A Promenade in Montreal

These are some shots that I took around Montreal during the holiday season in December 2014. It was a cold night and I wasn't sure whether the footage would be good due to poor lighting, but somehow I managed to piece together this short clip. (The music is by bensound.com).

Galway! Part 2 (Co. Clare Tour)

 A bit late but as promised, here is Part 2 of the photos of our Galway trip. I have so many photos from that trip that I had a hard time making a selection. We went for a tour around County Clare and the Cliffs of Moher. So, these photos are actually outside of Galway.


Dunguaire Castle




Poulnabrone Dolmen




The Cliffs of Moher


 The Cliffs of Moher 


A nice enchantment with a woman playing harp on the Cliffs









Places we visited:
Dunguaire Castle which is a 16th-century tower house on the southeastern shore of Galway Bay in County Galway
Poulnabrone Dolmen which is a portal tomb in the Burren, County Clare, Ireland, dating back to the Neolithic period, probably between 4200 BC to 2900 BC.
Cliffs of Moher - very popular attraction in Ireland; it receives nearly one million visitors a year.

We stopped at many more places on the way. We brought our own packed sandwiches lunch that we prepared in the hotel room before leaving; there weren't going to be much vegan options eat outs on the way. It was a really nice tour with unbelievably beautiful scenery and a stillness in the air that you only experience outside of Dublin.

Stay tuned, there'll be a Part 3 coming at some point!

Galway!

I'm back from Galway. We had a really nice break, Boyfriendlovlie, Sisterlovlie and myself in the city and we also visited the Cliffs of Moher in County Clare. Like I said before, I visited Galway more than a year ago and fell in love with this cosy little city. It has a very positive spirit and vibrance. People are very friendly and there are quite a few vegan-friendly places. Here's a handful of photos. I'll post some more from our tour to the Cliffs of Moher and County Clare later. Hope you enjoy!











Ireland is divided into four provinces, Galway being in Connacht.






We had a nice view of the River Corrib from our hotel room window.

Easter Break

Daffodils has sprung and bloomed. They are almost gone already. But they've added so much spirit to the beginning of Spring with their golden dress!

I am off for the Easter break to spend a couple of days in Galway (on the west coast of Ireland). I've been there before but I loved this cosy little city so much that we've decided to pay another visit.
I'll share some photos when I get back.

Happy Holidays!

Re-organising Veganlovlie Blog

If you haven't already noticed, I have made some changes on the Veganlovlie blog. Initially, when I started my handmade jewellery project, I started to write a separate blog which would be a collections of things I like, crafts and my adventures in jewellery making. However, after a while, I found that I wanted to sometimes share similar things on Veganlovlie. So I've decided to merge the two blogs and have everything in just one place.

You can navigate through the different sections by using the tabs above where I've classified related posts. Additional tabs are Handmade Jewellery, Crafts and Newsletter (which, if you join the mailing list, is a low frequency email that I send out for updates, promotions, giveaways etc).

Those of you subscribing by email or in a reader would probably have had a surge of new posts being delivered. This happened when I did the merge. Sorry about the slight stir; I hope you will enjoy the new content though.

That said, I have loads of plans and ideas coming up for the new year and I'm very much looking forward to them. I hope you keep enjoying your read at Veganlovlie. And don't forget to like Veganlovlie's or Bijouxlovlie's Facebook page for updates and news. If you've ever made one of my recipes and want to share a photo, I would very much like to hear from you; please share on Veganlovlie's Facebook.


Now then, is it time for tea yet? Of course, it's always tea time for me!
Here's a nice Rooibos blend (no. 25 Rouge) that I bought at Le Palais des Thés in Wicklow Street in Dublin.



It's a tasty Christmassy blend of South African Rooibos, scented with citrus fruit, rose, almond and spices: vanilla, cinnamon. Really nice for celebrating the festive season!



If you are new to Rooibos tea, you should definitely try it if you can get it where you are. It's naturally caffeine free and packed with antioxidants. It grows in South Africa and is also known as redbush tea. Rooibos is purported to assist with nervous tension, allergies and digestive problems.



You can purchase this particular blend online here.

This is my own review of this tea. I have not been contacted by Le Palais des Thés to blog about their teas. I am just sharing my love for their teas!!!

A Friend's Birthday and Visiting Howth...

Today is one of my friends birthday. But as I wasn't going to see her during the week, we met on Saturday for a little trip to Howth which is a small cosy fishing village north of Dublin city.

I made her a little handmade jewellery gift which I think she liked and some cupcakes!





The cupcakes was a good excuse to make some for me as well. They are vegan and the recipe is coming soon here.



Happy Birthday!



Our day trip in Howth was a really refreshing one. Howth is actually close to where I live but I had never been around the area before. It is more than a fishing village actually. There's a nice mix of picturesque residential development and a breathtaking serene hillside.

We spent our time leisurely, walking around the cliffs and up the hill. We were lucky to be blessed by great calm weather on that day, Ireland being windy and rainy for most of the year!





















At the end of the day, we came back to the village centre for an early dinner or late lunch.



Howth is definitely a place to go back and visit anytime. There is still a lot more to see in this little village.