{paris…dreamy.}
{rome…unreal.}
{istanbul…intriguing.}
{madrid…wishful.}
{thailand…amazing.}
i watched midnight in paris today and was just so inspired. i love to travel and wish that i could do more of it. one day, Lordwilling…
…i want to walk the streets of an unknown land once again…
xoxo
Lo
ahhh. just saw this old blog post.
dear courtney, nicole, hannah, brooke p., and brooke v.
so many great memories(:
greece was great.
lugging 50 lb. bags down the stairs of the train station = PRICELESS.
“ehofilo” — boyfriend.
free drinks.
that ALMOST free meal, which turned into brooke pretending to be sick!
the dogs.
ATHENS.
reading paul’s letters where he wrote them.
SO FUNNY.
xoxo
Lo
[so basically, in the next 10 years.]
1. i would like to kiss the great sphinx.
2. cruise down the amazon river.
3. walk along the great wall of china.
4. see the taj mahal.
5. explore versaille.
6. hike up machu picchu
7. take a “walk” in this park [austria].
8. see victoria falls.
9. go on a jungle safari.
10. meet ol’ben.
11. walk the streets of barcelona.
12. visit petra.
13. learn to surf–somewhere exotic.
14. swim with turtles.
15. backpack through yosemite [just being realistic].
16. visit the guggenheim museum in spain.
17. see the cherry blossom trees in japan.
18. explore thailand.
19. visit the mosques of istanbul.
20. and then back to israel…
{…the list can go on forever, becuase God has made a beautiful world for us to explore. who’s wants to join me??!}
xoxo
Lo
laguna beach.
with two lovely ladies.
such a gorgeous day. many laughs & memories made.
[this girl.]
[they love their gelato. or GA-lato, as laura called it.]
all in all it was a perfect day.
xoxo
Lo
it was fabulous.
[much tanning//reading//relaxing was involved.]
favorite breakfast spot:
[for obvious reasons.]
favorite hike:
[felt like i was in Israel again, carrying the water backpack. i miss it!]
[we did! it was DELIIIICIOUS.]
[it was SO beautiful!!!!]
favorite evening [well one of them]:
watching the sun set over the lake, as i was talking to my best friendboy && miss LD.
…good-bye lake tahoe. stay beautiful.
…see you next year.
xoxo
Lo
off to the lake…
xoxo
Lo
i was listening to the kooks this morning and couldn’t help but be reminded of that summer in italy.
[roma]
[oh dear sweet marco (: every day he would ask me if i had a boyfriend. when i told him no, he would smile and tell me that he would be mine.]
[venice]
[he is my favorite]
[...i have fallen in love all over again]
the gelato. cappucinos. pizza. pasta. people. language. fashion. the streets. shopping.
xoxo
Lo
:: a person who is traveling or visiting a place for pleasure ::
this word has come up quite often over the past few months–in israel, greece, and now california.
the other day, my dad and i were talking about how it is so funny when people try to disguise the fact that they are, indeed, tourists. i wonder why that is…maybe it is that somewhat unconscious desire to always be accepted by others and fit in. hmm, i don’t know. anyway, one way or another, once that camera comes out…your cover has been blown. and EVERY ONE knows (;
:: here are some our touristy shots from the past week ::
hollywood
[couldn't help my Gilmore Girl loving self (:]
[yah, thats her name--don't wear it out]
[we love hollywood]
san diego zoo
[i always "stop to smell the roses"]
[the traditional smashed penny]
[this picture is special to me, not because of the quality, but because it was taken when i met an adorable friend named :: matthew. who kindly explained what he knew about each of the different animals.]
mission inn
casey’s cupcakes and cappucinos
last week was so much fun and such a blessing. i absolutely love my family (:
xoxo
Lo
[that was the theme song of our Greece trip]
anyway, to finish showing you some pictures from our trip…
[day 5]
this was pretty much the only “historical//learning” day that we had. it was actually one our favorite days (:
first stop :: zues’ temple and hadrian’s arch
second :: the modern olympic stadium
third :: the parliament building–where we saw the soldiers do their special dance
fourth :: the ancient agora
fifth :: the acropolis
sixth :: paul’s rock–aka mars hill
seventh :: hadrian’s library
eighth :: the roman agora//the tower of the winds
our final stop of the day :: GELATO and the bakery [as per usual]
…then we were off to our ferry ride to Santorini.[day 6]
i wish i had a picture of what Santorini looked like when we arrived at 1 a.m. it was beautiful in the moon light.
[day 7]
…so our hotel the first night was. um. well. not what we expected.
but after waiting a long time for a bus into the main city, we found paradise (;
::exploring the streets of fira::
this was our first frappe :: the famous drink over there
after wandering around for a few hours we went back to the hotel to read and watch the sunset…and some slept.
[day 8]
BEST day in santorini
first :: BRUNCH [best one we have had in 3 months!]
second :: ATVs for 24 hours
third :: we drove to some red // black sand beaches.
they were GORGEOUS.
fourth :: drove to Oia to watch the sunset
[these are the awesome earmuffs we got at eilat]
[day 9]
last day on santorini island
we still had the ATV’s, so we drove over to another beach (:
then we decided to walk down to the port at Fira…587 steps…this is where all the donkeys are.
[these are the men trying to talk us into taking a ride--we planned on doing it on the way up]
the port we layed out and slept//read for a few hours…we had already checked out of our room and were killing time until our ferry ride back to Athens at 1 a.m. (side note :: we didn’t sleep in a bed//shower for over 48 hours)
then we hiked back up the steep stairs to watch the sunset and search for dinner. we ended up not doing the donkey rides for two reasons :: 1. we didn’t want to stink [which in the end didn't matter because we sweated more than we would have on the donkeys] and 2. it was expensive!
*notice his tongue* :: the poor guy was exhausted [we felt his pain--those stairs were rough]
but the sunset made it all worth while (:
then we just killed time until our ferry ride.
we arrived back in Athens around 7 a.m.
sat//slept in starbucks for a few hours (: they didn’t mind.
after resting up, we walked around the city some more, trying to soak up our last hours in this wonderful place (:
we did some last minute shopping, then of course concluded our day with GELATO.
then we were off to the airport. back to reality. back to school–just three weeks.
all in all, this trip was an experience of a life-time. i loved absolutely every minute of it. God was so good to us the entire time. He is just so faithful and so gracious to us, even though we deserve absolutely none of it. i loved getting to know each of these girls better. i learned so much from all of them. they are forever my friends and sisters (: i know that the Lord has such wonderful things planned for each of them. they are just so special. so thank you :: nicole, hannah, courtney, brooke, and brooke!!! (: love you girls.
xoxo
Lo
