The Cheapest Macarons While in Europe

 We love 😋 Macarons. Here in the USA our most inexpensive source is Costco (approximately 45 cents each;  small size, see picture below).  

We loved eating Macarons while on our recent vacay to Germany and Turkey too. We found that the Macarons in Istanbul were a little bigger, fresher, and cheaper --- at 60 cents each (USD)!! 

 Compare that price to approx. $4 each in Wiesbaden, Germany; and $6 each in Dublin, Ireland per our friend, whoa 😦 

Delicious Macarons in Istanbul

Decor at MacKenzie-Childs, Istanbul

O taste and see that the LORD is good: 

blessed is the man that trusteth in him.

Psalm 34:8

Macaron

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Bottega Veneta bag in Hawaii

To take a designer bag on a long flight to my sister's destination wedding in Hawaii or no, was the question. My classic BV Veneta bag eventually won out over my other designer bags.  It has no logos that would attract undue attention, hangs well from my shoulder, and remains beautiful in spite of having to stay crunched-up in my luggage for many hours.  I also brought my vintage Marshall Field's snakeskin clutch bag, Kate Spade sparkler GIA clutch bag, and  Michael Kors cross-body nylon bag.  My carry-on shoulder bag was by Rio and made of nylon (thank God for that 'coz it spent time by my feet on the plane's floor).  My colorful and pretty Vera Bradley's Weekender bag in Lilli Belle went into the overhead compartment.  My trusty luggage was by Atlantic.  

Waiting at the Honolulu Museum of Art

Thank God this weekender is washable!

sparkler GIA clutch

My Bottega Veneta at our Hale Koa Hotel balcony