MY KIND, YOUR KIND (clothes archaeology): Berkeley Flo

   Being that it was my first time in Berkeley, I wanted to explore the town a bit before the concert. The bf and I stayed at a cute little boutique hotel, called the Bancroft. The staff were real accommodating, plus they gave us a free coffee coupon to Caffe Strada (next door). The Bancroft Hotel is conveniently located across the street from UC Berkeley and about a 10-15 minute walk to their Greek Theatre. After checking out the campus, which was beautiful by the way, we took the two blocks down onto Telegraph Ave. Very reminiscent of the Haight, but with less vintage shops and more commercial ones. Before heading to the concert I had to stop by CREAM and get an ice cream cookie sandwich, yum!

   The UC Berkeley Greek Theatre is an awesome venue! The design of the theatre is directly based on the ancient Greek Theatre of Epidaurus. Its an outdoor venue, which went perfect with sunny skies and the light breeze of the night. The concert was general admission, so it was basically a free for all. We were lucky enough to get seats down by the pit. Although, these so-called seats were more like cement steps. Opening for Florence was San Francisco bred, Hanni El Khatib, creative director for HUF, now taking the music route. While most of the crowd was still piling in during his performance, I enjoyed the sounds of his garage rock/bluesy tunes. As I mentioned in the previous post, Florence and The Machine was beyond amazing! And everyone that I met during the trip were the nicest people ever. The next morning, we had brunch at a charming french restaurant by the name of La Note. A perfect way to end the weekend! Berkeley, thanks for being so good to me... I love you.