by emma | Feb 21, 2008 | Travel
I spent yesterday afternoon exploring Old Town Alexandria… in the snow! I headed over to meet Rose (whom I’m staying with) for lunch at Brueggers Bagels (amazing… why do we not do more bagels in the UK?) followed by a stroll down by the waterfront.
I walked past a coffee place called Misha’s on my way to meet Rose, only to be informed later that it’s one of the best coffee places in Alexandria, so naturally I had to check it out. Great coffee…
This is quite probably the best cupcake I have ever had in my whole entire life… thank you Misha’s!
Old Town Alexandria is one of the more historic, old areas here – it has buildings dating back to the 1700’s. Not old by European standards but really cool for the US. It was cool to go walking in the snow, nice to see the US in different weather. Also went to this really cool place called the Torpedo Factory… more on that later.
by emma | Jan 31, 2008 | Photography, Travel
So, we’re back from Berlin… Had a fantastic time just chilling out, taking in some history and the sights. We did one of the free walking tours, which was excellent, and got to see a lot of the touristy places… Brandenburg Gate, Bebel Platz, Berlin Wall, the Reichstag, Holocaust Memorial, and so on.
Took in a few bars one night, including this cool little Cuban place:
We somehow (very flukey) managed to be there over Long Night At The Museum, an evening when all the museums are open from 6pm to 2am. You buy a single ticket and it allows you access to all the museums, who all have special programs on for the event. We got to visit the Jewish Museum, the main one we had wanted to see. It was difficult at times to comprehend what the Jews have suffered, made me very reflective. The architecture in Berlin seems so well thought out – brought me back to comments from Soliton Sessions last Feb about how we shape our buildings and then they shape us. I’m really fascinated by how the design and shape of buildings impacts upon how we interact with them. My favourite memorial in the Jewish museum was one called Shalechet – click the picture below to read the artists description of it.
We also managed to take in a piano recital in Berlin Cathedral… oh my word it was amazing!
More pictures on my Berlin flickr set here…
by emma | Jan 24, 2008 | Travel
I’m off to Berlin for a few days. Sara and I are heading out today til Sunday for a bit of a holiday… good company, new city… lots of photographs hopefully, maybe even learn some history if I’m lucky. See ya Sunday.
by emma | Dec 14, 2007 | Travel
I’m heading out the door to the airport again…
Off to Latvia for a week to rest and more…
Probably won’t be replying to emails or blogs or texts, so don’t be offended.
Spending some time staying with Levi.
I’m back into Glasgow late night next Friday, perhaps blog after then!
by emma | Dec 5, 2007 | Photography, Travel
A few pictures from the past weekend in Ireland are now online at my flickr… had a very needed few days in some beautiful places and with some beautiful people.
Went to visit my favourite place on the planet. Watched Jase and Denver laugh so hard they cried (haven’t seen that in a long time!). Went to the Yeats exhibition at the National Gallery in Dublin. Went to see Into The Wild (go see it… seperate post soon).
by emma | Oct 31, 2007 | Travel
So I spent Saturday and Sunday in Ireland, headed back for Lori’s 20th birthday celebrations. Here’s a rundown…
Saturday
04:45 Awaken and rise.
05:30 Have banter with taxi driver on way to airport.
06:40 Board flight (not having been asked for ID once, I’d like to add!).
07:00 Flight takes off.
07:22 Land Belfast International Airport.
08:10 Ahoghill: Step out of the jeep at my house.
Pretty much worth the early rise for this beautiful sight that greeted me (click to enlage):
10:00 Ballymoney: Catch up with the Loughridge family. These guys are amazing!
12:30 Ground, Coleraine: Coffee with Leanne. Immense.
Leanne just got back from 3 weeks at Levi’s in Latvia.
Gina came in while we were there, so also got a quick chat with her.
15:00 Ahoghill: Picked up by Lori
15:30 Ground, Ballymena: Coffee and shopping with the (almost) birthday girl.
17:30 Ahoghill: Chill out at Lori’s before meal.
I got handed a laptop and the TV remote while she got ready.
More teasing of me being ‘female-Connor’.
19:00 U-Tree, Ahoghill: Dinner with friends from school.
Post-meal: More banter including visiting appartments, going for drives, watching TV and eating chocolate.
Sunday
10:30 Antrim: Meet Jill. Wonderful walk on a beautiful morning.
14:30 Antrim: Meet Claire. Drive to Belfast. Coffee and lunch. Wonderful.
16:30 Belfast: Arrive at Belfast Harbour to get boat.
22:20 Arrive Glasgow Central.
22:40 Arrive home at flat.
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I had an incredible two days back in Ireland. I got to spend some time with a few of the people who have had a huge impact on me (in the past and continuing), and I feel so blessed for it. There’s a few more pictures on flickr. Here’s to many more (continuing) deep friendships.
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