Behind the Scenes: Instagram (Volume 2)

This photo says…my lifelong dream of seeing the castle that inspired Disney–and also happens to look like the most castley-castle ever–has finally come true!

Meanwhile, behind the scenes…after schlepping up to the bridge with the best viewpoint, I fight for my position on the bridge and I fight to keep it so I can gaze at the castle to my heart’s content. Luckily, most people take a snap and hurry off the bridge, as it’s swaying a bit in the wind. I’m not fazed and take my sweet time staring the hundreds of feet down into the gorge and snapping as many pictures as I would like. Yes, I’m that traveler.

This photo says…we’ve been married for a month, so obviously our hands have been in this position since our wedding.

Meanwhile, behind the scenes…Me: “Let’s show off our new bracelets! Plus we’ve been married a month! It’ll be cute.” E: “I do like the bracelets. How do we do this?” Me: “Umm I can’t get our hands in the angle. Switch hands! Oh wait, my left hand is useless…” E: “Oh my God, let me try!” Me: “You have to focus on our HANDS not the GROUND!” And so on.

This photo says…We often wandered through Prague during our time there, stopping in adorable, romantic poses as we pleased.

Meanwhile, behind the scenes…My dear cousin tried her hardest to take some nice pictures of us but we are not the easiest subjects to photograph. This one came after many, many shots of awkward hands, awkward faces, and stranger photo-bombs.

This photo says…this is just one of the many waterfalls we happened to stumble upon during our honeymoon in Costa Rica. They are all perfectly placed for a cooling afternoon swim.

Meanwhile, behind the scenes…The trail to this waterfall, promised to be an “easy 15-minute jaunt” (if I’ve learned anything in my life, anytime someone says it’s an “easy 15-minute jaunt” this means I will be out of my league) involved fording a river and crawling across rocks. Upon arrival to the waterfall, the only way to enter is to jump off a rope or just…jump. This picture doesn’t show me being a HUGE baby and I inch down the rope and dip my toe in before getting in but avoiding the actual waterfall in fear of getting crushed beneath the pounding water.

This photo says…A leisurely kayaking trip around the lovely city of Dubrovnik enabled me to capture this shot.

Meanwhile, behind the scenes…A two-hour-longer than advertised trip culminated in this moment where I finally caught up with the rest of the group for approximately 30 seconds, long enough for me to fumble my camera out of the dry sack, pray I wouldn’t drop it, and snag this shot. Victory!

This photo says…A lazy Sunday evening stroll in the gently falling snow led me to this picturesque moment.

Meanwhile, behind the scenes…Just coming home after a long day of work (on a Sunday), I detour to look at Parlament because a) I want to see it in the snow and b) I don’t have 10,000 steps and DID I TELL YOU I LOVE MY FITBIT AND MUST GET 10,000 STEPS?! It’s so cold that I have to take several deep breaths before I’ll stop shivering, and when I take the picture, the camera noise (how do I turn this off?!?) make a woman nearby, and her dog, jump.

This photo says…I’m terrified of the jungle.

Meanwhile, behind the scenes…Oh yes, I’m terrified of the jungle. (Because sometimes the truth is simple).

Tell me…

Does your Instagram look a little different, behind-the-scenes? 

VOLUME ONE

Originally inspired by this post.