Written by Elissa Ebersold on November 24, 2015
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architecture . doctor who . England . Jack the Ripper . London . sherlock holmes . sunset . Thames . tower . Travel . WestminsterHello readers (if any of you still exist), I’d like to preface my London thoughts with the following: Lily Allen once sang about London being all nice on the outside, but under the surface “you can see it’s all lies.” As a London native, I’m sure she’s right. But I think what she says goes
Written by Elissa Ebersold on October 1, 2015
Iceland: The Last, England: The First
England . Iceland . London . Travel . United KingdomHello readers, Oh boy has it been a few busy days. As I stated in my last entry (or at least, I think I stated) at the time of posting, our final day in Iceland had not yet come to an end. 22 September 2015 It began like the others: cloudy, rainy, and with a
Written by Elissa Ebersold on September 22, 2015
Iceland Round 2: The Mountain Is A Lie
geology . Iceland . mountains . Thoughts . Travel . viking . volcano . waterfallsHello readers (if any of you still exist), Happy planes Sorry in advance. I don’t have a ton of pictures to include in my journal, just what has essentially been uploaded to Facebook….As always, click on the photos to see them larger. Anyway, what a fun couple of days it has been. On Friday the
Written by Elissa Ebersold on September 15, 2015
On The Road Again (or Rather, an Airplane)
Blue Lagoon . England . Iceland . London . Reykjavik . Travel . United KingdomHello readers (if any of you still remain), I would say “It’s that time of year again”….but is it? I guess it is, but only for the second year in a row (Can we make this an annual thing?!). My adventures abroad continue in a two-week (much deserved) vacation…yes, vacation this time. No work, just
Written by Elissa Ebersold on March 10, 2015
Keflavik Airport Icicles
architecture . Denmark . Iceland . ReykjavikBack in my post about Icelandic design, I wrote a bit about the “icicle” decoration in Keflavik Airport. At the time, I didn’t have a photo, and I forgot and/or misplaced the photo I took of them on the way back. Well I found it:
Written by Elissa Ebersold on December 31, 2014
2014: A Summary
Albany . art . cars . church . Denmark . design . graphic design . Iceland . LEGO . Reykjavik . Travel . vejleI’ve had an incomplete post sitting in my drafts for a couple months now, one that I just ctrl+A and deleted. It’s not that I couldn’t be bothered to finish it, it’s that life got so busy and I forgot about it until now, when I was thinking about writing my summary of 2014 post.
Written by Elissa Ebersold on October 6, 2014
To Denmark, With Love: A Reflection
architecture . art . billund . church . Copenhagen . Denmark . design . food . graphic design . LEGO . life . Middelfart . Thoughts . Travel . workDear Denmark, I say this time and time again, if six months ago you had asked me if I thought I would be here, if I could do this, I would have instantly told you no. But now it feels like just yesterday I stepped off that plane, shaking and sick to my stomach. My
Written by Elissa Ebersold on October 4, 2014
Denmark Diaries: The Last Week
art . chair . Denmark . food . furniture . graphic . graphic design . industrial . life . modern . rietveld . Travel . workHello all, Thus begins one of the last entries from this trip, much to my sadness. I’ll begin with Monday, where the moment I walked into the office Lars said, “It’s your last week!” I laughed and told him to not remind me, but it ate away at me all week. I’ll get back to
Written by Elissa Ebersold on September 26, 2014
Marsvine, LEGO, and HC Andersen…Oh my!
architecture . art . billund . Denmark . design . LEGO . LEGOLAND . Middelfart . museum . Thoughts . Travel . whaleSo…I’ve been quite busy running around Denmark these past couple weeks. I’ve had lots to do, and have been kept very busy. Two Fridays ago, on the 12th, I went to go see Christian and Sophie in a school production of Odysseus Rejse. Contrary to the sweltering heat from being packed into small unventilated rooms
Written by Elissa Ebersold on September 13, 2014
Denmark Diaries: A Busy Week, Indeed!
architecture . church . Denmark . design . kirke . Middelfart . skagen . Travel . vejle . vikingMy week has been busy to say the least, and perhaps a little chaotic. Last Wednesday (the 3rd of September) , after sitting in a meeting that had me staying later at the office than intended, I returned to my desk to gather my things and a rather excited Lars approached me. Carsten S. (Rotary Club