no guacamole

For dinner tonight, I was going to make myself some guacamole. When I cut open the avocado, however, it was not ripe enough. With no other ideas, I just decided to caramelize some onion in olive oil, and see what happened when I threw in diced tomato; I then decided to add in garlic. It was pretty much a hot version of non-avocado guacamole. Adding a little more olive oil and letting it sit on the heat, the tomato became more of a tomato paste. I cooked up some cous-cous and mixed in my creation. It was fabulous.

UCC, Killarney, Inis Meain and Paris

Nicho.Le.Monade presents the photographic highlights from her travels thus far!


University College, Cork:

the old back gates, before the school outgrew the original campus




















the president's office



















the main quad, which includes some classrooms, hello hogwarts!















the student center, where I usually gravitate for tea
and reading after class



















the O.R.B, where many humanities classes are held,
including my Latin course















Killarney:


one of the lakes in Killarney National Park






























ruins of Muckross Abbey




















This tree grows in the center of
the ambulatory, where monks in the
sixteenth century took walks.




















sitting in an entrance to the ruin



















our spot for lunch



















the driveway leading to my future home














the back view of Muckross House














We found a little ruin off in the woods.




















I was really excited about it and climbed
up on the wall for a photo.



















Killarney is stunning.


















































Coole Park:





















Inis Meain:

on the ferry leaving the mainland



















the sun setting over the Atlantic














abandoned tea kettle



















just in case people don't remember
they're on an island. . .

































close-up of the famous rock-walls









































































a curagh, traditional island row boat














thatched roofing






















































































Paris:

the tower from across the seine












































































random tree house



















l'arc de triomphe



















the obelisk



















Dans Le Louvre:






















































I was hiding my arms to mirror Venus,
but you can't see them anyway.




















I took a picture like this when I was 11. The
only noticeable difference, sadly, is the length
of my hair.














a view out of the window



















Winged Glory



















We were there early, so there wasn't
a huge crowd.



















Notre Dame de Paris



















La Musée D'Orsay:

It used to be a train station, and you can go up
about 8 escalators to the top.


































Mr. Bean made her famous, in my humble opinion.
(My professor also mimicked Rowan Atkinson today;
it was spot-on and hilarious.)















There were so many beautiful Degas paintings.