into the mystic

Since it was supposed to snow in Madrid I decided to head north this past weekend to Edinburgh Scotland to at least feel the cold in a new place.


Edinburgh is an unbelievable city and I loved everything about it. It is so different from Madrid and anywhere else I have ever been and yet somehow, I still fell in love as soon as I stepped off the plane. I loved the stone buildings everywhere. Loved hearing Van Morrison in every pub and at every street corner and being called "love" by strangers on the street. Most of all I loved visiting friends from Bates in such a foreign place.

Kristy and Meghan from Bates.

This ones for you Har! 

(We are now officially a part of the D.A. I knew this day would finally come.)

Big cat scratch.

more of madrid

Walk around by the Alonso Martinez metro stop. 

some enchanted evening

dinner date

Dinner at Taberna Pompeyana. The first of a series of weekly international dinner dates in Madrid.


Week one: Italy with a side of spanish jamon.

catch up

Bienvenidos! 
This is the first post of the new photo blog! (I have to admit I got some inspiration from some one I know, hi olivia!)
There won't be much writing here as I am still going to be using email for more text sensitive information. However, as an email takes forever to send with pictures attached, this is the new meeting point to share pictures.
As this is the catch up blog post that encompasses the first week in Spain, I have a lot to post. I was a little shutter happy this week, especially in Segovia, a town outside of Madrid I visited. Entonces, I apologize in advance. 


First, Segovia.

Second, around by the National Library (obviously), El Prado Museum and then at La Reina Sofía Museum in Madrid.

And finally, at El Rastro market and the San Miguel food market in Madrid.