persuasion: Vacation

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11/9/10

DEAR ELIZABETH:

I think it's time for us to plan another sister trip, don't you?
Here's some ideas of mine:

Prince Edward Island

{photo from HSien's flickr}

Savannah, Georgia

{photo from terryballard's flickr}

Cinque Terre

{photo from noah*75's flickr}

Madagascar

{photo from Ze Eduardo's flickr}

Okay, where do you want to go?

10/28/10

R and I enjoyed a mini-break in Halifax last weekend while his band, The Famines, participated in the Halifax Pop Explosion. 28 hours of driving for 35 hours of visiting time, retarded right? Anyway, it was really nice to go back to Halifax, however short the stay. I hadn't been there since 1999 when I visited a friend attending NSCAD......and whoosh, seems 11 years of my life flew by just like that.

We stayed with friends of Garrett's, Zane and Alexis, who have a fantastic condo in a 100 year old schoolhouse just across the water on the Dalhousie side. Zane owns a really special cafe called 'Two If By Sea' a few blocks away from their house and we were treated to amazing homemade croissants and perfect americanos both mornings of our stay.

As with most port cities, my favorite time was spent with my honey, wandering along the wharf, smelling the sea, watching the boats sail by.

Gulls.

Gull snacks.

Mmmmm. Breakfast Seafood.

And, of course, shenanigans.

6/8/10

DISTANT LANDS

I put the first of my Morocco photos up on anemone, honey. Go check them out!
-Mary

6/1/10

UNDERCOVER

Okay so we don't make the best private eyes.
Liz and I had to catch some of the many law enforcement officers we saw in Europe. I only wish we had captured more photos for you, but I didn't want to risk getting yelled at by a cop -- or in the case of the Spanish (bottom photo) I didn't want to get too many dinner invites.

P.s. The Paris cops were seriously bad ass.

Update!

I'm going to hijack Mary's post to add this photo of the cop at the Eiffel Tour. He soooo knows I'm taking his picture despite my attempt to be discreet.

5/27/10

AT THE ZOO

"Something tells me it's all happening at the zoo / I do believe it, I do believe it's true"

Seeing Elizabeth off in Barcelona was both emotional and exhilarating. I was suddenly completely off the grid; completely anonymous and independent. Immediately after saying goodbye to Liz I needed to book my train ticket for Carcassonne, France -- surely the French rail strike would not still be dragging on, right?

Turns out the French like to strike.

Okay so I'm stranded in Barcelona and all my exit options are expiring as quickly as I can find them. What to do? Get the hell out of the party hostel, book a gorgeous hotel room (with a bit of luck and homeless wandering around the city) start making plans for an extended stay and go to the zoo.

General zoo controversy aside, the Barcelona zoo was quite nice; many of the areas were well set up for the species they housed and others were in the process of expansion. It was a chilly day and most of the animals were up and about. I was able to wander around for hours, not having to butcher Spanish for anyone. Yes, I suppose there is some irony to be found with me using my brand new freedom to visit animals in enclosures - but I was able to forget my travel worries and have a nice calm and quiet day. Just me and the animals.

5/19/10

SAN FRAN MOTLEY CREW

I was really bad about taking photos on our trip to San Francisco. Although we did numerous amazing things, saw some great shows and ate non-stop, I seem to have no record of that part of the trip. I do, however, have many photos of fish (live ones).....

It was a really nice vacation and so good for RB and I to get away together. San Francisco is a beautiful city, totally foodie spoiled and full of endless attractions. We really enjoyed our time and made some great new friends too.

Here's my motley assembly of San Fran photos.