(sort of) Abandoned Treasure

While in Paris, I visited Sainte Chapelle–a deconsecrated Catholic church that was originally built to house Louis XIV’s collection of religious Passion relics. While this place felt very sad (perhaps because it has been empty for so long), the beautiful stained glass work was breathtaking. The structure does show age and decay, despite it being…

Madrid Everywhere You Look

I will keep this short and sweet: Madrid is a very walkable city and I set out to photograph as much of it as I could. Here are some of the best street shots I captured around the city. No big monuments here, expect for Plaza Mayor–those will come later! Most photos were taken as…

Eiffel Tower by Night

Unicorns are real and Pairs is proof of it, period. How can a girl fall in love with a city–with its streets, its buildings, walls, its rainy days, atmosphere and people so fast? I absolutely adore this place! It is so magical and romantic–there must be fairies here, I am sure! If you ever visit,…

Eiffel Tower by Day

On Thursday I visited the Eiffel Tower and went all the way to the summit! A few fun facts of the day: while queuing I met two young girls from North Carolina; a mom-and-daugther duo were the first to offer to take a picture of me in front of a monument (alas I have a…