March, 2017 - Lili on the Loose

6 03, 2017

Museum Monday: Colossus of Ramses II

By Lili|March 6th, 2017|Categories: Museums, Travel|Tags: 2015, Africa, British Museum, Colossus of Ramses II, Dream of Egypt, Egypt, Great Temple of Ptah, Hieroglyphics, Horace Smith, Memphis, Middle East, mit rahina museum, Ozymandias, Percy Shelly, poem, Rameses II|0 Comments

I had the opportunity to see the Colossus of Ramses II at the Memphis museum a few years ago. Tourism was way down in Egypt, and I was the only person in the viewing room (and one of 3 people in the entire open air museum). Memphis is not on most people's tourist track since its out of the way. But I really enjoyed looking at the details of this statue, thinking how it was carved out of a single block of red granite. If you really like statues or ancient Egyptian history, than I really recommend a visit. Seeing the

4 03, 2017

Souvenir Saturday: Waterfall Wood Art

By Lili|March 4th, 2017|Categories: Souvenirs, Travel|Tags: 2012, art, Central America, Costa Rica, Costa Rica Adventure 2012, Montezuma, painting, rope swing, waterfall, zip line|0 Comments

The day after I injured myself while zip lining, I decided to hang around Montezuma while the rest of the group went on a road trip trying to find great beaches to hang out at. As I still had a minor concussion, I mostly just walked the small main street and shopped a bit. One store I went into was sort of a depressing tourist market, that sold stuff like sun glasses, swimsuits, and sunscreen. I was about to discount it when I saw this on the wall. I had to laugh, this depicted the rope swing at the waterfalls

3 03, 2017

To the Skelligs – Monument to St. Brendan the Navigator

By Lili|March 3rd, 2017|Categories: Attractions & Sights, Photography, Travel|Tags: 2009, at the heart of it Ireland 2009, Caherciveen, CIE, County Kerry, Europe, Ireland, Monks, Photo Friday, Skellig Michael, St. Brendan, statue|0 Comments

This statue by Eamon Doherty (1995) features 4 monks, including St. Brendan, on a boat elevated by 8 oars navigating their way to the monastery at Skellig Michael, an island off the coast of Ireland. You can view this statue, which overlooks the water in a park near Caherciveen, County Kerry, Ireland. Every Friday Lili shares her favorite photography & the stories behind the photos.

1 03, 2017

February 2017 Recap

By Lili|March 1st, 2017|Categories: Blog Recaps and Roundups|Tags: Carrie Fisher, Politics, Travel Ban, X-23|0 Comments

Beyond a sudden burst of interest in politics, I didn't do anything too exciting this month. Sure I turned 31, but having a birthday near Valentine's Day and a 3 day President's Day weekend makes it hard to plan things. I'm still wanting to get together a group of people later on to do an escape/puzzle room as a belated birthday celebration. Oh! In other news I won a contest and finally got my prize! I cannot wait to try out the Go-Pro! Recommended Reading Lili on the Loose One of my favorite stories I told this month is how