Film Casino, Vampire, Vintage and Eclectic Inspiration

Film Casino, Vienna - vintage, eclectic inspiration.

Film Casino, Vienna - facade.

Film casino, Vienna - lobby.

Stripes meet curve.

A blue cup of coffee on a retro table on red terasso floor.

Clashing patterns, colors, textures and geometries.

Eclectic elements, clashing patterns, textures seen in negative photo effect.

Last month my husband and I watched the vampire film Only Lovers Left Alive in Film Casino, Vienna. I think it is the perfect place for this film. On the facade are big neon sign (Looking at this sign I thought it was a casino instead of cinema) and pretty doors with brass color handles. The interior is kind of vintage with eclectic elements, clashing patterns, textures, and geometries. Stripes meet curves, floral meets fauna on the red terasso floor (our outfits add more into the mix too). I couldn't find more information about the building though. It has only one cinema room, not so big and we kept our heads up to watch the film played on the not so big screen because the floor is flat. As petite me, I saw heads in front of me covered up part of the screen which were a little bit annoying.

When we arrived the lobby was empty. There is a little cafe at the corner with a big cowhide couch (on the photo above). A couple of minutes later, after just had been flipping trough magazines, suddenly I found around me had been being floaded with people and even more crowded when we walked out from the cinema room. I looked down and I saw a lot...a lot of feet with different shoes. I heard people talking without I could understand what they were talking about, but I just kept looking down, following my husband's feet walking.  It was too crowded for a small lobby. I didn't take capture the room and those feets unfortunately.

For me the film was like gloomy, eccentric, and toughtful. While I was watching the movie untill walking out trough crowd, I was wondering. Are there real vampires amongst these people around me? How if my stare hit a pair of those pointy glossy well polished shoes, then when I follow along the figure up, I see a pale face with a charming mysterious smile and a pair of cute canines? The haunting thought after watching Only Lovers Left Alive matched the atmosphere in the Film Casino. "Excuse moi...," Adam and Eve said before bite a couple. Some people behind me also said that.

Wish you a super inspiring day!

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Strolling Around Vienna

Strolling around Vienna...

We started with visiting Naschmarkt where there is flea market every Saturday.
The area is full with beautiful old buildings. I spotted this vintage hexagon balcony. Isn't it gorgeous?

Parking space was totally full.

photo by Mike

Then it was raining. Do you know which one is me peeking secondhands under that large plastic wrap? This one sold mostly Monki.

The rain was so annoying so we run across to cafe Savoy. It has wonderful classic interior and crowded but cozy atmosphere seen in my previous post here. I ordered hot chocolate with cream which was usually served in a pretty white cup with black Mozart cameo silhouette on it. I looked trough window several time checking out the weather.

I'm thrifting photo by Mike

When the sun finally smiled again we went back to flea market. I browsed trough a huge pile of 80s 90s clothes while my husband Mike was hunting for shots (the people there were amazing, all kind of interesting street styles and unique characters).

I'm trying on Miu Miu kitten heels. Photo by Mike

My thrift-gret of this year! A Miu Miu kitten heels. I thought too long to buy it or not and ended up by putting them back. The seller said: "It's your fault!". I know.... Beside that it was actually half size number smaller, I was just so much considering my arthritis feet that I only wanted to buy flat shoes in which I can put my orthopedic custom insoles. Now that my feet are good enough to a short walk in kitten heels, I want those shoes!

After saw this photo my husband said the shoes don't look that awesome but i still like them according to what I've recorded in my mind.

What is your biggest thrift regret?

 

It had been a long summer day time. I didn't realized that the flea market was almost over before the sun went down. Some of the sellers had left the place (the Miu Miu shoes seller had been gone earlier). Some of them brought home their stuffs but tons of things just left over dirty and wet. People insanely picked them up before they would be scooped and thrown in garbage truck. (I too picked up a bag! Such a hoarding, help!).

Anyway, I bought one thing that I know i would need it during summer: straw hat! 1 Euro.

Me as tourist. Photo by Mike.

We walk trough the next market where we bought Falafels with Melanzani dip. Nyumm.... Sorry I have no photo of Falafels but below is a photo of me eating them. Falafel is Middle East food, a fried ball made from chickpeas, beans and spices. 20 balls of falafels around 2 Euros, that was the cheapest price we got.

How do I look? It reminds me of some tourists in my country.

We continued to stroll around discovering more and more vintage building, statues and ornaments. I would like to take photos of them without modern sticks and traffic signs though.

And archs! I love walking trough archs.

All kind of bikes from Harley, Vespa (with Italian flag on the front of it), big bikes, small bikes and even the cute Twizi, the little two seats car.

I also love the oxidized copper roof. The color turned green. It became more antique and charming.

Vienna has a lot of yellow walls that glow under the sun. I like that I capture the yellow color with red stripes next to it.

In the evening the sunlight washed the city. It made such dramatic views. It was wonderful time and city to stroll around indeed. We had more round before my poor feet started to feel sore but I keep them for some times later. Hope it's okay. :) 

Have a super inspiring week!

xo, Chacha

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Color Theme: Creamy Beige

Once upon a time...

We went to Tulln and I saw this creamy bike when I sat on a wooden bench.

 In Schönbrunn palace Vienna, I found a creamy guard post left empty.

Then still in Vienna, I met ...I don't know, looked like Zeus? Amazing sculpture that I saw them emotionally alive.

Once I couldn't sleep and nervous so I took a walk trough an alley in the night and spotted creamy grass.

Back in Tulln I love this corner where a creamy building looked like a little piece of a castle.

Many kilometers away we had a road trip and passed trough below a creamy bridge.

That's our color exploration today post, now I want to eat a crunchy creamy Austrian wafer Männer and aspire creamy vintage dress of Audrey Hepburn. Crunch...crunch...wish you have a super inspiring day!

Warm hugs,
Chachamisu

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Brand New Year! New Blog Concept, New Toy + A Cafe in Vienna

HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE! I wish the best for all of you. Carrying new spirit and feeling freshly inspired, after running 2 blogs for a while, (even not long yet), I've finally come to the "that's it" moment when I decide to mix my blogs up! I merge my style blog Naty Ponders to its elder sister photo blog Chachamisu. I'll post about fashion and personal style related in Chachamisu along with my photographs.

I am so sorry for any annoyance or irritating you in a way and thank you so much for being readers of this blog. I am ready and hopefully I can be more creative and productive in my "new" one stop blog. I would be so thankful if you continue to follow me here and my wish of course, that you have a super inspiring time! Welcome at CHACHAMISU!

First photo of new cam bought in Naschmarkt. Me with Hot Chocolate in Cafe Savoy Vienna.
Photo by Murmel,

NEW CHACHACAM AND A CAFE IN VIENNA

I had a series of unfortunate events before it turned to be the lucky one. I have no D-SLR, I have no pocket camera nor handy with cam anymore cause all are insanely broken. I have some vintage cams but hardly to used them. I was thinking about Canon SX 160 IS cause Canon pocket is the only pocket digital cam which has less smearing result, affordable price, AA batteries, and manual mode (according to my personal reserach).

That day we tried  in Naschmarkt Saturday fleamarket again (after we found old pocket Nikon for 2 Euro previous time we were there, the LCD was broken but still could take good pics) . Guess what,with luck we found Canon PowerShot A 530 IS and A 720 IS! Got them for about 20 Euro. Instead of D-SLR or analog we are now down grade to old pocket cams! Hahaha. Cheapy but fun!

It was so cold we took a break at Cafe Savoy across the road. Took long waiting for the nice spot to seat, it was full! The interior was vintage and wonderful.

Above and below are our first pic with Canon PowerShot A 530 IS ( We found the other cam after break ). Oh, of course, had fun with Photoshop.

I love the cameo Mozart silhouette cup on pink marble table.

All kind of coats.

XO, 

Chachamisu

PS: Do you like the new blog design? It's not fix yet, feel free to suggest.

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Mozaic : Vienna Chandeliers

 Hi, everyone. First, I want to say thank you so much for your support and responses to my last post, due to my  depressive-like condition. They have helped me to survive more than you might think. That I still could express in photos and share them to you is also a surviving tool otherwise I just did nothing! Having such blues was really sucks. I wish nobody would ever feel like I did :(.

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So......now! Back to the earth!

I played with my old photos lately to make mosaics out of them. It would be my new category in this blog. It is such fun to do and I am often surprised with the results. I made mosaics for print offers but I canceled my purchase. This photos below are from my old photo of beautiful chandeliers street light above shopping centre streets in Vienna. It turned out to be like statement jewelries. Which one do you like most? I hope they can inspire you.

 The last photo is the original. You can find this in my old post together with another light photos of night in Vienna here.

Have a wonderful glowing week!

Chacha Nataya

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Night of Light

Night of Light in Vienna. I reedited one of pic above , that you can also find in my old blog post "Crown of Light" including the poet here. Feel free to judge the better version. I just rewrite the poet too, in case you want to read but not able to access my old blog.

Light over the city
Glam live up my party
I have the crown on my head

I am the queen of this night

~ Nataya Anindira

Back to now,  it hasn't been snowing yet, but i have could smell it from the breeze. Forecast said it may snow next week. Anyway, lights are twinkling, blinking and glittering anywhere. Except that the Stephansdom renovation had been finish, the view of Vienna today was quite the same as seen on my previous photographs.