tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-69762889663544363442024-03-05T02:32:17.481-08:00It's All Happening LuluLilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06306006173672036926noreply@blogger.comBlogger60125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6976288966354436344.post-48895916936265533742012-11-13T14:00:00.000-08:002012-11-13T14:00:02.348-08:00Tasty Tuesday <div style="text-align: center;">
While finding time to take away from my studies I came across blogger, <a href="http://inhonorofdesign.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">In Honor Of Design</a>, and followed her recipe for Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies. I needed a distraction and baking in cold SF was the perfect thing for a Saturday afternoon. I altered the recipe a little by using whole-wheat flour (it makes me feel a little better about consuming the baked goods) and the cookies still turned out wonderfully! </div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 21px; text-align: start;">1 cup canned pumpkin</span><br style="line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: start;" /><span style="line-height: 21px; text-align: start;">1 cup white sugar</span><br style="line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: start;" /><span style="line-height: 21px; text-align: start;">1/2 cup vegetable oil</span><br style="line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: start;" /><span style="line-height: 21px; text-align: start;">1 egg</span><br style="line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: start;" /><span style="line-height: 21px; text-align: start;">2 cups all-purpose flour</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: inherit;">(One cup whole-wheat)<br style="line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: start;" /><span style="line-height: 21px; text-align: start;">2 teaspoons baking powder</span><br style="line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: start;" /><span style="line-height: 21px; text-align: start;">2 teaspoons ground cinnamon</span><br style="line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: start;" /><span style="line-height: 21px; text-align: start;">1/2 teaspoon salt</span><br style="line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: start;" /><span style="line-height: 21px; text-align: start;">1 teaspoon baking soda</span><br style="line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: start;" /><span style="line-height: 21px; text-align: start;">1 tablespoon vanilla</span><br style="line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: start;" /><span style="line-height: 21px; text-align: start;">2 cups semisweet chocolate chips</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #444444;">1. Combine pumpkin, sugar, vegetable oil, and egg. In a separate bowl, stir together flour, baking powder, </span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444;">baking soda, </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444;">ground cinnamon, and salt.</span></span></div>
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Lilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06306006173672036926noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6976288966354436344.post-53072401419692515302012-11-12T12:08:00.000-08:002012-11-12T12:08:56.742-08:00Weekend Warmup<div style="text-align: center;">
It's Monday and I'm wanting my weekend to continue. My entire plan for this past weekend was to begin writing my thesis and what did I successfully do... make pumpkin chocolate chip cookies, drink lots of wine, and watch unnecessary movies like <i>Cry-Baby</i>. All in all my goals were not achieved, leaving me with a week of wanting nothing other than the weekend to be here! And Thanksgiving, which is so close I can hardly wait. </div>
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Here's some Halloween festivities pics: </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cruella Deville - played my Madi, Ursula - played my me, and the Evil Queen - played by Nat</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Found Ariel! Nat was missing the action with Snow White </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Blurry but wonderful seeing my Pheebs A.K.A. Honey Boo-Boo Child</td></tr>
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Lilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06306006173672036926noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6976288966354436344.post-25213351374569738812012-10-20T04:43:00.000-07:002012-10-20T04:43:21.908-07:00Octobrrr<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Once again it's October, not only my favorite time of year being Fall and all, but it's also my favorite holiday, Halloween. This year I plan on being Ursula... pics to come and another surprise costume with the roomies. I hope we can pull this one off. Obviously I have not been writing... whats new, but honestly a lot has changed in my life. Besides the recent family tragedies that have occurred, meaning my dog of 16 years passing away this past Wednesday, I've had a lot on my plate. Getting back into the swing of things and being a senior takes over my life. I once again promise to write more... even if its writing to no one at this point. </div>
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Lilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06306006173672036926noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6976288966354436344.post-87726226496653479402012-08-13T20:43:00.002-07:002012-08-13T20:43:57.575-07:00Ultimate Fail <div style="text-align: center;">
Well I have officially failed at continuing to blog while on summer break. I have some excuses but probably not any that are worthy of a break like this one. It's surprising how much you miss writing (even if it isn't to anyone) when you spend a few months away from it. Anyways I'll be headed back to school to begin my senior year in a week and am beyond excited to begin this adventure. </div>
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Here are a few pics from summer:</div>
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For me there is no such thing as "June Gloom". I love the month of June, probably because my birthday falls in that month but it also symbolizes the beginning of summer. Even though June isn't always known for its amazing weather in SB I have ignited the birthday party planner in me and the planning festivities for my 21st have begun. Not only am I planning on having various drinks, and an abundant amount at that, I am also going to be venturing DT for the "first" legal time, and eating lots and lots of sweets. Drinks, Dessert, and DT.. that'll be the theme of the night and I can't be more excited for it. </div>
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& what is a 21st birthday celebration without birthday cake shots!</div>Lilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06306006173672036926noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6976288966354436344.post-413224567626418802012-05-25T23:59:00.000-07:002012-05-25T23:59:36.295-07:00The Big To Do List<br />
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I made a "You Only Live Once" to do list in London so I figured why not take on the <a href="http://www.7x7.com/arts/big-do-sf-100-things-do-you-die" target="_blank">7x7</a> challenge to do the big list of 100 things in SF before you die. From looking at the list I already know it will be somewhat incomplete seeing as I won't be doing a few of the tasks but I will try my best to accomplish all that I can over the next year in San Francisco. </div>
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Some of the tasks that I've already checked off my list from living in SF for the past 3 years: </div>
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 21px;"><strong style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: top;"> 2.</strong> Walk under the waterfall at <a href="http://www.yerbabuenagardens.com/" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #1f4265; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: top;" target="_blank">Yerba Buena Gardens</a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 21px;">. (SoMa)</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 21px;"><strong style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: top;">9.</strong> Soak in the art and some Blue Bottle on the new <a href="http://www.sfmoma.org/" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #1f4265; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: top;" target="_blank">SFMOMA</a></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 21px;"> rooftop. (SoMa)</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 21px;">(Lets be real.. what art student hasn't gotten lost at the SFMOMA)</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 21px;"><strong style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: top;">10.</strong> Have a quiet moment in the <a href="http://www.thecjm.org/" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #1f4265; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: top;" target="_blank">Contemporary Jewish Museum</a></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 21px;"> plaza. (SoMa)</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 21px;"><strong style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: top;">17.</strong> Catch a show at <a href="http://www.bimbos365club.com/" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #1f4265; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: top;" target="_blank">Bimbo’s</a></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 21px;">. (Northbeach)</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 21px;">(Benefit of being a Media Studies student I not only caught a show but got a tour of the amazing quaint venue)</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 21px;">(Are they my friend... not really, simply because its really my mom's friends friend BUT I do know someone with a sailboat that has offered to take me out anytime.. I should really get on that offer)</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 21px;"><strong style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: top;">57.</strong> Catch an indie flick at the <a href="http://www.redvicmoviehouse.com/" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #1f4265; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: top;" target="_blank">Red Vic</a></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 21px;">. (Haight)</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 21px;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: top;">(Media Studies requirements once again)</span></span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 21px;"><strong style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: top;">59.</strong></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 21px;"> Shop for quality vintage wear at Held Over. (Haight)</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 21px;">(Could do that every morning but then I would be bigger than a water buffalo)</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">I've spent my time relaxing in the warm sun on the beaches of Santa Barbara every summer since I was 8 years old and this one is only a little different. Currently I'm taking time to be away from my favorite beach town to be in the next best place... my apartment in the city by the bay. Here for only three weeks, I've decided it would be beneficial to take a summer course to get back into the thought process of college. Maybe this class will even help reduce the stress of senior year. Being back in San Francisco is more than wonderful and these next few weeks will be jam packed with visitors and studying and celebrating my birthday month rapidly approach. </span></div>Lilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06306006173672036926noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6976288966354436344.post-14449689283996712502012-05-15T11:00:00.001-07:002012-05-15T11:00:41.598-07:00Home Front<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Honestly I can't answer those questions. Not because I didn't have a favorite thing but because being there was my favorite thing. It's been hard for me to explain why I enjoyed it so much. My friends that I made there that I otherwise would have never known. My bosses that guided me through my first internship and in a different country. The little school work I did.. Yes if you haven't heard studying abroad isn't the most difficult college semester. The nightly outings to pubs and bars and clubs with groups of at least 5. The random people you meet when living in London that you were friends with there but will rarely talk to now that your back. It's as if I was in a different world for a month. More like a dream than anything because when I came back to the sleepy beachside town my family resides in little had changed. I suppose that I hadn't expected much to change in Santa Barbara but I have changed so much as a person from my study abroad experience. Clearly I'm not good at explaining why I enjoyed my time abroad but my one recommendation is for anyone that is questioning study abroad just go for it. It will be the best experience of your lifetime. </span></div>
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Day 1: The Trotter's conquered the Louvre, of course after stopping in Starbucks.. the American way. Then off to the Design Museum to see the exhibit on Louis Vutton and Marc Jacobs. I wanted it all. Future coffee table will be my very own Louie, of course I'll have a glass box made for it so that when I have amazing cocktail parties it doesn't become an accident prone material item. After the Design Museum we walked across the street and up the Seine River to find ourselves at the Eiffel Tower for a night time (& frigid) boat ride. </div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Day 2 (april 30): The second day in Paris we took a little slower getting around. With three of us there and it raining on and off it was quite the experience but we walked from the Arc de Triumph to a museum with a Helmet Newton exhibit. We soaked up as much of Paris as we could this day. Walking everywhere and experiencing the diversity among the different areas in Paris. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Day 3 (may 1st): Lille Day! Or really "Lily" Day.. thank you Paris for recognizing a day for your favorite Lily, me! I wish we could make this a national holiday but it's really not about me and more about giving Lille's to each other. It is also one of the very few national holidays that everyone regards as a holiday meaning that the majority of Paris was closed. Luckily for the tourists in town Parisians left a few landmarks open like Notre Dame, which we visited early in the afternoon and continued walking through the 3rd and 4th quarter of Paris window shopping. We got back to the hotel, had a nice dinner and then my dad and I headed out to visit the top of the Eiffel Tower. It was close to closing so our aggressive move to hike to the 2nd story began in order to make sure we got to the top. Of course I piled on the layers in case it was cold but I could have done with a tank top and shorts with the amount of hiking we did. It was an uphill battle for sure but the top was worth it. </span></div>
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Day 5: On our last day in Paris we ventured further out of the center of Paris to go to the Cinema Museum which featured a Tim Burton exhibit. Finally I got to see that exhibit! You wouldn't think it would take traveling to Paris to see a Tim Burton exhibit when it was in both New York and Los Angeles. If this exhibit ever comes back to the states or if anyone wants to travel to Paris to see it I highly recommend the exhibit, maybe it's because I love Time Burton and his wackness but you should just go. After the Cinema Museum we went to the Musee d'Orsay which was by far the most amazing museum we have been to in Paris. There was so much to see, absolutely no way we could have seen all the works of art in just one visit but we managed to see a lot. With two museums done we figured it was time to head back for our last dinner in Paris at "our" restaurant. </div>
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Off to Paris today for a week! Could not be more excited to see this city and will finally have the pleasure of traveling with the rents... I sound like a spoiled brat but I am SO thankful I don't have to sleep in a hostel, don't have to carry a backpack through a city again and get to eat great food. Oh the joys of parents visiting while studying abroad. </div>Lilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06306006173672036926noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6976288966354436344.post-48246385976143086452012-04-19T09:00:00.000-07:002012-04-19T10:14:32.917-07:00Time Flies<div style="text-align: center;">
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Literally... the saying is to close for comfort right now. Time flies when your having fun, well my fun has been living in london since January, studying abroad and interning for a wonderful talent agency. To imagine that I was scared of coming to London in January seems crazy to me. It's a sad thing to think that these next few days are the last I have in London. I made my farewells to my boss Debbie and Ali (along with Debbie's adorable son) last week. I thought I was surprising them with a gift of <a href="http://www.benscookies.com/" target="_blank">Ben's Cookies</a>, Diet Coke and a few of their favorite Cadbury treats but when I got to my desk I discovered an adorable skull and roses packaged present (they knew me so well already) with a heart necklace inside. Their card read that "now I was part of the Regan Rimmer family" and how blessed I feel to have had an internship that treated me the way Debbie and Ali did. After saying goodbye to my new work family was when I really began to feel sensitive about the time I have left in London. It only has been going by quicker and quicker. I finished my last class London Architecture class Tuesday, waiting impatiently for my final exam to be distributed so I can get on with living up my last days here. </div>Lilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06306006173672036926noreply@blogger.com0London, UK51.5081289 -0.12800551.350006900000004 -0.443862 51.6662509 0.187852tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6976288966354436344.post-44456506492486366092012-04-18T05:04:00.000-07:002012-04-18T05:04:45.889-07:00Capturing Prague - Day 2<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Sporadic weather and all Prague is a spectacularly beautiful city. </div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<div style="text-align: center;">Otherwise known as Prague (Praha) where of course the beer is cheaper than water. On Friday afternoon the 6 of us jetted off to Prague to enjoy a city none of us knew anything about other than it being awesome and gorgeous. Everyone I had spoken to previously about the city had nothing much to say other than the fact that they loved it without much explanation. Now that I have conquered this city I can say that I loved it. </div><div style="text-align: center;">When we arrived it was too late to do anything other than crash in our amazing apartment hostel and go to bed. Saturday I woke up and went on a mini adventure around town by myself but went back to the hostel to get the rest of the gang. Once all were woken up we went on a tour (after we misplaced half of our group when they decided they needed a coffee instantly). The tour was another once of those free tours that was amazing! Other than the fact that it was on and off pouring the entire tour we managed to complete the entire tour with little complaints and went to our first czech restaurant. We continued to explore the city for the rest of the day only to make it back to the hostel for a quick nap and showers and then it was on to the night life.<br />
That night we met up with a bunch of Michigan (& a few other) kids at this place called the Beer Factory. Seemingly you would think it was all about beer which it was in a way considering each table had its own tap but if you could combine a bar and a club together that's exactly what it would be. Imagine a bar, large tables, with smoke machines and a DJ playing of course all the American hits. After we were there for a few hours we went to the next place, a club featuring 80s & 90s hits. We danced the night away.. Literally leaving at 5am, getting back to the hostel at such a late hour that the sun was already creeping up. We slept a while that day but I couldn't let my whole day go by without seeing more because really when will I go back to Prague. Easter sunday we went to Bohemia Bagels for some breakie and Jen Ny and myself headed to Prague castle, while it was awful weather and snowing. We walked for about 5 hours and eventually found our way back to the hostel to turn around instantly and head back out for our last meal in Prague. We ate once again at a czech restaurant (not my fav.. I should really reconsider the whole Eastern European traveling) and then roamed the street markets. We ended up in a horse and buggy ride and had a little romantic moment, just the six of us. No one was really willing to give up sleep in order to go out for a few hours Sunday so we took the time to get lost eventually making it back to our hostel after a very long walk. At 3:30am we left our hostel, with 5 very tired stragglers and 1 sickling.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> Prague was without a doubt one of the most amazing cities architecturally and historically; and it ended up being one of the greatest, entertaining adventures. Seeing the sunrise over Prague was my final farewell, leaving the land of bohemia and back to Londontown. </span></div>Lilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06306006173672036926noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6976288966354436344.post-40431489168161843622012-04-07T12:12:00.001-07:002012-04-07T12:12:22.468-07:00Pra-haHappy Easter and Passover! Your weekend may be spent finding eggs and eating chocolate but I'm spending mine in Prague where the beer is cheaper than the water. <div class="separator"style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNPO5zHIh79_GXcQ-UdJqPS2fYYZOAYud010pZ_laJpnoQ3muj5x8HXkEfv9UnasDtyltQwOX9Ewfz_FZFmms8GdQZLbNaIX3qxzf_TFXCgNOhK_B_l_DLGxacmuhxnp1Z7kAHc2cfMco/s640/blogger-image-259867128.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNPO5zHIh79_GXcQ-UdJqPS2fYYZOAYud010pZ_laJpnoQ3muj5x8HXkEfv9UnasDtyltQwOX9Ewfz_FZFmms8GdQZLbNaIX3qxzf_TFXCgNOhK_B_l_DLGxacmuhxnp1Z7kAHc2cfMco/s640/blogger-image-259867128.jpg" /></a></div>Lilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06306006173672036926noreply@blogger.com0Prague 1 Prague 150.077745 14.418382tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6976288966354436344.post-68021581501924531292012-04-03T15:01:00.000-07:002012-04-03T15:01:06.710-07:00YOLO<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFF_O3psuvbTNJgNtN5Z5pN645Ds-1nPszbQZDR9ts93saCtJBSy5oIYaTm9SRUoF-8s2v_0WlKlIElRapgijhGLMKlw3LKi_C0_GVq49gNpLzqtaGerZFsgWLPbVsoaPNiFDOfbN0myU/s1600/photo-37.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFF_O3psuvbTNJgNtN5Z5pN645Ds-1nPszbQZDR9ts93saCtJBSy5oIYaTm9SRUoF-8s2v_0WlKlIElRapgijhGLMKlw3LKi_C0_GVq49gNpLzqtaGerZFsgWLPbVsoaPNiFDOfbN0myU/s400/photo-37.JPG" width="303" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">This semester the motto has been "YOLO" - of course not "You Only Live Once"! That would be too obvious.. its more like "You Only London Once". For obvious reasons we have made a list of things that we consider to be top on our London to do list. As the days continue to pass rapidly we keep checking more of our little boxes off but I feel like I don't have enough time here! How can it be that in 6 days I will be done with my internship, I only have 3 classes left, and my parents are getting here in 17 days! This semester has gone by rapidly... I simply cannot express how much I have loved every second of being here. Seriously not leaving.</div>Lilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06306006173672036926noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6976288966354436344.post-83165826537834241782012-04-02T09:49:00.000-07:002012-04-02T09:49:00.659-07:00Collection of Visitors<div style="text-align: center;">When your in a foreign country you find yourself meeting up with people that in the comfort of home, may not always be the people you tend to hang out with on a daily basis. This past weekend I got to meet up with two very old friends from elementary school. I have been able to see everyone that has passed through London on their own journeys and have loved experiencing the little time we get together, simply as a slight reminder of home. </div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">CSS Reunion - Nicole & Caitlin </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">With my LEXALOO!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">SF visitor Allie!</td></tr>
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</div>Lilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06306006173672036926noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6976288966354436344.post-50356320841190486962012-04-02T09:15:00.000-07:002012-04-02T09:15:03.720-07:00Sunny Day in Bath<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Bath is a beautiful little town about 2 hours away from London. We went on the perfect day. It was sunny and clear out, so we spent the majority of our time wandering the small streets and laying outside in the park.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpwkuomc2f9d7darLS1G2NNa_3NNhZuQd4EP0uzbfy1tA3a8qp0RX80JUQU_2ygXwsA7EqT0CLsSsEl0C0TsAG466Nt8xBTrqtyHr5wmMoCgPWR6xpYnbCIBz_MyIG_MQVuJzw2H_oO8Q/s1600/IMG_0705.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpwkuomc2f9d7darLS1G2NNa_3NNhZuQd4EP0uzbfy1tA3a8qp0RX80JUQU_2ygXwsA7EqT0CLsSsEl0C0TsAG466Nt8xBTrqtyHr5wmMoCgPWR6xpYnbCIBz_MyIG_MQVuJzw2H_oO8Q/s400/IMG_0705.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7pBiNIl9qToE5dr03MGXbRO1tjUKR1gt97AkRF66ZP_VQA1zdcHaB-wSrYT6CUx_3J421-IB1IEQqOA4ffp8dWHFq6z9EY9itMHEbd79d-mGlTnSxh294HJbsJirYgkWwU9L38KvF_8o/s1600/IMG_0717.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7pBiNIl9qToE5dr03MGXbRO1tjUKR1gt97AkRF66ZP_VQA1zdcHaB-wSrYT6CUx_3J421-IB1IEQqOA4ffp8dWHFq6z9EY9itMHEbd79d-mGlTnSxh294HJbsJirYgkWwU9L38KvF_8o/s400/IMG_0717.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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</tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGIC7yrE97B_VMaZfuJUm4pW0S3129TueYGBKkaHlLf5grtom-69jKT_zB3z2LJvKzlr2aYWPnPZZK6AxmXSg7wI2WTGt6zrIXi6BvOZlZZYjZ5Xr3JNFxzoOMuIJu_oc7WuBdFdH3cZ8/s1600/IMG_2309.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGIC7yrE97B_VMaZfuJUm4pW0S3129TueYGBKkaHlLf5grtom-69jKT_zB3z2LJvKzlr2aYWPnPZZK6AxmXSg7wI2WTGt6zrIXi6BvOZlZZYjZ5Xr3JNFxzoOMuIJu_oc7WuBdFdH3cZ8/s400/IMG_2309.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>Lilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06306006173672036926noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6976288966354436344.post-39225458759965249482012-03-19T13:29:00.000-07:002012-03-19T13:29:12.872-07:00Brick Lane<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBCFe4JNxuy6Plqm600ailImi0z5CA4OQjfjF9F94YmmesUvjvw1lWYOySLwvRtPjNda4BrSR4NZrBtjsUNM-Hjb_R3Puc7n1iA5phf7uJRwlspKsXLPxLr8ZcD8ES2wkErAPwOIrDIn8/s1600/IMG_0678.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBCFe4JNxuy6Plqm600ailImi0z5CA4OQjfjF9F94YmmesUvjvw1lWYOySLwvRtPjNda4BrSR4NZrBtjsUNM-Hjb_R3Puc7n1iA5phf7uJRwlspKsXLPxLr8ZcD8ES2wkErAPwOIrDIn8/s400/IMG_0678.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Because of some major renovations on the tube lines getting around on the weekend has been a hassle at times but Lulu and I were optimistic at giving the bus system a chance in order to get to Brick Lane. We originally wanted to go to Brick Lane grab some yummy food on our way to Spitafields Market but once there we were overwhelmed by the amazing-ness of this street and couldn't leave. First of all the food was so good and the best place to bring a group of people who can't settle on one particular type of food because they have everything! I went for Indian-Thai fusion and of course had to get a cupcake :)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Then the shopping! Ah a must to take my parents back to.. I wanted to many things. Clearly we spend our day at Brick Lane instead of going anywhere else.. 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicfA1owALt1YZrWdVcNXw1yMql3YMny5hC2OqN4Le0QhG6a6lr4HQEFIpD78P9D2QLZY0lkRFglBnWXMzWinNxZ7oxcCRS7keGBv8kW0MOsPCzVMe50ZVRKKgc-nzqYpsJDU3gzdVo_3A/s1600/love-you-mum-card.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicfA1owALt1YZrWdVcNXw1yMql3YMny5hC2OqN4Le0QhG6a6lr4HQEFIpD78P9D2QLZY0lkRFglBnWXMzWinNxZ7oxcCRS7keGBv8kW0MOsPCzVMe50ZVRKKgc-nzqYpsJDU3gzdVo_3A/s400/love-you-mum-card.jpg" width="306" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Over here in this part of the world it's mother's day, obviously called mum's day in Londontown. So to my very special one of a kind mommy HAPPY MUM'S DAY! Ya, your lucky because you get to celebrate this wonderful day twice... twice the presents twice the fun and the second time around your daughter will be there. </div><div style="text-align: center;">xx</div>Lilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06306006173672036926noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6976288966354436344.post-7096042122790979002012-03-15T01:48:00.000-07:002012-03-15T01:48:35.624-07:00Weekend Activities<div style="text-align: center;">Oh the places you'll go when you have the roomies friends visiting from Spain.. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Thursday night we went out to <i>Chinawhite</i> and on the way home managed to loose one of the members of our group but luckily we found her later on. Besides that little mix-up we danced the night away and managed to snap a few "popbooth" pics. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghSlsZ-llQF6onlie7hTW2DqbYVvoCAGUcxXTwFRuU2_zWI6tjHGXCuby9Gws0xCcePCVd6Y_ctkwofZxJ_dHZs9V3amQJeiC0j3sjrY6P8Lqj2lJC9vIydO1o3BcQDsOeSOjZOX-BmxA/s1600/424521_10150660653274445_763724444_8963402_1334536360_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghSlsZ-llQF6onlie7hTW2DqbYVvoCAGUcxXTwFRuU2_zWI6tjHGXCuby9Gws0xCcePCVd6Y_ctkwofZxJ_dHZs9V3amQJeiC0j3sjrY6P8Lqj2lJC9vIydO1o3BcQDsOeSOjZOX-BmxA/s400/424521_10150660653274445_763724444_8963402_1334536360_n.jpg" width="150" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Friday the <b>whole</b> gang went out. There was quite large group of us but we all loved going to a new placed called <i>Funky Buddha</i>. </div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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</tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioQpEm406Ata6uFViAEjUW1b_j495xUkn42rQmNnIUrFfSkykE_te8Ve9iHVI2jvQGhEgIzSH_lJFx0wVXgeV6_IQnAfKBzoztInMuBJWXAWgwul4wLFv9WN28AxMKYuaWi_X1dqL7iMw/s1600/423057_10150724431317848_510602847_11389818_206483886_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioQpEm406Ata6uFViAEjUW1b_j495xUkn42rQmNnIUrFfSkykE_te8Ve9iHVI2jvQGhEgIzSH_lJFx0wVXgeV6_IQnAfKBzoztInMuBJWXAWgwul4wLFv9WN28AxMKYuaWi_X1dqL7iMw/s400/423057_10150724431317848_510602847_11389818_206483886_n.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Saturday I went to <i>Spitafields Market</i> and failed to take any pictures but I will be back there because it was such a great place. It was slightly outdoors but had so many booths that you could go to selling a variety of things from clothing, to yummy food, to vintage jewelry.. ect. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Sunday was the last day one of the roomies friends was in town so we decided to go to a day club, <i>Church</i>. It's quite the experience. Let me just say that among the pirates, superheroes, prisoners, "f<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small; line-height: 16px;"><em style="color: black; font-style: normal;">ú</em></span>tbol" players in attendance, the club played 90s music (such as Blink 182) - not really the typical "club" music, had magicians that ate light bulbs, team drinking competitions, and of course strippers. This was the exact opposite of going to church on a Sunday. Irony at its best. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOL6rz2-GDKM5XQgKVQooMnBPGeFWyY29Dx3mGGrBtWjQg7o8l9b15FlWpEQbHViDq1UObVPcT7aw0aO0FOCfCCqDlZdrpWEJe445sBndCPVl4IbceoWaA7S9QHCX8sNOpZPLbzolSFN8/s1600/421914_2951605069820_1252170031_32714889_266819318_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOL6rz2-GDKM5XQgKVQooMnBPGeFWyY29Dx3mGGrBtWjQg7o8l9b15FlWpEQbHViDq1UObVPcT7aw0aO0FOCfCCqDlZdrpWEJe445sBndCPVl4IbceoWaA7S9QHCX8sNOpZPLbzolSFN8/s400/421914_2951605069820_1252170031_32714889_266819318_n.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The weekend continued with Jen ny's birthday on Monday!! We went to an amazing italian "tapas" restaurant and then to a karaoke bar. Although none of us sang we enjoyed watching people get REALLY into it. They totes thought this was their big break.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicsQ5vRSuBttBHWnIKblnL4W2KIww9ohNseUDlAU5pGbf05ogJmvCGqheAGIux-scIqV0MGW0RwIGvFRP1BON6TBxR393t8mak-C7BKBbxR4FkR2OepURQkhj5VaPx6cfnGz5_Un0LAvI/s1600/416926_2808923671439_1509120082_31957858_472857397_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicsQ5vRSuBttBHWnIKblnL4W2KIww9ohNseUDlAU5pGbf05ogJmvCGqheAGIux-scIqV0MGW0RwIGvFRP1BON6TBxR393t8mak-C7BKBbxR4FkR2OepURQkhj5VaPx6cfnGz5_Un0LAvI/s400/416926_2808923671439_1509120082_31957858_472857397_n.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">xx</div>Lilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06306006173672036926noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6976288966354436344.post-77586922770200373822012-03-08T12:27:00.000-08:002012-03-08T12:27:00.048-08:00A Working Girl<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoZwnzWQybZ5VSN21myB2HOvqCdQ2MIYFzNhrXIVPepoMHh_YRj8S0ff46RcvyeyqoJWI60l_ZF5tvNQz70D2c6rYtBldfEFAcmO4uZeRNqCy20x-p74nUXeV3EsY5gYW7o5PqKTigNZs/s1600/57350595224426863_UZSyP5z0_f.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoZwnzWQybZ5VSN21myB2HOvqCdQ2MIYFzNhrXIVPepoMHh_YRj8S0ff46RcvyeyqoJWI60l_ZF5tvNQz70D2c6rYtBldfEFAcmO4uZeRNqCy20x-p74nUXeV3EsY5gYW7o5PqKTigNZs/s400/57350595224426863_UZSyP5z0_f.jpg" width="318" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">I'm a real working girl! Internships started last week and although I didn't exactly have one till Wednesday (while everyone else on the program did) I began working at a talent agency in London! I now work for an agency that focuses on talent for musical theatre. Pretty much we watch E and gossip about American stars and listen to Glee all day.. I swear we're really hard workers though. Organization, sending emails, answering the phone, packing envelopes, payroll, contracts, ect... basically what interns do best. Although the work day is long I look forward to working with Debbie and Ali. I really enjoy being at this quaint agency and the trip, even if it is an hour and 3 transfers each way, is worth it.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div>Lilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06306006173672036926noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6976288966354436344.post-30040019584424524972012-03-05T09:14:00.000-08:002012-03-05T09:14:16.981-08:00Sleepy Weekend<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ7KD4hUnREWVyqAP7imgoyPK4sUpIJNlZAoPUJjLVM4_sYc_ckyGLmPK_msDvmrIrcvj9FGqcUJlzQpMvQw180Tc9ugANpGztRZPKQErNb5lUnctZbJYCY3sOVuC0XAxqAZCs2bKBylM/s1600/IMG_0612.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ7KD4hUnREWVyqAP7imgoyPK4sUpIJNlZAoPUJjLVM4_sYc_ckyGLmPK_msDvmrIrcvj9FGqcUJlzQpMvQw180Tc9ugANpGztRZPKQErNb5lUnctZbJYCY3sOVuC0XAxqAZCs2bKBylM/s400/IMG_0612.JPG" width="400" /></a><br />
My weekend was filled with some much need sleep. On Saturday I managed to get out the door around 3pm and go explore SoHo. I love this area of town! We sat outside at a cute little restaurant and people watched as the sun was setting and then walked around some more until we spotted a bar with happy hour. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBXm7RwfnlowrSSRgzUwPpInw1eA1YZ14u83-bQbbxbQVUvgPsgT8XIt0H6N2f0TriUUgEOhGQBS8qi1yPYM2VMEq8xxbpdLcNuLlTwNRK-LweLa04DQx0gnwU65GkjTZEmO1g13zBSNs/s1600/IMG_0651.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBXm7RwfnlowrSSRgzUwPpInw1eA1YZ14u83-bQbbxbQVUvgPsgT8XIt0H6N2f0TriUUgEOhGQBS8qi1yPYM2VMEq8xxbpdLcNuLlTwNRK-LweLa04DQx0gnwU65GkjTZEmO1g13zBSNs/s400/IMG_0651.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHmB05VpjIzDbXBxwzgHHasIQYy3G8JAbkuTEh2gFAzWz7AO3-vci7IJenZMM1gfYQVWe6SLSL971DCiLvMe-XFcHWgunP-F8nyz18UTPUSwROk0QB1-ss6tLOdAraFB69rhGmXT3oXoM/s1600/IMG_0636.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHmB05VpjIzDbXBxwzgHHasIQYy3G8JAbkuTEh2gFAzWz7AO3-vci7IJenZMM1gfYQVWe6SLSL971DCiLvMe-XFcHWgunP-F8nyz18UTPUSwROk0QB1-ss6tLOdAraFB69rhGmXT3oXoM/s400/IMG_0636.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAh74T4llvwajTx-6tXP0iDjxRHVsTbb_PdrYMJmhPoNxHTBQJ2r9GNW8g2IcswTaw3nIXqrG6L44HnyGoSYiNuI87TuYXoXzBlMsm9Ehw7ZTf8zu5u4KUcpzKFXlnTm1FskOie9-iMmY/s1600/IMG_0640.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAh74T4llvwajTx-6tXP0iDjxRHVsTbb_PdrYMJmhPoNxHTBQJ2r9GNW8g2IcswTaw3nIXqrG6L44HnyGoSYiNuI87TuYXoXzBlMsm9Ehw7ZTf8zu5u4KUcpzKFXlnTm1FskOie9-iMmY/s400/IMG_0640.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">We simply just had to get a pitcher of margaritas. Then we went to a mexican restaurant because I woke up that morning after having a dream of my friends in SB taking me to Los Agaves (a local mexican restaurant) and clearly had cravings for it. No mexican food here compares to SoCal thats for sure. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMKNiQdfc4OA5TROirLdijZ62m3HaXM2e0puhm5IC_WbEPF5kHFa8-1W-Hu_4TX6YdAwcdal5Sb-POawGZZsfHHfsQ5d4UiGavbjlnbEmKEz1Wt0oxciwnhkTe-j9A058O2PleXqirTMA/s1600/photo-35.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMKNiQdfc4OA5TROirLdijZ62m3HaXM2e0puhm5IC_WbEPF5kHFa8-1W-Hu_4TX6YdAwcdal5Sb-POawGZZsfHHfsQ5d4UiGavbjlnbEmKEz1Wt0oxciwnhkTe-j9A058O2PleXqirTMA/s400/photo-35.JPG" width="298" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht147exlXfFEhmIQmLJeSy9uE1cEAy4bupxewQGrU8Ssm_OA02zVh7TFxGHDxjVpsUo82H4DZ7gQKyVU7J4YOXtVJIXV4cXMXn11IcHQiLRb0xBkx1mWlciGevFC_rONSnKPM3YnoXfFk/s1600/IMG_0658.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht147exlXfFEhmIQmLJeSy9uE1cEAy4bupxewQGrU8Ssm_OA02zVh7TFxGHDxjVpsUo82H4DZ7gQKyVU7J4YOXtVJIXV4cXMXn11IcHQiLRb0xBkx1mWlciGevFC_rONSnKPM3YnoXfFk/s400/IMG_0658.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjisjc2nEy_voGINemDxKJ2AI3swqn0ITcSo4FEN5mD_KKLbuow6JVfVB4eRysQI2NKyKTrvtQ-3Ehkb1M2wOAeXGaPjiB9rg_7diUQB2XPHEV9aKP78nHFFhL-ncTa-KWXG6BZlgAbT0c/s1600/IMG_0666.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjisjc2nEy_voGINemDxKJ2AI3swqn0ITcSo4FEN5mD_KKLbuow6JVfVB4eRysQI2NKyKTrvtQ-3Ehkb1M2wOAeXGaPjiB9rg_7diUQB2XPHEV9aKP78nHFFhL-ncTa-KWXG6BZlgAbT0c/s400/IMG_0666.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfQUK5OieB8WixnC-TvQam3OVZkC_otw_8i2wtEInXXqxnfPKwY1XlqXzrDVP8H38HFA8oHP7be37hKnHMyIUSzbEANvRUaZZTqOEhnkm98g7Nvsi2liMaKDIrbSVUOfYvNIyULA8LENc/s1600/IMG_0665.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfQUK5OieB8WixnC-TvQam3OVZkC_otw_8i2wtEInXXqxnfPKwY1XlqXzrDVP8H38HFA8oHP7be37hKnHMyIUSzbEANvRUaZZTqOEhnkm98g7Nvsi2liMaKDIrbSVUOfYvNIyULA8LENc/s400/IMG_0665.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT5VR8Sdfgo9hzVTU9vgKp-n6mFhnhdXap8biDMstLF3agmbU76iEB_BRF0trUu6ZKwm7yBjuxTlI2Lhaas9i5wUO8pUMIm0CAySCAoCmRQq3Voo2n1mIqXiTuG45SYj6iRD7pf_NSyx8/s1600/photo-34.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="298" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT5VR8Sdfgo9hzVTU9vgKp-n6mFhnhdXap8biDMstLF3agmbU76iEB_BRF0trUu6ZKwm7yBjuxTlI2Lhaas9i5wUO8pUMIm0CAySCAoCmRQq3Voo2n1mIqXiTuG45SYj6iRD7pf_NSyx8/s400/photo-34.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>Lilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06306006173672036926noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6976288966354436344.post-10574558495982751612012-03-04T05:55:00.000-08:002012-03-04T05:55:13.255-08:00Amsterdam - For the Foodies<div style="text-align: center;">The food in Amsterdam was delish! So much cheese and pancakes and croissants... all things that are too good but I really shouldn't be consuming for every meal. The first night we were there we went to a restaurant recommended to me and off the beaten path but oh so good called <i>Yam Yam</i>. It was a little Italian joint that had such good pizzas and of course both of us finished a pizza to ourselves. It was so quant and because we got there kinda late when the people started to trickle out we were asked by the staff if it was okay that they smoked inside... clearly a relaxed place.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVhnUElTrZ7NmTojIl-4UBGF38X6rOeQD8ZIiAz3c722stl7WKY5X3oR_4dUukRU_AfIrWfRFrAGswmVvNUHrdnRlJ9IWrgQlE83WZVJm-7gwI8hvBU3so3gz0zOTc_b_WeaXoiNS7D4s/s1600/photo-32.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVhnUElTrZ7NmTojIl-4UBGF38X6rOeQD8ZIiAz3c722stl7WKY5X3oR_4dUukRU_AfIrWfRFrAGswmVvNUHrdnRlJ9IWrgQlE83WZVJm-7gwI8hvBU3so3gz0zOTc_b_WeaXoiNS7D4s/s400/photo-32.JPG" width="298" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">The next day we started off stopping by a little bakery and getting a coffee and chocolate croissant only to be followed a few hours later by an amazing lunch. The sandwich place that we went to was called <i>Singel 404</i> and was located right on one of the canals. It was packed inside and waiting for a table took about 20 min but it was so worth it! I had a smoked chicken, avocado, sun-dried tomato, and bre open faced sandwich with a fresh cup of orange and banana juice. Let's just say we didn't talk during lunch. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMVpJ7uqBtRJV1H6yD4R3oT9IPt51pHL93APENdC-u8CeNw9I-YRUJ45xuEXYTUsQaMSPjfFaGLEjT6My_jZPJ5299vCmymLBcvY4UTvrzN8DU3Gbp3f3uIZBuW8vkqkIjTOiwdZXzWg4/s1600/photo-33.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMVpJ7uqBtRJV1H6yD4R3oT9IPt51pHL93APENdC-u8CeNw9I-YRUJ45xuEXYTUsQaMSPjfFaGLEjT6My_jZPJ5299vCmymLBcvY4UTvrzN8DU3Gbp3f3uIZBuW8vkqkIjTOiwdZXzWg4/s400/photo-33.JPG" width="298" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggRS_sgfMCaIPchi3-JgJ3v4KU-sZloaTXXojgYSXj_rXJDQQeRGE7I_CBaFtlTBz6wRGxcWTwEsw9WkV92HsAuJz8PaVu-VzSRpUSKbJbEZxDuFpQZPJUSx783f47w1cCtXFJeha2Mf4/s1600/photo-31.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggRS_sgfMCaIPchi3-JgJ3v4KU-sZloaTXXojgYSXj_rXJDQQeRGE7I_CBaFtlTBz6wRGxcWTwEsw9WkV92HsAuJz8PaVu-VzSRpUSKbJbEZxDuFpQZPJUSx783f47w1cCtXFJeha2Mf4/s400/photo-31.JPG" width="355" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">The last day we were there we had to fit in getting pancakes. We went to <i>Pannenkoekenhuis Upstairs</i>, nestled down a little alley way where you have to climb the steepest stairs, which is quite the feat with a backpack the size of myself, where you then reach your destination of a teeny tiny restaurant consisting of 4 or 5 tables, all occupied. Every other inch in the place is covered with teapots (if there were Earthquakes in Amsterdam this is the location to stay clear of). With a very healthy start to my day I got a half apple, half banana pancake with chocolate, nutella, and cream. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6FsFjugivqzJukzRJeEPEDFDoua_wNh_rd_z8NEzlRPOejdw22bxFZzJZQh5cZDvYOCAOgUAr54kSyACo9VFizfpwtwF6zFzL5P4CXTYu3jQXSXGEB1VnhDr7pFbsjIs9JMxUZmh65q8/s1600/IMG_0560.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="270" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6FsFjugivqzJukzRJeEPEDFDoua_wNh_rd_z8NEzlRPOejdw22bxFZzJZQh5cZDvYOCAOgUAr54kSyACo9VFizfpwtwF6zFzL5P4CXTYu3jQXSXGEB1VnhDr7pFbsjIs9JMxUZmh65q8/s400/IMG_0560.JPG" width="400" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG9WdpjmxFDGqnXCasu0Zm-tz-kReBIpD0bQth3FhBDqbAX0iky3Le4CxekP-AvAy9_DfhXXktlOx63Xf2lLDVgqyPpwlRaLQLfiF5aMsV4KJGEdSGgAb_la4ufHmh73fvgVFl4kpJTpU/s1600/IMG_0563.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="265" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG9WdpjmxFDGqnXCasu0Zm-tz-kReBIpD0bQth3FhBDqbAX0iky3Le4CxekP-AvAy9_DfhXXktlOx63Xf2lLDVgqyPpwlRaLQLfiF5aMsV4KJGEdSGgAb_la4ufHmh73fvgVFl4kpJTpU/s400/IMG_0563.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>Lilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06306006173672036926noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6976288966354436344.post-79988596955031132842012-03-03T06:43:00.000-08:002012-03-03T06:43:43.811-08:00You Can Sleep When Your... In A Good Hotel<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg52_Md0lovO4T5Lxwm-L7oqTVD2-egluv6ESp01FkG5iJj0vyUAgbBwxGNAMUypxLTo2YRfpIRCB7agx-m1b4bSP0LwjBFcFNy8YRq8OODmQ-Jh8im1JlAeaMm7R-BcwYYjdpjVMe2djw/s1600/photo-23.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg52_Md0lovO4T5Lxwm-L7oqTVD2-egluv6ESp01FkG5iJj0vyUAgbBwxGNAMUypxLTo2YRfpIRCB7agx-m1b4bSP0LwjBFcFNy8YRq8OODmQ-Jh8im1JlAeaMm7R-BcwYYjdpjVMe2djw/s400/photo-23.JPG" width="296" /></a></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Hellooooo Amsterdam you sure did welcome us well!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">With such a pretty sunset to look out at as we arrived into Amsterdam, who would have thought that things could go so poorly with the whole rooming situation.. When we finally got to our destination "Hotel My Home", the outside didn't look nearly as bad as what the inside was like. Immediately it was like I was entering a huge kitty litter box, and being a bad sport about smells I wasn't too fond of the idea of spending a weekend in smoker-free, cat pee, dark den. The solution was simple (and much more costly) but we decided to spend a night in a luxurious hotel. Of course after spending a night in a different hostel that was only slightly better. </div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The better hostel... </td></tr>
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</tbody></table><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The first day in Amsterdam we went to Rijkmuseum to look at Remembrant and Venner paintings then to the VanGogh Museum and stopped by the I "am"sterdam sculpture to snap a few touristy pics. After an amazing lunch we headed to the flower market and then made our way to the "Heineken Experience". I think my favorite part was seeing the horse named Freddy or maybe being told that to enjoy the beverage I should "drink like a man". I don't think the other women in that room thought it was as funny as I did from the looks they were giving me. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIQhZDpzp6wd079h66MlF2MqGheuOhez8ER7w077Bdi4YFbwP6w4P4fsvHYul_FpazQzdfV7nDRKNZAc_aST_wm3yCM4_QBPNLIebxcb-ZmNv_MVHHKw9H0OpPPZvw_2QQQls9Z9PikaE/s1600/photo-29.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><br />
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