july in dublin

abbey street 

July was a month of tough decisions. All I can say is that I made sure to enjoy every moment + tried to capture some of my regular trek around town.

'zoom' - LUAS

the way home

crouching angel on South Williams (Maser)

South Williams, probs my favorite street in all of Dublin

Eustace Street

zombie pub crawl

the undead descend on temple bar

blood + brainz residue

t.p. smiths. pretty much my local.

me + my beloved Smithwicks

hello there

tall ships

all the elderly folks who crowded the train and forced me to sit on the floor >:\

Hubs + I went to Waterford for a couple days to hit up the Tall Ships festival and see our friends play a couple concerts. I sat outside, drank cider, listened to bands, and enjoyed the glorious summertime sun! Oh and I saw fireworks on the water one night. Happy early bee day, America!

this one was rather tall

people dressed as sailors or pirates. all the shop knew what was up.

La Gloria, from Colombia. the waterford girls were going nuts over those sailors!

pistachio ice cream. lick lick.

some less-tall ships

coaster with obama drinking a pint of the dark stuff.

i wanted a sailor cap so bad!

the horrible effects of hay fever

even the pigs at the butcher shop dressed up for the tall ships!

we stayed with a friend out in the country. isn't this just a lovely image?

the waterboys!

like a cannon in the rain

light in my head

and you in my arms

whoo ooh ooh!

sunshine ahoy

V, A, + T enjoying a little muzak

B dooing his thing

frankfurt

between Brühl and Köln 

St. Martin church I think

walking with the fam to our Frankfurt-bound train. sad face.

heyyy gurl

gonna take the ICE and top out at 297 km per hour (184.5 mph)

i found Mexican food at the Frankfurt airport!

tofu udon exxxtra hot, a weissbier, + women's world cup made my day

extra slasa and limes rice, please.

hubs + myself watching world cup during our 13th and final hour at the airport!

these d-bags wore a bib in public. HAHAHAHA.

cologne

fam + friends at the best pub in Köln

cheez + bread

red currant jelly, raw onion, baked parsley, + fried brie. on german bread. yup.

hubs' currywurst + pomme frites

Gaffel Kölsch

street art in Köln

trekking

Ahr wine country

Notice the giant mountain behind this house. We hiked that mountain all day long. It's called the Red Wine Trail. You hike through the vineyards and take breaks to drink sparkling grape juice! This is my kind of hiking, folks: tiring but gorgeous. Also, I got a cool sunglasses tan.

nederlands

velvety 

We took a quick day-trip into the Netherlands. We hung out in Valkenburg which is home to the awesome slash creepy Velvet Cave. During the tour they turned out all the lights and told us how two little boys snuck into the cave alone and died of fear in the dark. Seriously creepy. Also, the tour guide made me believe that Dutch people sound like the Swedish Chef from the Muppets. Flur flee flur flee flur! Enjoy some pictures from inside the underground cave!

i dont remember what this picture is of.

nor this one.

again...

soldiers during WWII hid here + carved their names. here is a guy from Van Nuys, CA.

um...yeah.

a chapel

valkenburg from the castle ruins on the hill

the netherlands is/are pretty. which is grammatically correct?

this one castle

some baby cars

i like this patio

a moto + moped brigade

dutch names crack me up

wouter!

of course i found mexican food in valkenburg. it's like i have a 6th sense.