Exmoor

I finally had a moment to join S&A in one of their hiking trips.
We set out at 7 am and drove towards Exmoor National Park. They had in mind a seaside location, and obviously I couldn't object either!

After putting up our tents and applying suncream we set off to actually find the sea.
We first came upon a moor that was all purple with the blooms of heather. It was a beautiful view as we were quite high up and could see the sea below.
The road continued down hill through a thick forest, and already we dreaded the road back when we actually have to climb up.
It was very lovely though, the morning sun through the leaves, birds singing, little streams bubbling.

Finally we arrived at Lee bay, and an adorable private beach (that was open to everyone though..). And to my surprise the sea was actually proper blue and clear! It was such a nice and quiet spot! And I of course ran to the sea first to feel the water between my toes - the water was quite nicely warm even though it was still early. A decided that it's time to go for a swim! S and I weren't quite that brave though.. But nevertheless it was nice and peaceful to just sit there, enjoy the warm pebbles and the calmness of the sea.

We continued up the hill past Lee Abbey estates, and had a wonderful view of the bay. Continuing up and up we came upon some cliffs, and decided that it feels as if we were transported to the world of Tolkien, any moment a dragon could fly over our heads or we could spot an elf running over some cliffs. We decided to go to the seaside town of Lynton as we were quite hungry by then. We took the coastal path there, climbing on the sides of the cliffs, with nothing but the sea on one side.

Lynton turned out to be a very adorable little town on the hilltop with its neighboring town of Lynmouth by the sea. We ate and took their famous cliff railway down to Lynmouth where we sat by the seaside and enjoyed the weather!

Soon it was time to turn back. We decided to climb on the cliffs we saw earlier. It was a magnificent view from up there. It felt like sitting on the edge of the world - everything is below you - a drop of couple hundred meters. Quite scary when I think back to it, but amazing at the same time!

By the time we arrived back on the moor it was sunset, and all the heather was painted gold. We obviously had to take a lot of romantic pictures :) I had brought a bubble wand with me, so we tried to make artsy photos with sunset and bubbles. I was running in the heather and feeling like a proper nature child! At one point I fell over and found that there's an amazing view from an upside down angle as well :)

Back at our tents we had a modest dinner, and soon set to bed. We were tired and sun burnt but really happy.
The next day we drove to Lynmouth, and took trip along the river to a beautiful place called Watersmeet. It was a much quieter trip than the day before. And I for one really enjoyed the shadows beneath the trees, and rapid flow and noise of the river. It was a nice change, and not too hard on my sunburnt skin. A&S went for a swim in the river but the water there felt way too cold for me plus I had jean shorts on, and they would've dried for ages, specially as there wasn't much sunlight.

Back in Lymnouth it was time for lunch (or ice cream in my case..) and soon we headed back towards Bristol.
I definitely need more days like these in my life!

Heather on the moor

Tranquility

Blue and clear!

One of the many rivers/streams

The view on Lee bay

The sea peeks

Lord of the Rings feel

And here

Very green.
Very blue.

Flappythingy :D

Darker

The view of Lynmouth and cliff railway from Lynton

Next day there was high tide and all this was under the sea

Crystal clear water

Blue ice cream - because I can

Peeking sea, again

S&A, and the view

Spy, probably

At the edge of the world

On the moor again

Bubble blower

I fell over

'swimming'

"Hey, come and join me in my jacuzzi!"

"It's a bird, it's a plane, it's a..um.. bird.."

Hobbit or the journey there and back again

London part about 276

I went  with M to a magazine hunt adventure in London. (Her american friend was featured in a indie fashion-lifestyle magazine, and it was near impossible to find it anywhere..)

It was a day full of very Londony places, ice-cream, books, matcha and other oriental things (but mainly matcha) with a little touch of Japanese studies.

I've decided that London is definitely my favourite place of all! I feel so at home there, even if wondering along new and strange streets.

Sadly it was Sunday and almost everything closes way too early for our taste.

And I still have to go back for Marina Abramovic's performance. I really do want to see it.

But the photos from yesterday are pretending that I know something about photographing architecture..I still have a long way to go.

'On the rooftops of London, coo, what a sight'

I AM St.Paul

Trafalgar Square in the dark became a surrealistic experience.

Elementary, second thoughts

The 2nd episode was much better, and Sherlocky, although I'd still just say that it's a vaguely Sherlock inspired show, and not based on it completely.

Also watching Da Vinci's Demons, loving it but hating the fact that there are only 8 episodes, which makes me not want to watch it, so I could spare it. But I think that's pure brilliance - mixing fact and fiction with such skill that it's almost impossible to distinguish between them. Special because it is da Vinci and as the genius he was, he could actually invent all the different things. Sometimes they go too far though, and the historical-accuracy-nazi in me goes "Really, would he REALLY do/say/think that during that period?" but it's not that often, and the overall genius of the show easily exceeds the mistakes.
Also their views of Italy (Florence, Rome) are so breathtaking that I just want to become an architect. Although, the views are often very obviously CGI. They've made the funny transition where the rooftops and the silhouettes of the cities are CGI, but the actors are also playing on sets built to resemble the cities + green screen, but the transition point is usually really obvious, and it's just.. weird-looking. Nonetheless - it's an amazing show!

Elementary

First of all, I'm back in Aber. Because I can't seem to sort out Bristol (I will eventually though..). Have seen the town fill with students, and feel kind of left out, because for the last 15years of my life I've been studying/going to school. I've been studying for more than half of my life. That's not an addiction/habit you can just toss away, and start a life of a grown-up and responsible person.
So what I've done is - I've watched TV, played games (lies, actually watched E play..), slept. That's pretty much it. In conclusion, I've done nothing. hurray.

Now, Elementary. I had my suspicions. They were true. I mean.. it isn't a bad show.. It's just, weird in the context of Sherlock Holmes. I get the idea of a modern Sherlock, but... that? "I googled it, not everything is deducible." Like the film version, which I like on its own weird way, I think the US TV series has taken the concept of Sherlock Holmes, and ripped it from everything that is Sherlocky, and left the things that 'the people want to see' - 'an awkward unsociable madman solving crimes', 'the anti-hero'. or something. I don't even know exactly.
It reminds me of House MD. Let's make the worst annoying guy a genius, who makes loads of mistakes before he comes to a conclusion that comes to them through a random everyday activity/situation.
Mind you, I've only seen the pilot episode, maybe I'm not the best person to discuss this...and maybe I'm just a bit annoyed that US did a show about Sherlock so closely after the British show had started.
But I think it plays too much on todays youths obsession with awkwardness and disorders like OCD, leaving out or at least..not paying too much attention to the knowledge and power of deduction..
I don't have a real opinion of Watson, yet. I think it's interesting that she is portrayed as a woman. But it kind of bugs me that she doesn't have an military record (or maybe I just don't know yet and it's covered in later episodes?), and that she is assigned to look after Sherlock. And she's clever. I mean.. John Watson has always been clever (well not the brightest of the pencils but..he usually has his moments).. but with this portrayal of Watson I'm kind of expecting her to do the deducing and solving as she seems more 'on it' than Sherlock.. Maybe it's just because I'm not the biggest fan of Johnny Lee Miller.. Who knows..
All in all.. It might turn out to be quite a likable show for me, if I manage to forget that it's supposed to have its roots in the Sherlock Holmes' stories.

For a better day

I have nothing to say. Just wanted to share this dude with the world.

Enjoy your day!

For the last two days I've just eaten a few pancakes and the cheesecake I made.
I've grown into a responsible adult, can you tell, with sensible ideas of healthy eating and stuff. Hurray for me!

Also, yesterday a spent a day with an extrovert, and today I'm so freaking tired, I just want to die and/or sleep endlessly.

Home, sweet home?

I'm finally back in Estonia. After 11 months, I'm back. I've been home like what..5 days? And I'm sick and tired of it. Parents. "Big" city. Transport. I don't like these things.
I kind of having my own room with my stuff that is all there, and not just..you know.. temporarily. I don't have to think about packing it all up and leaving. (okay, I kind of do, but most of it still stays there, forever.) (forever is a long time...)
But there's no 24h Spar or any kind of shops closer than 40 minutes to walk (13 with a bike, and like 3 with a car).. But I just can't step out and walk everywhere (I could but it would take forever).
It's always like that when I'm home. I feel like everything is too far away. I never have a problem with walking for days in London.. or walking around Bristol or Paris or any other big city or town or whatnot. In Tallinn, I just can't, I don't know what it is, but I just can't.

When at home I don't want to do anything. These 5 days I've been just made myself home on the kitchen sofa. Living online. All the food near me which is the worst thing in life, I think. We have a sofa in our kitchen, the most comfortable sofa in our house, mind you. Obviously I just sit here and just..eat.  I've seen two of my friends but just because they've come to me. If I would've had to go somewhere.... basically, it would've never happened.

I had made plans of going for a jog and stuff.. But I kind of feel that as soon as I step out of the house I'll be judged.. "Where're you going? Why? Why are jogging? Why?WHYWHYWHYWHYWHY?"
So by day 5 I've already just shut myself down. I've started to ignore my mum or just listen to her  in silence, and leave once she's finished talking. It's horrible but it always happens. With my mum specially. Everything she says just annoys me soo much. It might be just normal mum talk or a you know just "How was your day?" kind of thing but it's SO annoying. It's weird. I don't even know why. But I can never answer her normally, I have to be sarcastic and mean.


Brother came home today, I missed him. Miss my sister too. Never before have I missed them. 11months. I guess even I start missing people.