Dublin 2.19-2.21

Dublin was nothing short of amazing. After traveling overnight on a ferry to Dublin, I slept for a little bit and then my friends and I took a bus tour of Dublin. It was such a great way to see the city. Saw everything really quickly, but we only had a couple hours to site see so it worked out. After the tour we went to Temple Bar street, which is really touristy, but was really fun. Went to Temple Bar for most of the night, then made our way to another bar, which I don't remember the name...
Stayed out till 4:30am... and then had work the next day. Not the best feeling in the world, but I would have been mad if I called it an early night my first and probably last time out in Dublin! We stayed at the Four Seasons which was probably one of the nicest hotels on the whole tour. It's really fun seeing all the hotels in each city and meeting new people. It's interesting to see how the locals treat Americans. People in London weren't very nice... but EVERYONE in Dublin was so great to us!
I am really missing home - LA and Chicago. The time is going by fast tho. I really have no idea of what day it is ever, as we don't really have a weekend.

Dublin

Going out and about in Dublin, let you know how it is when I get back to my room!

Here's how I've been prepping myself-

My Song For Today :)

London

I woke up in London on the bus under an overpass next to train tracks. Drabby and cold but I immediately knew I was going to love this city.

Anyways, we got all our things to our rooms, got ready, and my friend and I headed out to do some site-seeing. I was so happy to find out over Christmas Break that Mike's brother, Nick Vainisi, would be studying abroad in London during the same time I would be here!! So Nick met Tara and I at our hotel to take us around and show us places. We first walked to Buckingham Palace. Not what I expected- to me it looked like a museum or a really big lecture hall at a university.. maybe thats what those things are modeled after? Anyways, after that we walked down "the mall" to Trafalgar Square. I really liked this area, the buildings were really cute and there were lots of little shops and pubs. We then saw the London Eye (big ferris wheel) and then Parliament/Big Ben/Westminster Abbey. I still couldn't believe I was actually in London! I feel like all these things happened so quickly I couldn't process it. I felt more like I was in another country when looking at the non-historic buildings and walking around the different squares like Trafalgar and Leicester. Leicester was really cool, it was really busy when we were out, and it was a Monday night. I guess that is where most of the tourists go and kids/university students.
It rained pretty much the whole time we were there. I didn't know that it LITERALLY rained like 90% of the time in London! I thought that was just kind of a joke-ish...

People there are either pretty miserable or really really nice. I have found that the majority of people that have been mean are the women we've encountered.. but..
Our drivers have been really helpful and nice, telling us where the best places are and where to find certain things.
I'm really excited to go back to London next week and see more things. I still need to see Camden Town and Covenant Gardens.

I think that this link below will take you to my album of pictures on facebook that I took so far!

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2446699&id=14816887&l=4f7231a979

Brit Awards

*2.15.1935*

My Valentine's Day Playlist

Here are the songs that have been on my mind this rainy Valentine's Day in Leeds....


The Allman Brother's Band: Please Call Home



Alberta Cross: Low Man

The omg Performance



Album Version




Fleetwood Mac: Never Going Back Again



And I'll throw this one in for all the couples..

Young Money ft. Lloyd: Bedrock





hope that cheered you up..