COS coat, mom’s jeans and sweater, dad’s shirt (family sharing stops here), Persol sunglasses, Nike sneakers.

SPRING HAS SPRUNG. I took my less-swollen-but-still-kinda-swollen ankle out for a spin on Saturday. Uche and I explored 798 Art District in Beijing – definitely the first stop to make if you want a concentrated introductory dose of Chinese Art and What It’s Like Now.

We found graffitied walls, multiple stops for coffee, a super curated street art shop called 400mL, and fifty shades of neon errywhere. Also it’s a mark of what a horrible History of Art student I am that this was the first time I visited the UCCA – Liu Wei’s ‘Colors’ exhibition is currently going strong. These are some more outdoorsy pics taken on my camera by Uche. He has the other ones. Coming soon. Within this week. I promise.

CTRL top, Zara high waisted pants, Vagabond gladiators, Raybans

Last week at 798, a vast creative compound situated around the outer rings of Beijing. For my readers in Vienna: think MuseumsQuartier but just two hundred times bigger with over two dozen exhibitions and numerous sectors, including photography, life-size and traditional painting. The area is scattered with cute little European cafes and pizza restaurants, and there’s an adorable mini hot dog store full of typical old-Beijing yoghurt, where I pigged out a bit too much.