Travel: London

In front of the London Bridge. 

Covent Garden.

Hyde Park. 

The London Eye. 

Palace of Westminster- view from the London Eye. 

Trafalgar Square.

St Paul's Cathedral.

A beautiful sunset in London. 

What I'm Wearing: London Bridge- Scarf (bought in Ireland)- Jimmy Hourihan | Coat (bought in London)- Reiss | Bag- Celine | Pants- Rag & Bone

After Ireland, our next stop on our whirlwind European excursion was to beautiful London. My hubby and I were so lucky to be able to stay at my Uncle's guest flat in Covent Garden. It was the perfect location, with the best shopping, food, and bars. I literally don't think it could have gotten any better! It was so much fun staying in a flat rather than a hotel because we were able to go to the grocery store, cook our own meals, and interact with the city in a completely different way. We did try to cook a lot, having a kitchen and all, but we did end up having dinner one night at probably one of the best restaraunts I've ever been to- Balthazar. If you're ever in London, and want an exceptional french brasserie type fair, this is definitely the place to go. It was fantastic and for such an expensive city, it was more affordable than other restaraunts we had gone to. I do have to say I had a lot of fun walking around and getting lost in London, especially when we somehow arrived at Harrods, otherwise known as Mecca. Ok, my husband didn't know where we were going, but I definitely did. Harrods was just as gorgeous and glamorous as I'd expected, and so so so so huge! We even got lost on the Home Furnishings floor. Of course, it wasn't the worst place to get lost in. It was definitely a place I had to visit, and I'm so glad we did!

London was stunning, and I especially loved that we got to continue doing tea time there. We had afternoon tea at The Savoy and it was so chic and elegant. The servers were on top of refilling our tea while using the gorgeous strainers of course. And the all you can eat sandwiches and sweets really hit the spot after all the walking through the numerous parks in London. It literally took us almost a whole day to walk through Hyde Park. It was one of the biggest parks I'd ever walked through and there was so much to look at! I loved how old yet new this magical city was. London is definitely a growing, modern town, but all the historic buildings and monuments hiding throughout brought some romance to the city as well. One of the best things we did in London was going up in the London Eye. We were able to see London for miles and miles and we also got to point out places we had been to. We went right at sunset which was the perfect time because the city was almost glowing! It was very romantic. The Eye was the perfect way to end our amazing time in London.

Travel: Ireland

First Day in Dublin. 

The Temple Bar. Live Irish music plus the hubby made sure we drank some Guinness beer!

Tea Time at The Merrion Hotel Dublin. I loved all the beautiful tea sets. Tea time is now an integral part of our day now. 

The Irish Setters at Castlemartyr Resort Cork.  We even got to take them for a walk. 

St. Patrick's Cathedral.  

Flying Hawks at Ashford Castle.

What I'm wearing: First Day- Scarf- Matta | Sweater- Vince | Bag- Celine. Flying Hawks- Top- Michael Stars | Coat- J. Crew (no longer available, similar here)

Just a couple of weeks ago my husband and I were flying home from a month long vacation through Europe. Despite the 11-hour flight there and back-It had to have been the best trip of my life-hands down! Not only did I get to see places that I had dreamt about, but I also got to experience different cultures, people, and food with the love of my life. I was also pretty excited to do some uh-mazing shopping while abroad. I never get tired of looking at all of the incredible pictures-that’s why I thought I would share them for my first post-starting with Ireland.

In one month, my husband and I visited Ireland, London, Paris, Portofino, Monaco, Venice, Florence and Rome. We walked our butts off and saw so many beautiful monuments, museums, churches, stores, restaurants and castles. Every day was a new adventure!

Out of everywhere we went-Ireland had to be in the top 3 of my favorites! I didn’t really think twice about Ireland before visiting because it was my husband’s pick for our trip. But once we got there-I understood why he wanted us to go so badly. The people were all so nice, although hard to understand at times, and the food was spectacular! I highly recommend going to Fishy Fishy (yes, that's the name) in Kinsale. Not to mention seeing a castle every few miles wasn’t too bad either. Just writing about Ireland makes me want to go back-- like yesterday! One catch for visiting Ireland-the driving. My husband was such a trooper! He drove on the wrong side of the car, on the wrong side of the road, while using a stick shift to top it all off. I still can’t believe we returned our rental without a scratch. I guess it helps that my hubby drives off-road racecars in Baja, but still it was quite an experience! Flying the hawk and owl at Ashford Castle has got to be one of the most memorable things we did while in Ireland. I was actually really nervous to do it-but it was so much fun! I'm really glad I did it. All in all, Ireland definitely helped me cross off numerous items on my bucket list!