7-9 May, Constanța, Romania
From Varna to Constanța takes approximately 2 hours and 10 minutes driving, the landscape along the route 29 is a mass of greenery hills and plains. We failed to book the shuttle bus since we never received the responding email, while waiting almost hopelessly at the front gate of Varna Cathedral, a taxi driver called Angel promotes his deal of 40 EUR each; therefore, the150 kilometers road trip unexpectedly hits on.
Arriving cloudy and windy Constanța, historically known as Tomis, (Roman Emperor Augustus exiled poet Ovid (Publius Ovidius Naso) to Tomis in year 8 A.D) does not prevent us from the journey of adventure: the old town, the ruined casino, the black sea and the shopping streets show the vintage touch of the city look. While the drizzling moments, getting lost in the art museum is the blessing moment to enjoy the capsule of the city history.
Established in 1961, the Art Museum of Constanța exhibits more than 7,300 Romanian contemporary art masterpieces: paintings, sculptures, ceramics, china, upholstery and furniture, ranging from the works of Theodor Aman and Nicolae Grigorescu to those of Ion Jalea and Corneliu Baba. From ground floor to the top patio, is yet the alternative opportunity to view the Black Sea and Constanța through the eyes of the artists who portrayed them. Perhaps due to the chilly day, I am the only visitor in the whole afternoon, owning the art museum as the temporary paradise. The two middle-aged ladies at the information desk are very friendly, out of my surprise that they even need to turn on the gallery lamps for their only visitor. The ground floor is the hallway distributed to Romanian impressionist artist Nicolae Grigorescu, the off-white, the brick burgundy and a bit touch of the gold compose the major tone of the façade of the interior design of the art museum.
Wearing layering at Art Museum of Constanța, from Sandro 100% off-shite silk camisole (at Sandro La Roca Village Outlet, Barcelona), Chanel 100% wool black cardigan (15AW collection), Chloé 100% cotton denim washed blue shirt, Made in Tunisia, French size 34 has the 62 cm in length can actually be a mini jacket, which the puffy sleeves are designed for a slightly loose fit. Acne Studios Raya Mohair 30% nylon, 30% wool, 28% mohair, 4% elastane long cardigan is always the best replacement for the winter coat in chilly days. Wrapping around with Vivienne Westwood 48% alpaca, 36% wool, 16% polyamide orange double-side scarf prevents the drizzles, and 5 buttons high waist dark grey jeans (98% cotton 2% elastane) from Stradivarious (also under Index group) is my great hunt at The Grand Mall, Varna. There is no doubt that Chanel lambskin/suede espadrilles are always my travel essentials, due to the fitting and style are between sneakers and ballerinas, they are super comfortable to take a long walk/shopping but still with less bulky look. The major warning to wear espadrilles is not to expose them at showering days, since the straws may summon moulds afterwards.
The basic tone of outfit at museum day is pure black, dark grey, washed denim and crimson orange, lightening up the cloudy day of Constanta, and it’s a highly match with the burgundy brick at the mini garden of the art museum.
TOP TIP 1: Tie a knot and transform a fine quality denim shirt as a bit Rock ‘n’ Roll mini jacket
TOP TIP 2: High waist jeans protects the belly from the exposure with the chilly air, prevent the risk of getting unnecessary flu
Special Thanks: JMH
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