The Slavin Monument

I made it back up to the Slavin Monument this morning with my camera. Snapped a few interesting shots, the view of the city from this vantage point is quite beautiful. The weather looks as though it will cooperate so I will be heading back later today to see how the area is transformed at sunset.

Enjoy the journey!

Later in the day...

I headed back to the monument, however I was earlier than anticipated and didn't feel comfortable waiting. I did catch some beautiful light, not quite what I was hoping for but pretty nonetheless.

The View

Both photographs were taken on different days, but I thought they gave an interesting impression of what we see outside the windows of our hotel room here in Bratislava. Just in case anyone is interested, Norah Jones has released her third album today!! What an incredibly talented individual, her voice is gorgeous and she seems so grounded (listen to an interview here).
Have a listen to KT Tunstall (interview here), a Scottish singer/songwriter and Snow Patrol , a rock band from Northern Ireland, both are new discoveries for me and I really adore their music at the moment.

Budapest, Hungary

The weekend in Budapest was wonderful! What a beautiful place and such an enormous city. We barely scraped the surface with our visit. Friday evening was spent travelling by train to our destination; we were checked into our hotel by 11pm. Saturday morning we woke to a city blanketed in a fine layer of snow, with the white stuff still falling. Bundled up nice and warm we set forth on our exploration of a city steeped in history and splendor. There was so much to see, we walked about wondering what we might find around the next corner, at the end of the street or across the river. The Parliament buildings are incredible, situated along the Danube River, they are quite a sight! The city's architecture is phenomenal and one can not help but marvel at the longevity of these buildings. After spending upwards of six hours on our walking tour, we headed back to the hotel for a rest. That evening we walked back to an outdoor skating rink we had found, only to discover they were closing for the evening. It was still a pretty sight, a caste lit up in the background and the Zamboni resurfacing the ice. It was a cold and blustery evening and we fortunately were able to happen upon a quaint little restaurant, where we enjoyed a wonderful meal together. Sunday morning we packed up our things, checked out of the hotel and made our way to the train station. We were back in Bratislava just as the sun was setting, the colours in the sky were gorgeous, a terrific close to a memorable weekend.



On Thursday there will be new photos uploaded to our flickr account. Until then you can enjoy a new scrapblog entitled Budapest (see links to the right). Please be aware that the scrapblogs are a bit cumbersome and if you do not have a high speed Internet connection it may be less frustrating if you wait until Thursday to view them at the flickr site.

Hope the weekend was an enjoyable one for everyone.

Enjoy the journey!!!!

Birthday Wishes

Happy, Happy Birthday Gram!!!!

My fabulous Grandmother (aka Gram, Grandma, Mollie, Beatrice, Mrs. Wing) is celebrating her Birth Day today!!! Scott and I send our heartfelt wishes for another brilliant year and of course tonnes of spoiling today!!!! Wish we could be there with you to join in the festivities, know that we are there in spirit.

Much love,

Melanie & Scott

oxoxoxox

Recent Fancies

Been out and about today, walking here and there, purchasing train tickets (we are off to Budapest, Hungary this weekend), discovered the Slavin Monument which has a beautiful view of the city (will be going back with the camera next week), picked up a few groceries and am now back at the hotel enjoying a sit down and my daily hello to each of you.

Thought I would provide a few links to things I have recently taken a fancy to.

I adore this photographer's work.
Lotta Jansdotter is a gifted designer and I love her creations.
I learned about 3191, by way of this blog post. A daily photo inspiration.
This flickr image just makes me giggle, more image favs here!

Enjoy the journey!!!