tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-42642186091583118632024-03-12T18:37:24.774-05:00The League of Whimsyemily hopehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03478021483171604292noreply@blogger.comBlogger225125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4264218609158311863.post-43922066233398389892021-12-29T16:41:00.007-06:002021-12-29T18:26:01.288-06:00Still Kicking.<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjJXJfKaxDKGplcgrTuRDCotNXPwW0rpouIVxJBZNcXUJ4NJYgsML4HuYA6rdFDLcxoMgPaaD5CFce2_ZuBJMdi-nR8sTHFg-OgmYZVimTo2YbH_ROev6Y9lDM_FN9YecAtNPnHEzQOzYRl6RWaVoSlOqJNeLm_aHRWZuqESivtum6J-yytyUAKqaup=s1470" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1470" data-original-width="1125" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjJXJfKaxDKGplcgrTuRDCotNXPwW0rpouIVxJBZNcXUJ4NJYgsML4HuYA6rdFDLcxoMgPaaD5CFce2_ZuBJMdi-nR8sTHFg-OgmYZVimTo2YbH_ROev6Y9lDM_FN9YecAtNPnHEzQOzYRl6RWaVoSlOqJNeLm_aHRWZuqESivtum6J-yytyUAKqaup=w490-h640" width="490" /> </a><br /></div><p style="text-align: left;"></p><p style="text-align: center;">Still alive and incredibly grateful to be so. Delighted to live in Seattle with easy access to seals and mountains, always wishing that my favorite people lived just a little bit closer. Relieved to remain childfree, though thrilled to have a new niece. Bought pants, got new tattoos, learned a song on the concertina. Redefined a life without constant travel and embraced local living. My work time is spent immersed in <a href="https://www.booklistonline.com/The-Silver-Arrow/pid=9735326" target="_blank">children's books</a> and the <a href="https://www.fairtradewinds.net/" target="_blank">fair trade world</a>. Life is good, the world is terrible. 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I wanted one new blog post in 2017, with the promise to myself to document my travels in the new year, before I completely forget the adventures. One last look at Lisbon and my favorite places to spend money: Gelados Santini (get a dish and walk around the corner and up the hill to the Museum of Archealogy -- the view from the back of the museum is perfection), Landeau Chocolate (the only food served is the most perfect chocolate cake), and A Vida Portuguesa (everything from beautifully packaged sardines to gorgeous housewares). </div>
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Alfama is the oldest district in Lisbon, and it also happens to be the windiest, stair-iest portion, too. It is filled with colorful tiles, narrow staircases, and the strains of the traditional fado singing coming out of the bars tucked into the corners along the way. It's best to start at the top and just head downhill along random paths -- you'll know when to stop when you run into the sea.<br />
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If you do find yourself wandering around Lisbon at night and in need of a cocktail, make it a point to stop at the wonderful Chinese Pavilion. It's an easy funicular ride (!) and a stroll from Rossio Square, and an unassuming exterior opens up into something incredible. It started as an antique shop -- no surprise there -- and is now a place to marvel at the collections and sip delicious cocktails served to you by a very kind vest-clad waiter. </div>
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<br />emily hopehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03478021483171604292noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4264218609158311863.post-16742658897125773432015-12-20T20:39:00.001-06:002015-12-20T20:41:04.351-06:00Piles of tiles.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Another ridiculously colorful aspect of Lisbon is the incredible ceramic tile that covers the buildings along the way. The tiles, or <i style="background-color: white; color: #252525; line-height: 22.4px;">azulejo</i><i style="background-color: white; color: #252525; line-height: 22.4px;">, </i><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; line-height: 22.4px;">are a centuries-old tradition that can be spotted on churches, shops, and even ordinary houses that line the streets. Can I just start adding tiles to some of the grey Chicago buildings? Or painting the doors? It would help brighten the winters so much!</span></span></div>
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<br />emily hopehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03478021483171604292noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4264218609158311863.post-63485214009909395232015-10-19T12:06:00.005-05:002015-10-19T12:06:57.039-05:00Live colorfully.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Lisbon made my color-loving heart so happy -- even the rainy days were never grey.</div>
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This city! It is hills and water, winding staircases and tree-lined avenues. Pastries, port, music, color! It is warm and rough around the edges and wonderfully lived-in. I am already dreading our departure.</div>
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emily hopehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03478021483171604292noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4264218609158311863.post-35119692215739346612015-10-07T08:19:00.002-05:002015-10-07T12:12:43.530-05:00Night and day.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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(Lisbon is a good place to be.)</div>
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emily hopehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03478021483171604292noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4264218609158311863.post-7168647062237071442015-09-13T13:10:00.000-05:002015-09-13T13:10:06.047-05:00In a fog.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Spring in Montenegro was generally perfection, weather-wise. It was a lot of pleasant, sunny days, wonderful for wandering. But when it was gloomy, it was <i>gloomy</i> -- pouring rain and spectacular fog on the mountains. Those days were just as welcome, and it made stopping under an awning for a warm drink a necessity. What a hardship!</div>
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One last glance at Dubrovnik: the harbor at the southern end of town. You can keep walking around the main harbor and around the city wall, and though it looks like it comes to an abrupt end, you can sort of sidle around a corner and find a lovely spot for snoozing (if you're a cat) or swimming (if you're an older gentleman in speedos). I will only provide photographic evidence for one of those categories (you're welcome).</div>
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Every single photo of me by the sea is sort of tense, ready to run from a wave at any moment...</div>
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At some point while wandering around Dubrovnik, you might find yourself standing in front of this staircase:<br />
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And if you walk to the top of that staircase, you'll be rewarded with a lovely view:</div>
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You may be curious about what is just beyond the plaza at the top of those stairs, and you might walk past the cafe and down a stone passageway and be confronted by an intriguing sign:</div>
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You might follow the arrow and up another staircase and discover a hole in the stone wall and step through it:</div>
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We spent a beautiful couple of hours on a double-decker bus last weekend, winding through the mountains and up the coast to Croatia. The Grand Imperial Hotel welcomed us with a sunny balcony and sweets, and the entire city of Dubrovnik was a gem: lots of winding streets, endless staircases, a sea wall to climb (I mostly clung onto the sides and tried not to look over the sheer drops, but people without fear of heights seemed to enjoy it...), a delicious vegetarian restaurant (<a href="http://www.nishtarestaurant.com/" target="_blank">Nishta</a>, highly recommended), and cliffside bars. And cats. More cats.</div>
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<br />emily hopehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03478021483171604292noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4264218609158311863.post-79250847678350524672015-04-21T06:37:00.001-05:002015-04-21T06:37:22.971-05:00Our Lady of the Rocks.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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From the shores of Perast, you can make out two small islands in the center of the bay. The tree-covered space is home to a small monastery (there has been an abbey in this spot since at least 1166!) that is closed to the public, but the other one is easily reachable by boat. Legend has it that this almost entirely man-made island was founded when sailors found an icon of Mary on a protruding sea rock, and seafarers began dropping stones and sinking ships in that spot to form a place to honor her. The small church that sits there now was built in the 1600s and contains relics left behind by grateful sailors and their families in thanks for safe voyages and miraculous interventions at sea: silver plaques, lanterns, embroidery, ship bells, coffee grinders, and the occasional parasol. Brides <i>still</i> leave a memento above the doorways when they marry there, and residents continue to boat out to drop a rock or two during a festival in July. It's a lovely place for a history lesson.</div>
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emily hopehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03478021483171604292noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4264218609158311863.post-47583640499776589062015-04-15T13:58:00.001-05:002015-04-15T13:58:53.940-05:00Perast.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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We braved the local bus system and took a short trip to the nearby town of Perast this past weekend. We were unceremoniously dropped off on the side of the road at the top of the town, which made for a spectacular, if slightly bewildering, first impression. We ultimately discovered a steep winding staircase to follow into the main square and down to the water's edge, and I didn't trip once. Less than 400 people live in this formerly Venetian-controlled little place, but there are some wonderful restaurants -- and mysterious islands. I'll save that story for another time!</div>
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The gorgeous dress that I sported on this outing is from the upcoming fall line from <a href="http://www.matatraders.com/" target="_blank">Mata Traders</a> (hi, guys!), a marvelous fair trade jewelry and clothing company headquartered in Chicago. I've had the fantastic opportunity to do some work for them these past few months, and the people who comprise the company are just as warm and wonderful (and occasionally silly) as I could have hoped. It's a company that ticks all of my favorite things (ethically produced fashion! pretty dresses! small business! women helping women!), and it's been so much fun to swan around Montenegro in some of the new dresses. More to come on that front, too! </div>
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Welcome to Kotor! The charming medieval fortress town looks tiny from the surrounding stone walls, but initial perceptions are deceptive; it's terribly easy to get lost in the winding passageways and sunny plazas. Getting disoriented is part of the fun, though! There's always a café nearby if you need to regroup, snack, and get your bearings. I've found that pizza is particularly helpful for this, so I've been consuming copious amounts of it. Or is wine the most helpful? I should probably have both...</div>
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Now THIS is a backyard -- my Montenegrin backyard for the month, to be exact. It's impossibly pretty on the Bay of Kotor; I've actually gotten actively angry at the lovely scenery, particularly in moments when I've been so distracted by yet another pretty view that I miss a step going down to the water or nearly walk off of a pier <i>into </i>the water. Could it be a little less majestic, please? </div>
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My cousin's wedding in York pulled us away from Edinburgh for a week, though I gladly would have stayed longer. What a place to wander! Lodging was a former ice cream factory converted into a loft space, and a quick hop across the river put you in the heart of the city and winding streets. Some of those streets have remained virtually untouched for hundreds of years! It was excellent for time traveling.</div>
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<br />emily hopehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03478021483171604292noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4264218609158311863.post-75738042733851587752014-10-14T14:03:00.001-05:002014-10-14T14:03:17.537-05:00From the gallery.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />emily hopehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03478021483171604292noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4264218609158311863.post-75319547615572399042014-09-25T14:39:00.002-05:002014-09-25T14:39:26.196-05:00Inverness<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Wouldn't you know it -- a previous week of sun and blue skies, and I finally drag my camera out when it turns to grey. To combat this, I went in search of a little color and was pleased with what I found.</div>
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Edinburgh, again. So happy to be back.</div>
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We'd wait until the sun began to fade to venture through town and towards Miro's Mountain, a peak that formed the south end of the cove. For the [brief] climbs, I wore shorts, tank tops, and tennis shoes -- you'll never see me sportier than that. </div>
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<br />emily hopehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03478021483171604292noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4264218609158311863.post-47436705328814169772014-05-29T14:17:00.000-05:002014-05-29T14:17:37.364-05:00Morning walks.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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During out month in Costa Rica, we'd try to take advantage of the beach every morning before work. And okay, yes, we also took advantage of the fresh chocolate croissants at the bakery next door and the occasional trek to a local cafe to try out our Spanish breakfast terms. </div>
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<br />emily hopehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03478021483171604292noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4264218609158311863.post-28300676879244635362014-05-28T14:56:00.000-05:002014-05-28T15:04:02.001-05:00Baby's first rainforest.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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My very first rainforest! We picked Carara National Park, a much quieter park than the perpetual tourist favorite, Manuel Antonio, and were rewarded with agoutis underfoot, monkeys overhead, and other wonderful things in between. </div>
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