A Photo Essay of my travels around Europe




A Photo Essay of my travels around Europe



A mural featuring a Black woman in a bikini top with her hands clasped tightly in front of her heart holding a microphone; she has angel wings. Next to her are the words "Rest in Peace Natasja." Copenhagen, Denmark

A photo of me wearing a silver winter jacket on a balcony decorated with multi-colored Christmas lights and overlooking an apartment complex.
Copenhagen, Denmark

A  photo of a Danish port, a ship with tall masts sits on  a body of water and a cart selling something sits on the land on its left side. There are buildings on both sides of the port and a green and red decorated wreaths denoting Christmastime adorn the land on the left side of the port.
Copenhagen, Denmark

A Wishing Tree, or a tree on which people have tied white slips of paper on which they wrote their wishes. This Wishing tree carries several wishes in the form of slips of paper tied with white string on its branches.
 Copenhagen, Denmark

A picture of me at Disneyland in Paris standing in front of a garden that has Mickey Mouse's face mowed into the grass. A Disney palace sits in the background with a grand clock featuring Mickey Mouse at its center. 
Disneyland Paris

A picture of me at Disneyland in Paris standing in front of the renowned Disney castle. I am wearing my shirt with a grinning Mickey Mouse wearing sunglasses on the front.
Disneyland, Paris

A photograph of patrons leaving Disneyland in Paris after the fireworks show. Rows of blue Christmas lights featuring Mickey Mouse heads extend into the distance. 
Disneyland, Paris

A photo of the fireworks show at Disneyland in Paris; huge white fireworks are caught mid-explosion over the Disney castle which has a pink and purple image projected onto it. 
Disneyland, Paris

A photo of me in front of the Cathedral of Notre Dame in Paris, France. A giant Christmas tree with silver ornaments stands behind me and in front of the Cathedral.
Paris, France

A white building with grandiose architecture at night in Paris, France. It is awash in blue and red light while the slick road in front of it is awash in the yellow light of street lights.
Paris, France

A photo of a European art room in the Musée du Louvre in Paris, France. Renaissance-era paintings decorate the ceiling and align the left and right walls of the room. 
Musée du Louvre - Paris, France

An Egyptian statue at the Musée du Louvre in Paris, France. It depicts a man and woman with ancient Egyptian hairstyles linking arms and sitting on a throne engraved with hieroglyphs.
Musée du Louvre - Paris, France

An Egyptian statue at the Musee du Louvre in Paris, France. It depicts four topless women carrying baskets on their heads and standing in a straight line on blocks of wood. The two women closest to the camera are carrying birds by their wings. 
Musée du Louvre - Paris, France


A close-up photo of me in a silver jacket at a lake in Glendalough, Ireland. The wind blows my curly hair to the right and the lake and mountains appear in the background. 
Glendalough, Ireland

A photograph of downtown Dublin, Ireland at night. People are milling about next to a giant Christmas tree with multi-colored lights. In the center of the photo are yellow Christmas lights that spell "Baile Atha Cliath," meaning Dublin in the Irish language Gaelic.
 Dublin, Ireland

A photograph of downtown Dublin, Ireland at night. In the center of the photo are yellow Christmas lights that spell "Nollaig Shona Duit," meaning Happy Christmas in the Irish language Gaelic. 
Dublin, Ireland

A photograph of multiple white/pink triquetras interlinking with each other in a circular pattern against a black backdrop. A triquetra or trinity knot is an ancient Celtic symbol that is now commonly used in Irish jewelry.
  The National Leprechaun Museum - Dublin, Ireland

A photograph of me in a green/gray winter coat and black boots in a picturesque Dutch hallway. I am standing on a tile floor with green/yellow/white artwork that resembles the sun. Chandeliers sporting bright yellow lights form a line along the center of the hallway's ceiling, right above my head.
Amsterdam, Netherlands

A photograph of Amsterdam at night; classic Dutch buildings sit on top of a body of water, the yellow lights from their windows reflecting onto the water.
Amsterdam, Netherlands

A classic Dutch canal with a body of water flanked by land on either side. Trees line both sides of land and in the center of the photo is a bicycle leaning against a set of horizontal poles. The words "Bet Van Beer" are painted on the top pole.
Amsterdam, Netherlands

A photo of two boats in a Dutch canal in Amsterdam. There is a small building in the background with a string of flags at its top. The boat closest to the camera displays its name: "Nelson Mandela." Amsterdam, Netherlands

A photograph of me in my silver jacket and Black leggings on Formby beach near Liverpool in the UK. There is a seagull flying amidst the vividly blue sky high above me and the water.
Formby Beach, UK

A shot of Formby Beach displaying the distinct ridges in the sand below the water. A brilliant sun dominates the picture at the top, illuminating the sky, water and sand.
  Formby Beach, UK

A photograph of me standing in front of a giant Scottish tree with long, billowy branches.
Tree of life - Glasgow, Scotland

A picture of a large wrought-iron black gate at the University of Glasgow in Scotland. It features several family crests and insignias in gold paint.
Glasgow, Scotland

A picture of a mural taken at the University of Edinburgh in Scotland. It has a rainbow painted on it with the words "love a black woman from infinity to infinity," "Support Women of Colour" (with several shades of brown Black power fists) "Don't touch my hair," "Brown Girl Blues," and "Still brown, still breathing, still woman, still magical" in black paint at the bottom next to a black cactus. Edinburgh, Scotland

A photograph of a majestic castle-like building in Edinburgh, Scotland. It is a gray and rainy day in the photo, the road looks slick with condensation and people mill about the bottom of the castle-like building.
Edinburgh, Scotland

A picture of a white wall in a Greek restaurant in Edinburgh; the words "A true hero isn't measured by the size of his strength, but by the strength of his heart. Zeus." are painted in black on the wall. The message is illuminated by two lights and three white candle sticks.
Edinburgh, Scotland

A picture of me standing in front of the famous Stonehenge in the UK. I am smiling in a pin-striped blazer against a backdrop of green grass and the ancient, giant slabs of stone.
Stonehenge - Somerset, UK

A peaceful photo of a lake in Bath, UK. There are several trees, bushes and lots of green grass; their reflections are seen in the green water of the lake.
Bath, UK

A photograph of the Roman architecture used in buildings in Bath, UK. A swathe of fluffy white clouds decorate the sky as two people cross a street filled with cars in front of the buildings.
Bath, UK

A large lake with a whirlpool drawing the water to its center. Behind the lake is a bridge and a few buildings and trees.
Bath, UK

A photograph of the window display of a trendy store in Bath, UK. It has both the U.S. and Britain's flags and the words "Royal Wedding Harry & Meghan 19th May 2018." Beneath these words are a string baby blue flags, pictures of red and blue balloons carried by pigeons, an English castle, a double decker bus and tote bags and purses with national memorabilia on them. 
Bath, UK

A photograph of me in a light gray coat with one arm propped on a metal barrier in front of the London Bridge in London, UK. A body of water lies between the bridge on which I am standing and the London Bridge in the distance.
London Bridge - London, UK

A mural in London, UK featuring a navy blue background, pink and light blue dots and two pink hearts - one larger than the other - with yellow, pink and blue dots painted inside of them.
 London, UK

A picture of the Duomo, a large, white, breathtaking cathedral in Milan, Italy. The architecture is stunning with thin, pointed structures protruding all over the regal church. 
Milan, Italy

A hallway near the Duomo in Italy with a dome-shaped window-ceiling and beautiful architecture including a row of arches on the left and on the right. The left side of the hallway is awash in the sunlight coming from the window while the right side is cloaked in shadows.
Milan, Italy

A photo of me in a black, one-piece, plus-size swimming suit on a beach in the island Corfu in Greece. I am smiling with my hands on my hips against a backdrop of turquoise water, baby blue sky and yellow sand. 
Corfu, Greece

A close-up of the water on the beach in the island Corfu in Greece. The clear, turquoise water is making small waves and gray rocks are visible just below the surface. A light amount of sea foam sits atop the dark yellow sand.
  Corfu, Greece

A picture of an assortment of crater-like rocks sitting on yellow sand in front of the water on the beach in the island Corfu in Greece. Blue mountains are visible in the distance.
Corfu, Greece

A photograph of beach-goers enjoying the summer day with beach umbrellas on the island Corfu in Greece. While some lay tanning on the yellow sand, others are swimming in the turquoise water.
Corfu, Greece

A photo of a sunset in Corfu, Greece. The darkening blue sky is joined by yellow, pink and purple right above a skyline of lights and distant mountains.
Corfu, Greece

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