Using Up Film

Spring & Summer 2011 - Delft, Dublin, Wassenaar

The problem that I have with my Lomography cameras is this - I take film photos of something or somewhere really cool, like Sicily, and then I still have about 10 shots on my camera. Three months later, I finally develop them.

The first three shots are of Delft, all taken around the town square.
The next two are from Dublin, one taken while walking across the Liffey, and the other looking straight up from Front Arch in Trinity.
The final shot brings us back to Holland, in the fields outside of Wassenaar where my dad and I were riding our bikes.

Glendalough Once Again

Summer 2011 - Glendalough

You can see the photos from the first time I visited here.

 Loved it just as much the second time - and I have such drastically different photos.

Dublin - Misc

Summer 2011 - Dublin Misc

Spring in Dublin means beautiful light and walking through parks that may have book towers.

Getting Home

Winter 2010 - Train Ride

Getting home at the end of my first semester in Dublin was... and Adventure. Many people studying abroad had trouble getting back to America, but there I was, having just as much trouble getting back to Holland.

My flight out of Dublin was canceled due to a huge snowstorm in The Netherlands and they were projecting that the Dublin Airport would be shut the next day. So, I flew to London on a flight that was delayed due to snow in London, arrived at about 1:30am, took the Gatwick Express into London, then took a too expensive taxi to the Hotel I was supposed to stay in overnight. By that time it was 3:30, and I had to be in the station ready to catch the Euro Rail at 6:30. I took a nap. The Euro Rail took me through France and Belgium, where I transferred to a local train to The Netherlands. Finally, exhausted, but amazed at the sights outside my window I pulled out my camera.

 Less than 24 hours after I left, and after traveling through five countries, (Ireland, The UK, France, Belgium, The Netherlands,) I was home. The next day, I got on a plane to Germany.

October Bank Holiday - The Rest

Fall 2010 

 The Anglo-Norman Trim Castle

From the ruins of a monastery up the street from Trim Castle 

October Bank Holiday - Glendalough

Fall 2010 - October Bank Holiday 

The ruins of the 6th century monastic settlement Glendalough

The Grounds

 

That's my mother in the black&white shot. I loved it so much I went back in the Spring. 

I'll get there eventually :)

October Bank Holiday - Trapsing around Ireland

While driving through the countryside around Dublin we came across this little pathway next to the road,

Lucky, weren't we?

Around Dublin

Fall 2010 

Rathmines Clock Tower 

It rung every fifteen minutes.

Christchurch Cathedral 

Indoors at Christchurch

Ahem... I'm back!

So I don't actually remember the last time I posted. Do you? 

The question is, can I catch up this time...

Fall 2010 - County Galway, an almost town called Clare Tuam (Clare Toomb)

Shot with the Diana Mini

A lovely day for walking down a country pathway. 

For anyone out there who actually looks at this, I hope to be posting more. 

As I'm graduating soon, I should have plenty of free, unemployed time in my future.

Here's to more posts!

Howth Harbour

Howth is a Peninsula that sticks out into the Irish sea, just a 30min train ride from Dublin

Just don't drive your car over the edge!

Taking the Dart

The Dart is a train that runs up and down the coast in Co. Dublin (mostly). 

When I was with my parents before I moved into student housing in Ireland, we decided to explore.

On the Dart you get views like this - 

 

 These are all from exploring little towns just off the station:

Finally in Ireland

Alright so jumping forward in time, though I'm still way back in September (eek!!) 

This is Howth, which is a town that is on a peninsula right out side of Dublin County.

Basically it's just very pretty, and there's lots of fresh seafood.