German Village

This past weekend, Ciel and I got to tag along on a trip up to Columbus.  Daddy was busy so we went  off and had a short little adventure at a little German village, in the city.  I love old buildings and architecture.  There is much character in a place, just like the first apartment Clifford and I lived in.  With limited space and yard, I love the choice of decorations some of the residents chose for Christmas.  No crazy blow up decorations and yard full of plastic displays but just simple, tasteful lights and evergreens.   

Ciel and I took the opportunity to warm up from our walk at a local bookstore, the Book Loft, which apparently is the largest independent bookstore in the country.  Very cutely laid out too.  A couple of old buildings combined together making up to 32 rooms of books, various genres of books.  Wished we had more time to browse through the books available but we were glad even for the short time we had.  Here are some of photos from our adventures. 

Enjoy. :) 

Till next post, Merry Christmas everyone! 

Washington DC

Apart from being able to go out and do a fun family session for the Chan family this past summer, we were also able to go do a bit of sight seeing on our own while we were in DC. 

The DC LDS temple was closed but it was still nice to be able to walk around and enjoy the beauty of the temple grounds.  Definitely one of the things I missed about Utah is the availability of temples in such close distances to visit often.  The nearest ones to us are about 2 hours away from Cincinnati.  It's not that bad but it can be a long day when you have a little toddler with you.  

We also got to visit the Washington DC National Mall.  Now mind you, the mall mentioned here is not a shopping mall that most people would think about.  There are no departmental stores, boutiques, etc but mostly monuments of historical importance and significance to the United States.  

It's a huge park and we did lots of walking.  Even Ciel impressed us with her walking stamina.  We had the stroller with us of course and she climbed back on it when she needs to rest her little legs. Hehe. 

Thank goodness my pregnancy nausea and vomiting has not gone full blast during on this trip or it would have made it difficult.  We had a lot of fun and and enjoyed a lot of good Asian food with the Chans, while we were there.  

Here are some photos from the trip.  Enjoy. :)