Hey Everyone! Today's title comes courtesy of my sister Kristin.
It feels so good to be back in the writing realm again (sort of). I have to make this a very short blog but the hostel we're staying at has free internet and I couldn't resist. Let me give you a very brief overview of my life recently... I flew to Dublin, flew to Milan, went to Venice, Florence, Pisa, Nice, Antibes, Cannes (France), Paris, Amboise, Blois, London, Bath, Machester, Caernarfon (Wales) and FINALLY back to Dublin. We leave on Thursday to back to the states and it's seriously been the most epic trip of my life! Oh my goodness, I don't know where to start we've seen so much. The whole trip has been one big blur but I can give you the main highlights very briefly.
1. Kristin has decided she's going to marry an Irish or English boy. There was one attractive young man that was a missionary (who was in his early 20s) who she met at an Anglican church in Bath. He does work mostly in Uganda. We decided she's marrying him.
2. Did you know it takes Australians 24+ hours to get from Australia to Europe? That's why if you ever meet one in Europe they're here for like a year. One girl we met in Nice took a whole year off of work to travel around Europe... best part? Her boss told her to go and party all night for him.
3. We only missed 1 train! And it was a minor train that took us to the Loirre Valley... so we just took the train that left an hour later.
4. You really don't know how much the Brits love the Queen until you go there... Seriously... it's crazy. And the best part of the UK is the countryside. We spent 2 days driving through it and it's spectacular.
5. My French is absolutely terrible. The only thing I can even remotely say right in Champs-Elysee and that's it. I don't even have to say anything to have the French people speak English to me.
6. Beaches don't have to be nude beaches for people to take their clothes off. At the beach in Antibes, half the women took their tops off to sunbathe. Some didn't even wear bathing suit tops to begin with and it was easy to spot the Americans because they were the ones with the most skin covered.
7. This may seem like a no brainer but make sure you know whether or not the people you go with are afraid of heights. Going to the top of the Eiffel Tower is not a smart idea if you're afraid of heights. Kristin is apparently (I didn't even know) and she did her afraid of heights potty dance.
8. The best views are ALWAYS worth the 300 stairs or mile walk to the top of the giant hill. If a local says, "Oh you can get a good view from here." Just go! We climbed 300 stairs to the top of the Leaning Tower and a huge hill in Florence to the Piazzale di Michelangelo... definitely worth it.
9. Some times playing the dumb American tourist can work to your advantage. It got us discounts to see the Harry Potter movie in London and out of a possible fine due to tricky train tickets in Milan.
10. Europeans love Bon Jovi! I don't like Bon Jovi (don't ask why and yes, I know I'm crazy) and they played him in every city! Aggghhh! There was also a Disney store in EVERY single city we went to except for maybe Caernarfon. Disney is really taking over the world.
Ok... well I promise I will write more about my trip later. I haven't decided how I will handle it yet but you will hear about my journey in lots of detail with lots of photos.
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