After Emma left I decided to capitalize on the Easter Holiday and take a day trip to Dublin. I found a 20GBP round trip fare and set off for a day of fun in the Irish capital! I went around and did most of the touristy attractions and set off on a very cool bus tour of the city. Dublin is such a beautiful place, and although it was quite expensive, I would love to go back and spend more time there, soaking up the culture, nightlife and everything else it has to offer! The day was enough, however, for me to take in most of the tourist attractions and spend some time away from the hustle and bustle of the office!
Consola, Mateusz, Krystel and myself got back from Rome this past Monday after an amazing four days in the city! It was scorching hot - 25 degrees and sunny - for the whole time we were there, which gave us the opportunity to tan (yes, me too) and take advantage of the many water springs that were location across the city. We did most of the major sites in Rome during our first three days and spent our last day at the Vatican - it was all breathtaking and amazing. Aside from the visual appeal of the city, the nourishing appeal was also huge! We enjoyed mouth watering pasta, thin and delectable pizza and delicious wine every day of our adventure. I did learn a few things while I was there, which will come in handy for my (and possibly your) future travels:
- -Bird poop causes stains if it's not washed out of your clothes immediately
- -Do not leave 20EUR on a counter top while going through your bag - Mateusz not me
- -Service in Italy is horrible, really horrible
- -Good wine CAN cost 3EUR
- -Sunglasses tans are not cool
- -Always visit an Irish pub, no matter what country you are in
- -The word 'prego' has 3 different meanings - all of which are rude and not so nice
Overall, the trip was quite grand and a real relaxing one...it was sad to see it end. It'll also be sad when I can no longer do a weekend trip to Rome or anywhere else...sigh. I plan on being back to London one day and hit up all the other cities I haven't had a chance to visit on this trip.
It's Krystel's last few days in London, before she sets off with her parents for a tour of Portugal and Spain, it's going to be sad to see her go and have all of this come to an end. The next lot of departures are Mateusz, Erin and myself at the end of May/beginning of June. My days are numbered...
I had a chance to meet up with Louisa, an old Starbucks coworker of mine the other day. She and her mum are on a little vacation in England and Germany, and she was in town for a few days. Cooper is coming into London on Monday and we'll hopefully be able to meet up and go for food or drinks somewhere. Following Cooper's arrival on Monday, The Granny Flat residents will be playing host to my friend Rachelle for a couple days before we set off to Amsterdam from Wednesday - Saturday. It should be loads of fun!
I'm just in the midst of finishing a couple papers, applying for full time jobs and getting myself organized for my departure back to Canada in four weeks - scary thought! It's an odd feeling that (a) this trip is almost done and (b) I'm looking for a full time job. I'm itching to get back, however, especially with all the political happenings that have been going on in Ottawa. I love political juiciness...
