Sweet Life...

Boudoir

Breakfast Area

Reception Area

Lovely rooms!

I love a real Parisian hotel. I stayed at the Villa Opera Drouot close to the Opera last time I was in Paris and I just loved everything about it. It isn't at all your "tourist" place, it's across a market and along a tiny street. You hear parisians not tourist drinking at a cafe at night and old ladies shopping for food in the morning. The place is tiny, dark yet very romantic and classic. The room keys are still an actual key with a red tassel chain and the staff barely speaks English so it truly forces you to speak their language. I just love it!

Godzilla roams Tokyo, yet again!!!

Searching for the right train route to get to the hotel..

Yummy Yakiniku!!

Ugh I'm stuffed!!!

But there's always room for a cold drink while walking around the busy streets of Shinjaku!

Mark visits Tokyo, Japan at least once or twice a year and few years ago to keep me updated to what he was doing he took some pictures of this Dragon toy he gave me for christmas as his stand in and emailed them to me. I thought it was a really cute way to let me know exactly where he was and what he was doing. I love the "storyboard" context of his photos. It's a refreshing way to get in touch with me while he was away.

Yosemite

There is no picture I can take that will give this place justice. It is an absolute beauty and serene place.

There were no lights available at night and the moon is the only bright thing in the sky. Star gazing wasn't successful but walking in the darkness with just a flashlight and not seeing anything else before or after you was scary but an awesome experience. I was secretly hoping for a werewolf or a vampire sighting.

The tunnel towards...

giant redwood trees..

I spend last weekends holiday at Yosemite National Park. I have never felt so overwhelmed with excitement of all that surrounds me and I don't even consider myself an outdoorsy person but I am actually determined to camp out next time I visit this place.