a re-discovery of cincinnati

with the intention of spending my h&m gift card, my mom and i headed to cincinnati. we strolled casually throughout kenwood mall, tasting tea samples at teavana, fawning over the aesthetics of restoration hardware, and flipping through the interesting book selection at anthropologie before hitting up h&m. I picked up a grey blazer from the divided line for 19.95 and a black and white striped long sleeve tee for 12.95. (i cannot find either of these for the life of me on the h&m website. pictures soon.)

after shopping, we decided upon a spontaneous exploration of cinci. first we headed to mt. adams--the area where i spent nye and i absolutely fell in love with it. i wanted to see it in the sober daylight and i was just as delighted as i had been in my drunken revelry. mt. adams sits atop a hill that overlooks not only the ohio river but the breathtaking skyline of cincinnati. my mom and i headed to the church -- which she claims has the best view-- and the steps leading downward reminded me of montmartre and sacre coeur. the business district of mt. adams is populated with cute little bars and various shops. i felt like i was in a european city and i know winston churchill agrees.

-some friends and i at the pavillion in mt. adams celebrating new years. look at that skyline!

perhaps i have been in denial, but cincinnati is a really cool city that i haven't really given a chance. but in actuality, it's pretty cool. after mt. adams, we tried to find UC but didn't stumble upon it as we had hoped. however, we found ourselves in the hyde park area that is filled with enormous and beautiful houses.

during my next trip to cinci, i hope to return to the esquire theater on ludlow st. this is the cute area close to UC. i also want to further explore hyde park. so much to do!