DUBLIN

I am so sorry I have been slacking on my updates! I have been super busy trying to get good grades (prego daddy!) 


So a few weekends ago I hopped on a plane and headed to Dublin, Ireland for one of the best weekends I have had so far. Dublin was an awesome city with so much to see and do. We woke up on friday morning and bought a ticket for a hop-on hop-off bus tour. This was the best way to explore the city because our tickets were good for all day and we could get off wherever we pleased. We stopped at St. Patrick's Cathedral, Trinity College, Guinness Brewery and the Jameson Distillery. These were the highlights of my trip. The Cathedral was beautiful and was set right in the middle of the city. Trinity College is an american university set right off of O'Connell Street (the main street in Dublin). The city reminded me of a college town with lots of things to do and a great night life. The Guinness Brewery was very interesting we saw how the beer was brewed and then the final part of the tour was a pint of Guinness for us to enjoy at a bar that overlooked the entire city! This was so cool! The Jameson Distillery was the same way except we were at the old distillery where they no longer make whiskey there. But it was still a very interesting thing to see!  

Trinity College

St. Patrick's Cathedral

We went out on Friday night to the famous temple bar and drank irish beer! Then we made our way to a dance club and danced to american music the entire night.


The next morning we hopped on a bus and headed to the irish countryside of Trim. This is where we met Sister Paul, Sister Claud, and Sister Ann. We were staying at their house and they were going to show us around! We got to their house and we were welcomed with tea and scones YUMMY!! :) We had a wonderful lunch that consisted of chicken, spuds, and grilled veggies. After lunch we headed to the Trim castle and went on a guided tour. That afternoon we went to Newgrange and then went to mass with the sisters. This was one of the best weekends, we were spoiled and we loved every minute of it! I will never forget this weekend in Ireland! 

Trim Castle 

infront of Newgrange

Irish countryside

MY FAMILY CAME THIS PAST WEEK! AHHHH IT WAS THE BEST WEEK OF THE ENTIRE SEMESTER. I MISS THEM ALREADY! THATS MY NEXT POST! I'LL UPDATE SOON! 


XOXOX
CIAO

LONDON

Hey everyone!

Well I have been globe-trotting and the fun just never stops! Last week was midterms for me but what a better way to celebrate midterms being over than a weekend trip to LONDON!!! London was such a great city and THEY SPOKE ENGLISH!!! We arrived early in the morning and started our exploring. We are becoming experts at using maps and public transportation (i feel so grown up)!

Our first stop was at Oxford Street aka shopping!! My roommates and I always find time in our weekend trips to shop! This took up most of our afternoon, we stopped for a quick lunch that consisted of the famous FISH AND CHIPS! After lunch we went back to check into our hostel. This time we stayed in a 10 person dorm style room. Well we ended up staying with 7 french guys. They were gross. never again! But this did not stop us from having a good time! We met up with 2 of my ZTA sisters that night for dinner and then went out to a bar! It was so nice to see some other familiar faces!

ZTA invades London!

Famous phone booth picture 

On Saturday we woke up early and went to sightsee all that we could in the city! We saw the London Eye, Big Ben, Parliament, Buckingham Palace, Westminster Abbey and the London Tower Bridge! This was amazing and I still cannot believe I am able to see all of these historical monuments at such a young age! I am so lucky and so blessed! Saturday night we went out for an early dinner and then bought tickets to see Grease on broadway. It was such a good show and we had such a blast just roaming the city at night! London was very crowded and reminded me a lot like NYC.

Big Ben and Parliament

Buckingham Palace

London Tower Bridge

Thursday I am off to IRELAND!! I just know this trip is going to be absolutely amazing! I'll let you know about my Irish adventures soon!!

Ciao!

I am the happiest and luckiest girl in the world! Globe-trotting around Europe and DAD, MOM AND JULIAN COME NEXT WEEK! AHHH I AM SO EXCITED!

LOVE YOU ALL
XOXOXO

PARIS- THE MOST AMAZING CITY

HELLO EVERYONE! So I should be studying for midterms (sorry Daddy) but I figured that I need to update you all on my life! This past weekend me and 5 other friends traveled north to PARIS, FRANCE! Let me tell you I'M MOVING TO THIS CITY!! This was the most amazing trip ever! We left on friday morning at 4:30 and took a cab to the airport, we landed in Paris around 9am and then had to take a bus into the city. When we got into the city we started using the metro to get to our hostel. The St. Christopher's Inn was the nicest hostel that we have been to so far! The beds were better than our beds in our apartment! We threw all of our stuff in the luggage room and went out to explore the city! We ate lunch at a melting pot like restaurant where we cooked our own meat right at our table. This was very exciting and we were so happy that we were getting a break from pasta and carbs. After lunch we went back to our hostel and took a nap and then went to find the Eiffel Tower at night!

When we woke up from our naps, we got ready and took the metro to the Louvre to see the MONA LISA! Let me tell you, she is not all that she is cracked up to be. Yea it was amazing to see such a famous painting but she is so itty bitty. Its not like this huge masterpiece! haha After that I went to find the EIFFEL TOWER! Okay this was AMAZING!!! I fell in love with Paris as soon as I saw this at night! Why doesn't America have anything cool like this?!?! After seeing the Eiffel tower we feasted on crepes with chocolate and then came back to our hostel for bed.

The Louvre

The next morning we woke up and it was raining we had breakfast in  the hostel which consisted of french baguettes and OJ. Then ventured out in the rain! We took a train to Versailles to see the Palace that Louis XIV built! It was huge and very pretty! Then my roommates and I love Mexican food so we found a mexican restaurant for lunch and decided to have margaritas and pina coladas! After lunch we took the train back into Paris and climbed to the top of the Eiffel Tower. This was beautiful! Looking over the city was gorgeous and would take anyones breath away! After sightseeing all day us girls decided to get some shopping done on the Champs Elysees! Let me tell you PARIS IS EXPENSIVE!! But that didn't stop me from having the time of my life while purchasing one of a kind items!

Erin and I in front of the Palace of Versailles

The view of Paris from the Eiffel Tower

SHOPPING AVENUE aka HEAVEN!!

Overall it was a wonderful trip and I think everyone should see this beautiful city at some point in their life!

This weekend I am off to LONDON!

Ciao until my next post!

ps. 16 days til my family comes and I could not be happier! LIFE IS GREAT!! XOXOXO