2. Rome. View from our balcony at the Waldorf.
*3. Florence. View of the duomo from our room.
*4. Florence. Top of the duomo.
*5. Florence. View from the top of the duomo (2).
6. Tuscany somewhere. Monsanto Winery.
7. Milan. Duomo. (This obviously just barely made it! Interesting all the same.)
*8. Milan. Glass covered shopping area adjacent to the duomo.
*9. Milan. View of the duomo through the shopping area arches. (This one's my favorite. I love the birds in flight. Can you see them?)
Here was my first Holga roll if you want to look back!
I think next time I'll try color. It's fun, even if my results are pretty sloppy!
Janel brought melon balls in a hollowed out lime and orange with mint to garnish (so pretty!)...
Locally grown carrots from Patina Green...
Tiramisu from The Cake Stand in downtown McKinney...
Kirby's favorite place. I guess she didn't realize it wasn't food up on the tray!
taken 3/8/12
The weather is warming up, so our calendar is filling up with Lens Baby meetups again!
We met last week for a "little girls and laundry" styled shoot. It took some coaxing to get her over there, but once she realized the toy iron made sounds when she pushed the buttons, she was pretty excited about it. :)
Kate enjoyed picking up sticks and wandering in the thicket.
taken 3/7/12
I'm not sure what's wrong w/ the sound for the first 30 seconds or so... sorry about that! Also sorry you have to hear me singing along to get her going... ha!
She hums "The Blue Danube Waltz" and sings "Jesus Loves Me" and "I See the Light" (from Tangled- Kate calls it "The Lantern Song" since that's the scene where they sing it). Enjoy!
The girls and I took a spontaneous trip up to Celina yesterday to get some pictures in front of the Coca-Cola mural in their town square. Kate was more interested in collecting rocks than being cooperative, but I got a couple of shots that made me laugh. She was smiling and laughing because I was bouncing her on my legs while I leaned way back to shoot. Not the best composition, but I take what I can get with her!
I'm making my way through these pictures slowly but surely!
First up on Rome Day 2 was the Vatican Museum. It took us three hours to walk through it, and we felt like we weren't giving everything the time it deserved. We rented the audio guide and got so much more out of it that way than we would have on our own.
Of course, the major site is the Sistine Chapel, but no photography is allowed in there. What an amazing experience it was to be in that room; the ceiling was, of course, breathtaking, as was "The Last Judgment." The Raphael Rooms were another favorite of ours. (Look for the sign in the collage below to indicate those 3 pics.)
After the Vatican we trekked to Bonci Pizzarium for some amazing pizza. This was a place we heard about on the Travel Channel's "The Layover: Rome" w/ Anthony Bourdain. (I can't stand that guy, but the show did give a few helpful tips including the great review of this place!) I loved that they cut the slices with scissors. Creative combos, fresh ingredients...YUM.
After lunch we walked back around the Vatican to St. Peter's Basilica. Michelangelo's "Pieta" was my favorite thing there.
We were so tired of all the walking that Nick consented to take a taxi over to the Parthenon. It was closed, though, so I just took a couple of shots of the exterior. After that we rounded the corner to Giolitti to get our first gelato of the trip. (It was freezing outside, but you have to get gelato in Italy. Am I right??)
We used a ton of the Hilton points Nick has accrued for a night at the Waldorf. What a treat! The Rome view was amazing, and they upgraded us to have Imperial Club access, where they had free drinks and food. The first thing I did was take a LONG soak in that amazing tub to get the chill out of my bones! Normally I'm grossed out by hotel bathtubs, but I felt like if any hotel kept their tubs clean, it was probably the Waldorf. At least, that's what I told myself. :)
Florence is next!
so far... Europe by Instagram, Paris Day 1, Paris Day 2, Rome Day 1