Portugal. the country

Took off to Portugal for a bit last week with some friends

What a beaut.
Palaces and castles and music and landscapes
 also way too much ice cream.
no regrets.

Was delighted to find out how similar portuguese is to spanish

What i thought would be a wall barrier between languages turned out to be more of a fence.
Definitely made for some interesting conversations.

My favorite thing besides making friends with our waiter was this:

No picture will ever do justice to the greatest view of Europe I've seen yet. Stop by Lisbon and Sintra if you get a chance at Portugal.
It was a good time.

xoxo,

h. henrich

Santini's Gelato Shop
Lisbon, Portugal

Te amo, Paris.

Well, that was unforgettable.
Paris was a remarkable host this weekend
don't believe me? ask the dishes ;)

Arc de triomphe waved hello once we landed

Champs-Elysees wore its diamonds at sunset

La Tour Eiffel wrapped its arms around us for a photo

chocolate tarts winked at me everyday

the opera house showed off its majesty and royalty

the streets smiled with colors every night

The Louvre didn't mind being touched

Love locks whispered sweet nothings in our ears

Paris rain played the sweetest music when meeting up with an old friend

Sainte-Chapelle's stained glass played tag with the sunlight all day

Oscar Wilde (finally) kissed me back

Notre Dame knew my love for arches too well

le crepes kept seducing me

Beautiful city, beautiful experience.
I'm the luckiest girl in the world.

xoxo,

h. henrich

La Tour Eiffel

Paris, France

Spanish rain

Adventures this weekend included acceptances to Spain's Hogwarts, frolicking in labyrinths, and house shopping in palaces.

Aqueduct in Segovia

I've got a thing for arches, you know.

It's been raining here lately. Doesn't make for excellent photos, but Spanish rain can be something delightful.

xoxo,

h. henrich

Castle grounds

Segovia, España

Lovely Days

I've fallen in love, amigos, true love. I'm talking about crooked smile every second, kisses on scraped knees, give you my last bite of cheesecake type of love with...

Spanish architecture

castles

the amount of elderly couples that hold hands

exploring the countryside

spanish daily life

ice cream shops

watching fútbol at places that won't be named

but most of all, this.

I'm in love with this country.

xoxo,

h. henrich

walking to school. 

Alcalá de Henares, España

Alas, good friend Annalise and I returned to the excellent homeland for a few days before our quest to Spain. 

We promise we didn't pack at the last minute.

It was a good time.

Then we ran around wild for the next few days and tried to soak up as much of California that we could before we had to take off.

I promise she was having a good time before we took that photo.

Now I'm off to Madrid for an incredible experience with some great friends.

Annalise can hardly wait.

xoxo,

h. henrich

home. California, USA.