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Kissing Cousins
August 2010
Last week while visiting SLC, we decided to head west to check out the city’s namesake, The Great Salt Lake. As soon as we arrived, we were reminded of our trip to the Salton Sea last year. Much like other things in Utah, these two places are most certainly related!
A wolf in sheep’s clothing?
An other-worldly landscape.
An overwhelming sense of abandonment.
Skeletons of life and the stench of death.
Where art and arson merge.
And history repeats itself.
It’s just a façade of normalness.
With a touch of horror.
Don’t wait to find out.
FOR A FASCINATING LOOK INTO THE GREAT SALK LAKE AND THE SALTAIR’S HISTORY, PLEASE CLICK HERE.
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October 2009
This weekend I realized that life is not going to slow down anytime soon, so I’m trying to accept the craziness I currently live in. At least I left the sorrows of September in October’s wake — I’ve been riding high ever since.
That said, the sea of photos in which I am swimming gets deeper by the day. I returned from NYC with nearly 1700 new fish to fry! Undeterred, I am working through them, happy to relive an amazing weekend away.
So…. I totally loved New York. I knew I would. I can’t wait to go back and take it all in. But right now, I’m trying to figure out how I can move there. Anyone want to hire me?
Unfortunately, I can’t share the wedding photos yet, as my bride and groom are still honeymooning in Africa, but I can show you my awesome hotel room. We stayed at The Standard and I loved it! I only wish I’d taken more photos, especially of the entrance and the lobby – but these will have to suffice.
As you can see, it was anything but standard…
14th floor. Corner room. Ceiling to floor windows with amazing city and river views. A peep show shower with gigantic bathtub. Kiss My Face bath products. The most comfy bed and bedding ever. And a minibar like you’ve never seen before (Take my word, I forgot to take a pic of it!) Highly recommended. A+
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August 2009
In many ways, the Pantheon represents what Rome is all about: a city with so much history it’s like looking at a mosaic of all the art history movements in one place – from Antiquity to Medieval, Renaissance to Baroque, Neo-classical to Modern. It’s a visual medley of periods, if you will.
From the outside, it is rugged and primitive – but inside it’s a sophisticated sight to behold. The impressive dome lumbers overhead while a burst of light shines through the open oculus, penetrating the dense, marble floors. Personally, it felt too impious to be a place of worship (especially compared to all of the other cathedrals we saw) but it’s no wonder this church has inspired so many other buildings – it’s truly amazing!
P is for…
Pigeons
Power
People
Portico
Pronaos
Patterns
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August 2009
In Europe, it is very difficult to find hotel rooms that will fit a family of four (or more.)
Generally, beds are single sized (often two are pushed together to make a large double) and there’s almost always a limit of 3 twin beds (a triple) to one hotel room.
Seeing as this would not do, we started looking into other alternatives and found that apartments (and sometimes even houses) were a better and surprisingly more affordable option for our family. Not only do we prefer having more space, but I love to shop for and cook food in different cities.
Have you ever watched the show House Hunters International?
My husband and I enjoy watching it, as we hope to live abroad in the near future. It’s always interesting to see what homes look like around the world.
In that same vein, I also like to take photos of the places we stay in and thought you might enjoy seeing what a random Roman apartment looks like.
This good-sized, 2 bedroom flat was located in the medieval Trastevere neighborhood, near the base of Janiculum Hill. I’m not sure I’d stay in this neighborhood again (a little too far from city center) — but all in all, it was a quiet and comfortable place to live for our 4 days in Rome.
We booked this particular rental through Home Away, which lists vacation rentals all across the globe.
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