstick is a cool dash of color on it! Bisous dear! xo

  19. JennaStevie says:

    This dress is such a gorgeous piece, love the detailing along the neckline!!! And your simple accessories are perfect for exploring Rome, it's so fun to see areas other tourists normally don't. Definitely helps give you a more authentic feel for the place 🙂
    xJennaD

  20. Stunning, as always! I love the simple elegance of this look. Tres chic!

    Kate xo petite-adventures.blogspot.ca

  21. Cute outfit! I love your shoes! The bow in the back is so pretty! I also like seeing both the tourist attractions and the places the locals go to when I travel. After a while I start to get tired of the tourist places and want to know what it's like to really live there, wherever there may be.
    ~Sara

  22. TodayOutfit says:

    Merci beaucoup ! 🙂
    Whaouh jolie robe !!!

  23. Léna says:

    Ta robe te va tellement bien, tu as l'air toute mince 🙂

  24. Dear Cee, you look so pretty in white! I've been catching up with all your beautiful posts that I missed in the last weeks…and I cannot wait to see you this saturday! Caterina

  25. LyddieGal says:

    Yes, I am always scoping out my future home where ever I travel. This looks like such a perfect little street, anything lined with flowering trees is a plus in my book.

    And I have to mention how much I love your little white dress, especially the elegant lace top.

  26. Katya R. says:

    Ta robe est magnifique et l'endroit où tu as pris tes photos a l'air tout mignon 🙂

  27. What a beautiful summery outfit! A white dress is perfect for this season.

  28. HiFashion says:

    It does look like such a lovely and charming place. You fit in so well. I love your white dress.

  29. Ah a pit stop in Rome before you return? Love the pix. Must be sad to be leaving Paris.

    Ali of

    Dressing Ken

  30. Purple Ivy says:

    I like that, visiting both tourist and residential areas. You look chic.

    Xoxo
    Ivy
    http://www.purrpleivy.com/

  31. What a beautiful dress, the detailing on the shoulders is divine! So we not only share the same name, but we also share that excitement to wonder what would it be like to live in certain place, I love to go and see people houses, and drive around neighbourhoods, I think there's the exact place you can catch the scence of a city!

    Cee. ♥
    Code Overdressed

  32. Love your shoes!
    Effortless lady.blogspot.,ca

  33. the dress and shoes are incredible!!

  34. Très bel endroit pour les photos, j'adore

    Tu es comme toujours très chic et glamour

    Bisous

  35. ta robe est sublime je l'adore 🙂

    Kisses
    http://www.mademoisellemode.com/

  36. Dear Cee, I love your lipstick! Beautiful look 🙂

    Kisses, Xenia

  37. Cee, this is so beautiful!

  38. Maiken says:

    what a pretty summer dress, Cee! I especially like the knitted part since it goes so well with the golden necklace. and with your brown heels too, actually. it's a beautiful trio 🙂 oh and narrow streets like that, paved with blossoming plants, are always a sight worth seeing. they remind me of Crete and I really miss that place!

    Maiken,
    Maikeni blogi – part of me

  39. Caro * says:

    Tu es magnifique comme à ton habitude, cette robe te va à ravir 🙂

  40. I love the heels! They are gorgeous!

  41. Terry Avila says:

    Such lovely photos, I'm in love with the detailing on the dress. And the purple flowers add a tinge of romance to the street. 🙂

    Oh, Ivory Blog

  42. ahh, how i wish i was there with you, Cee! strolling down the pretty streets 🙂 and i'm loving these shoes – beautiful style xx

  43. Cee says:

    Thank-you so much for all of your kind, thoughtful comments, my darlings!
    xox,
    Cee

Cee Fardoe is a thirty-something Canadian blogger who splits her time between Winnipeg and Paris. She is a voracious reader, avid tea-drinker, insatiable wanderer and fashion lover who prefers to dress in black, white and gray.

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