A Venture to Oakland, California.

Rockridge is a residential neighborhood and commercial district in Oakland, California. It's also known for being one of the wealthiest parts of Oakland. ...The main thoroughfare in Rockridge is College Avenue. The College Avenue strip running through Rockridge is home to more than 80 restaurants, cafes and upscale retail stores, including several bookstores specializing in used and rare books....[quote] ......Rockridge is often mentioned in tourist guidebooks on Oakland and the East Bay.[quote] -- WIKIPEDIA


Yesterday Irene's family and we ventured to Oakland and Berkeley for Niel and Heidi's art teachers' Bay Area Talented Artists Opening Ceremony at Berkeley Are Center. Since I have never been to Oakland so it is quite exciting to me as well. ^^


There are so many cute shops, funky shops and cheap shops for clothes, furnitures, kitchen ware.... 

Vintage Chandelier 

Need a Witch's broom for Halloween? lol






Blue Bottle Coffee is my gal friends' favorite brand..now they have their first store in East Coast. 
(Fairy Building and MoMa sells their coffee in SF city. )




This shoe stores carries Steve Madden, Campbell, TOM, Boutique 9......etc. small brand names but high design shoes. 



I also notice there are quite a few fashionista wears hat on the street.....thanks to this local hat shop?!! ^^ (GOORIN BROS. HAT SHOP)








Kids-Next-Door out to play. ^O^



Ici (The line about 6 PM)


This is THE MOST delicious ice cream shop in Berkeley. (Disclaimer) 
Everything made in small patches everyday from organic milk, egg.... they have interesting favors: Saffron Rose, Earl Gray, Cinnamon Brandied Currant ...... 



ICI (Line again around 9:30 PM) and we were in the line...... 



I tried Saffron Rose which is light and has that pretty rose aroma. 





1. Top:
Givenchy sequin tank w/ veil 
200 thousand fragments tweed cropped jacket 


2. Bottom:
Mphosis lace shorts (bought at Indonesia)


3. Accessory:
Orange Boss gray scarf
HoBo International python print clutch
some earrings


4. Shoes:
Manolo Blahnik cork heels



Had too much fun that I couldn't update my blog after got home around 11 PM while kids all past out. ...... 


Work Hard; Play Hard!!
xoxo Rachel