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Zurich, Quite a Pretty Little City

April 9, 2019 by jennifermdarling

Welcome to beautiful Zurich, Switzerland’s largest city. Even though I only experience about 24 hours of this beautiful spot, I’d jump at the opportunity to go back. They city of Zurich sits perched atop Lake Zurich (which happens to look quite a bit like a banana from above). Many boats and swans bob about in the water, feeling as close to a metropolitan getaway as it possibly can. Facts about Zurich: German is the official language. Zurich is the birthplace […]

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Rhine Falls, Switzerland / for the love of nike

Switzerland is One Part Fairy Tale, One Part Inspiration for Artists

April 2, 2019 by jennifermdarling

The Rhine River, originating in the Swiss Alps, flows through Germany and the Netherlands, emptying into the North Sea. Along the way, you’ll find Rhine Falls. Located on the boarder of Schaffhausen and Zürich, it is the largest waterfall in all of Europe. In the photo below you can see two separate falls, divided by a rock formation. There is a boat you can take to that formation and climb the stairs to see the waterfall from above. These famous falls, formed […]

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Hotel Zachary and Wrigley Field in Chicago / for the love of nike

Happy Opening Day (from a person who knows basically nothing about baseball)!

March 28, 2019 by jennifermdarling

To celebrate Opening Day, I thought I’d share photos from a Cubs themed weekend getaway in Chicago. Hotel Zachary, right across Clark St. from Wrigley Field, has some of the best views of the stadium. Before the Zachary was built just a few years ago, only a handful of people had the pleasure of seeing the beloved sports venue from their bed. Take a look at our hotel room in the pictures below. Hotel Zachary is covered in restaurants and […]

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Have Your Very Own Escher Experience

March 19, 2019 by jennifermdarling

I recently visited the Escher: The Exhibition and Experience at Industry City in Brooklyn. This fantastic show includes over 200 original works by the artist along with interactive displays where you can become a part of the art. If you’re unfamiliar with the name M. C. Escher, perhaps you’ve seen some of his works. The Dutch artist is most well known for his experiments with Tessellation and Surrealism. The image below, Sky and Water I, is an intricate illustration of tessellation, […]

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The Riverwalk in San Antonio / for the love of nike

Every City Should Have a Riverwalk

March 14, 2019 by jennifermdarling

In the early to mid 1900s, a series of fatal floods convinced the people of San Antonio that something had to be done to protect the city from the raging river waters. Funded by Works Progress Administration, the agency established by Franklin Roosevelt to boost the economy and carry out public works, dams and gates were built to regulate the river’s flow. This allowed the branches downtown to be used as pedestrian walkways and tourism hotspot. Casa Rio, the restaurant pictured […]

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Not All Art Shows Are Curated Equal. That’s Why You Have to Check Out The Hilma af Klint Exhibit at The Guggenheim.

March 12, 2019 by jennifermdarling

For many years, the Swedish, female talent (whose works are on display at the Guggenheim in New York at this very moment) was unknown to most of the art world. It wasn’t until the 1980s, almost 40 years after her death, that she became internationally known. Hilma af Klint, it turns out, was among the first of the abstract artists, predating many of the men who we believed to have sparked the movement (yes, that even includes you, Kandinsky). She received training […]

Categories: shoes • Tags: abstract, abstract artist, art, art histroy, art museum, female artist, fine art, Guggenheim, Hilma af Klint, New York, Nike, Travel, women's issues

Lausanne, Switzerland

February 5, 2019 by jennifermdarling

As I mentioned in the previous post, Eamon and I flew early morning from Paris to Geneva, then immediately took a train to Lausanne, spent a few hours wandering around there, hopped back on the train to Geneva, walked around there for a few hours, and then boarded a late flight back to Paris that same night. It’s definitely one of the crazier things we’ve done to save money. Do you have any stories similar to ours? Did you think […]

Categories: shoes • Tags: art, budget traveling, fine art, history, Laussane, Nike, photography, sneakerhead, Switzerland, things to do in Lausanne, Travel, travel photography

What lengths are you willing to take to save a little travel dough?

January 29, 2019 by jennifermdarling

If there is one thing I know for a fact about Switzerland, it’s that this country is expensive! In hopes of getting around paying bundles of cash on a hotel room for a night, we booked a hotel for 5 nights in Paris on points, took a budget airline early morning from Paris to Geneva, then a train to Lausanne, then the train back to Geneva, then a flight back to Paris ALL IN ONE DAY. Insane, I know–but so fun. […]

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Snow Day in Kansas City, MO

January 23, 2019 by jennifermdarling

It recently poured snow in Kansas City a few days ago, giving me my first opportunity to see this little town blanketed in winter goodness. The streets were pretty empty, leaving the snow basically pristine (a sight I rarely ever saw in Chicago). We celebrated the snow-weekend like a couple of no good millennials who pay too much for avocado toast. This particular mouthwatering brunch was at one of my favorite KCMO cafes, Banksia. The owners are from Australia, so yes–this […]

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