by Kristina | Aug 10, 2009 | Travel
Our third day in Sweden we drove over a very impressive bridge to to Copenhagen, or København if you are Danish, OR Köpenhamn if you are Swedish, as you can see in this Swedish sign. View from the car window. Here’s the bridge from above. Obviously I did not fly...
by Kristina | Aug 10, 2009 | Travel
I have to be honest – before this trip I felt close-to-zero desire to ever go to Scandinavia. But, now I am a true believer! Hello, my name is Kristina and I am in love with Sweden! Seriously, I could (and would!) move there! We arrived by the skin of our teeth...
by Kristina | Jun 9, 2009 | Travel
When we were booking this trip, we tried everything to make it as cheap as possible. The cheapest scenario involved an overnight stop in Berlin on the way from Prague to Copenhagen/Sweden. I LOVE Germany, so I was definitely a fan of this little plan. Here are pics of...
by Kristina | Jun 8, 2009 | Travel
For weeks before we left I kept going to websites (http://www.kostnice.cz/) talking about this Bone Church, but nothing could prepare me for just how STUNNING this place is in person! Here is a brief history from the website: The cistercian monastery was founded near...
by Kristina | Jun 7, 2009 | Travel
After the wedding, we were off to Prague! We arrived very late in the evening as our flight was delayed out of Frankfurt. Getting to the apartment was only supposed to take about 40 minutes, but the directions were a bit “lost in translation” and it took...
by Kristina | May 2, 2009 | Wedding
We’re enjoying our last few hours in Sweden before flying out of Copenhagen back to Seattle tomorrow, but I wanted to throw up some wedding pictures before I left, so here you go!Kim and Tina Arriving Together The Proud Parents of the Bride The Inside of the...
by Kristina | Apr 27, 2009 | Wedding
Grüße von Deutschland! Greetings from Germany!Ryan and I arrived safe and sound on Friday morning after leaving Seattle on Thursday afternoon. Our Luftansa flight was fine, considering our seat bottom cushions could have doubled as marble benches! The food was bland...
by Kristina | Apr 14, 2009 | Travel
Recently I’ve decided it is my life goal to travel internationally AT LEAST once a year. So far, my track record is: 2000 France & Italy, 2005 Japan, 2006 European Backpacking Tour, 2007/2008 Chile and Argentina, 2008 Toronto. As you can see, there is...
by Kristina | Feb 24, 2009 | Climbing
This post really has no point other than to brag that I know Ed Viesturs and have read his book like a thousand times! He is so inspiring not to mention his impressive lung capacity. Anyway, just wanted to share this picture of he and I (cause we are bff’s). And...
by Kristina | Sep 14, 2008 | Hiking, Mountains, Mt. Rainier
On August 24, 2008, I, Kristina Ciari, made it all the way to Camp Muir at 10,000 feet without dying. I’m going to call that an accomplishment!!! Ryan and I had been talking about heading up to Rainier for some time and we completely lucked out with the best...
