day four.

london.

museum of natural history

my favorite.

hummingbirds

day three.

today we did the sail and rail to london, which added up to two hours of motion sickness on a rocking ferry, and close to five hours of train travel through english countryside, dotted with more cream and rust colored sheep than i've ever seen in my life. at times there was coastline on the left side and mountains on the right. it was surreal, to say the least. 

we spent tonight wandering aimlessly around these quiet little neighborhoods of london near our hostel. it's so comforting to walk these almost deserted streets in the cold night air. 

day two.

in the morning, we ventured out to eat at a restaurant william knew of, but instead found the best little outdoor market with fresh produce, meats, bread and smoothies. we wandered into the natural history museum, which is now one of our all time favorite things in dublin, and the art museum, and walked by oscar wilde's childhood home. We had dinner at shebeen chic, the most amazing restaurant/bar  decorated haphazardly with sideways paintings and mismatched mirrors. 

oh, and of course i had to include a photo of the bridge from leap year. couldn't help myself.

dublin.

our first night was rainy and cold, but lovely. we were ambitious and toured the entire downtown in the drizzle, but given the short amount of time here it was worth it. we had shepherd's pie and hot chocolate at the quaintest little local place called gruel. i don't know who said ireland had awful food, but they were sorely mistaken.

sweet finds

I'm so completely enraptured by Danielle's jewelry at Dinosaur Toes. Ever since I bought my first necklace from her I've been itching to get something else. If not for me, I'll definitely be doing some Christmas shopping on her Etsy site. I love love this citrine ring.

I can't get over how pretty this dress by ouma is. And it's handmade!

my pretty friend eliza

shared this with me tonight. she said it was "bittersweetly beautiful," and i completely agree.

and here's eliza (to make you smile):

a little day at the beach

puts everything into perspective

"She had an unequalled gift...of squeezing big mistakes into small opportunities."    [Henry James]