summer in the states. part deux.

scrolling through my iphone photos recently i noticed that i had actually remembered to take some photos of the time i spent in the states.

and had never posted them.

figures.

so here goes.

the savannah and ohio highlights.

my cousins, aunt and i went to a reds game. i hadn't been in years. but it was so fun.

wish that hat would actually sit on my head. 

almost all of us

I remember Pete playing from when I was growing up. #memories

we visited washington park and over the rhine.

growing up over the rhine was where you. do. not. go.

but now, it's been overhauled and gentrified.

music hall.

katie, nancy's daughter, me and my cousin nancy

we ate at camp washington chili. because chili and cincinnati are synonymous.

this was my first time trying camp washington.

verdict? next time i'm sticking with the gold standard, imo.

madtree brewing.

after some fun days exploring many of cincinnati's new revitalized areas and the local breweries that have come with it, i headed to columbus to meet up with two friends from bg.

sausage and cream puffs are the thing here.

strolling through germantown.

what's a fun couple of days with the girls without a charcoal mask?

i mean, this place is gigantic.

after ohio, i spent several weeks in the sultry south.

classic savannah cuisine.

celebrating my dad's 83rd birthday

my old school opened a new building

#rainbows

hanging out at sheila's

boiled peanuts.
#itsathing

these ladies. super women that have educated thousands and i've learned so much from them. 

and that about wraps it up! looking forward to another summer in savannah in just a few short weeks!

36 hours in copenhagen.

this fall my niece and her husband planned a trip to europe.

the only weekend of their trip they were to be in copenhagen, so i flew there to meet up with them.

i took the day off friday and arrived early enough to have some time to explore. i have been in copenhagen before, but it had been several years.

i remembered this little market and that it was super cute and a great place to grab some lunch while you're out wandering around. it was one of my first stops.

there are so many options at this market. you are sure to find something to satisfy everyone's tastes.

walking the city i was reminded of the beautiful architecture and details that can be found.

i love the rounded edges and curvy spirals.

i met up with melissa and kevin at this easy to find place with a ton of beers on tap.

later in the evening, i met up with some other friends at this great beer place. it was a little more out of the way, if memory serves, and a louder environment, but lots of beer choices on tap.

on saturday, melissa and kevin chose to check out some copenhagen sites and having been previously i enjoyed the gardens and took some fun photos with the flowers instead of going inside.

we tried this ramen place, where you order your desired version from a vending machine basically and then take your receipt to the counter where they actually make the food. verdict: it was good, but not great.

it was such a treat having family show up in europe! i hope they'll come to visit me again soon!

you might also check out this article and this one for other ideas about how to spend your time.

public transport was pretty easy to figure out and i bought 24 hour tickets that offered unlimited rides. it was a rainy weekend and walking everywhere just wasn't going to happen. this ticket can also get you from the airport into town.

i've yet to make it to this crazy cool ceramics place, but my friends talk about it all. the. time. and i was gifted one of their ghosts. #nexttime

lastly, i stayed at this airbnb. it was just a rented room, but it was fine. prices are high in copenhagen and apartments with fair prices seemed hard to come by.

beer. and country #42.

this post should mainly be about beer.

because i feel like that is what our two and a half days in lithuania could be summarized into.

and i'm hoping i'll have the photographic evidence to back this up.

because there's quite a craft brew scene happening in vilnius these days so we had a few places on the list we wanted to check out.

who knew, right?

we stayed in an airbnb that was decent on the inside, but the outside looked like a third world country. (i'll link in the apartment, but because of several minor issues with the apartment, and the outside, we probably wouldn't recommend this place.)

we found ourselves referring to it as a "shanty town."

we wandered about a lot wondering what to do with our time. the christmas market turned out to be quite small and the weather wasn't exactly great for sightseeing. it was, however, quite pretty with the lights that they had strung up.

we went and saw a movie in english, which is always a treat, but we both ended up taking naps so i guess we won't be recommending it.

uber, however, was a gem, with bargain basement prices.

we also checked out a free city tour, always a good option, and it opened our eyes to new sections of the city.

including uzupis, an independent district of artists, and reminded us of similar areas like copenhagen's district christiania.

here are some other sights of vilnius:

we ate here and drank here on night one.

on night two we ate here and drank here, which is an absolute must to check out.

we had this beer sampler at that restaurant...and i thought their beer was worth passing on.

was our table too small or did we order too much?

we also had breakfast here twice. pretty cute place...