Behind the Scenes: Instagram

Inspired by this post from the Daily Tay.

This photo says…Prague was quietly raining when I snapped this picture of a beautiful, damp flower.

Meanwhile, behind the scenes…it’s a serious, windy downpour that is trying to rip my umbrella from my hands, but I see the flower and can’t resist. I get soaked and remain so for the rest of my day, constantly getting asked “what happened to your umbrella?” and even being offered a few umbrellas to make it home in a dry manner.

This photo says…my childhood dream of visiting the Harry Potter studios is coming true. Look how gracefully the doors open for me, just like in the movies!

Meanwhile, behind the scenes…I pushed about fifty people out of my way to get a good shot of the doors, and there were still about ten strollers in my way, hence the high angle. Did I mention that most of the people I did push out of my way were under the age of fifteen? #notashamed.

This photo says…this exact pose happens a lot as I wander through the old streets of Dubrovnik, accidentally centering myself right in the middle of the staircase.

Meanwhile, behind the scenes…this is about the fifth alleyway we’ve stopped in front of, with me making E get a picture of me. Most of the shots went something like this… E: “Is this one good yet? Can we eat?” Me: “Ugh no, look at my hair, is that really what it looks like from the back?” Or… E: “What are you doing with your arms? It looks unnatural.” Me: “Well what should I do with my arms?” E: “I don’t know. But not that.” Or… Me: “No, this alleyway is too crooked. It’s not as aesthetically pleasing.” E: “Also, we’re standing in the middle of a restaurant while we’re discussing this, we should move.”

This photos says…I just popped up this side of this cliff quickly to get a lovely view of this fabulous place, and to share said view with all of you!

Meanwhile, behind the scenes…I think the thousand-some steps they reported it would take were really more like a billion. They were also slick so I fell several times; the pathway was only large enough for single file so there was a lot of dodging other humans; we were up at the crack of dawn to beat the heat; it was still so hot I almost fainted. I’m so tough!

This photo says…we just happened to find this awesome snake spout that looks like something out of Harry Potter on our leisurely walk through Karlovy Vary.

Meanwhile, behind the scenes…I knew about the spout beforehand and was determined to find it. Unfortunately, our map was wrong so we were on a giant wild goose chase for several hours, asking several people about it and receiving blank looks, or quickly Googling it when we found wifi. Eventually we found it…about two minutes from our hotel. We had walked the very long way around, about two hours. Oops.

This photo says…how funny, this cute little seagull wouldn’t get out of our way.

Meanwhile, behind the scenes…after a lot of coaxing to get the seagull to move, it went into attack stance so we left to find another tiny, yet empty, corner of the Rialto Bridge where we could get a view. You win, you Italian seagull, you win.

Tell me…

What does your Instagram look like, behind-the-scenes?