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EuroTrip 2016

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  • Trip start
    June 20, 2016

    It's the Final Countdown!

    June 20, 2016 in Canada ⋅ ⛅ 27 °C

    T-13 hours until liftoff! Final preparations are happening - downloading the necessary apps, charging the electronics, and making sure my passport is with me at all times (it's great practice for the trip, definitely!)

    I will be logging my travel using this site, so if you are interested you can check it out from time to time to see what's been going on! Here's to a Month of adventures! #SBTEuroTrip
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  • I'm ready! I'm ready!

    June 20, 2016 in Canada ⋅ ⛅ 29 °C

    Ok ladies and gents... Its go time!! 🎵I'm leaving on a jet plane! Don't know when I'll be back again.. 🎶

    This is it! Shaunessa and Taylor are in the air heading to Toronto as I write this, and I am on my way to Pearson in about 1 minute... I'm too excited to do anything but dance around and cuddle the pup!

    See you on the flip side, brochachos!
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  • So close I can taste the potatoes!

    June 21, 2016 in Ireland ⋅ ⛅ 12 °C

    We are about 40 minutes away from landing in Dublin, Ireland and the nearly 6 hour flight has been awesome so far! Shortly after boarding we realized the flight was less than half full... So many empty rows and seats all around us! The three of us all found our own rows to settle in for the flight and started to choose our entertainment.

    No surprises, of course I watched Deadpool.. (if you know me even a little you may know that my obsession with Deadpool is borderline obsessive). And only about 1 hour into the flight we were served our complimentary hot meal. I had the pulled beef (which wasn't awful) and we got celebration cookies as dessert.

    After eating, I layed across all three seats in my bench to settle in and watch the movie, and quickly fell asleep. It has to have been one of the easiest sleeps I have ever had on a plane, being able to lay out is amazing and i highly recommend it 👍.

    A few hours later, we were woken up for breakfast service (banana bread and tea!) in order to get us ready for Dublin time, and i decided to watch a little bit of zoolander 2. That brings us ip to here.. 30 minutes from landing now and I am too excited to do anything but watch my movie on one screen and the flight map on the other!

    I think thats all for now... I will check in with you all later! 🍀🍀🍀 #sbteurotrip
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  • Four Courts Hostel

    June 21, 2016 in Ireland ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C

    So as you all know, we have odfficially landed in DUBLIN IRELAND and made our way (without having to ask for help, might I add) all the way to our hostel. We arrived at around 1:30 ready to check in... Only to find out we couldn't check in until 3:00. Lame. We had planned on leaving the bags in the bag locker amd exploring BUT... it was communal and super sketchy. We did NOT want someone stealing our bags on the first day (or any day, for that matter) so we decised to ride it out and stay at the hostel until we could check in

    We played many rounds of crazy 8s and annoyed the front desk person until... Finally! Our room was ready. We climbed up to our room, locked away all of our luggage abd set off for our first day of exploring Dublin. #sbteurotrip
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  • Dublin Castle

    June 21, 2016 in Ireland ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C

    When we left the hostel, we decided to look at a map for a brief secons to get an idea of the general area - we knew we wanted to get to Trinity College to see the grounds but we wanted to wander and explore along the way.

    The first place we came to was the amazing Dublin Castle. We stumbled upon it - the gate truly is a mere hole in the wall - and were amazed at how large and beautiful the castle is. We wandered around and looked at all of the plaques on the wall, stopping for a photo op or 2 (of course) and continued on our merey way :) #sbteurotrip
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  • Trinity College and the Book Of Kells

    June 21, 2016 in Ireland ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C

    After Dublin castle we made our way to Trinity college (with a lovely young Irish man confirming that we were headed in the right direction) and walked into a campus that can only be described as Hogwarts-like. The buildings were gorgeous and old.. But honestly that wasn't even the best part.

    We headed to the old library and realized they had an exhibit for the Book of Kells... Now for those of you who don't know, the Book of Kells is a gospel which was handwritten by scribes made a long... Long time ago. We walked into the gift shop and realized there was an €11 fee to walk around and see the book.

    We thought... No way man. Thats far too expensive for a simple self guided tour. So what did we do? We just walked in and no one stopped us. Ok, i know... That's probably not the beat thing to do but hey... We are on a budget and like to live dangerously!

    Anyway, the exhibit was truthfully one of the most amazing things we did today. We learned so much about how the book was made and written, and then saw the ACTUAL BOOK LIVE IN PERSON. SERIOUSLY. IT WAS SO AMAZING. LIKE, HOW DID THE SCRIBES MAKE THE LETTERS SO NICE? We were in awe with how they were made and designed that we didnt realize the exhibit wasnt over.

    Then we walked into literally the LARGEST, MOST BEAUTIFUL LIBRARY I HAVE EVER SEEN. It was FILLED with old books that were both hand written and the result of some of the first printing presses ever. There were original works from a variety of famous authors (Arthur Conan Doyle!) and it was honestly one of the moat awe inspiring sights I have seen in my life so far. We marvelled in the greatness for a while and decided to move on before we passed out from library excitement.
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  • Grafton Street

    June 21, 2016 in Ireland ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C

    After being amazed by the Book of Kells, we headed over to Grafton Street (the shopping district) to spend a little bit of our money. To be honest, most of the atorea were a little more on the high end and out of our budget, but we did manage to find an amazing jewellery store owned by a third generation Irish family who designed many of the pieces themselves. I picked up a cute ring and necklace, and Shaunessa & Taylor grabbed a ring each themselves.Read more

  • Temple Bar

    June 21, 2016 in Ireland ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C

    After grabbing a quick bit of some amazongly fresh cod fish and chips at the famous Leo Burdock's (Snoop Dogg ate fhere), Last stop of the day was to the famous Temple Bar! One of the oldest bars in Ireland (founded in 1840) and home of some famous Irish pot brewed whiskey!

    We listened to some live traditional Irish music while sipping on some Irish Beer, and I had myself a whisky straight. It was a great way to end our first eventful day.. Can't wait for some new adventures tomorrow!!!! #sbteurotrip
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  • Guiness is healthier than a glass of OJ.

    June 22, 2016 in Ireland ⋅ ⛅ 13 °C

    We have just embarked on our tour to the Cliffs of Moher with oir AMAZING tour guide, Gavin. Hw is full of stories and information and is absolutely freaking hilarious so I love him already. This is a full day tour, we left at 8am and will be dropped off at 8pm. Im going to update during the day things that I learn and see, so stay tuned for some awesome stories and pictures!

    What I've learned so far:

    The Temple bar district is one of the largest bar-filled areas in Dublin, and built on what was a Medeival village. The roads were originally built for horse and carts, which is why the roads are so small and winding. Also, as Gavin said, they were built by Drunk Irish men FOR Drunk Irish men and so they wind with you as you walk home!

    Dublin castle was originally built by the vikings but then occupied by british 1921. Obviously the Irish didn't like that very much.. The British put the statue of Lady Justice facing the castle and the Irish say its because she is just for the castle and shines her ass on the rest of Ireland.

    Christchurch cathedral is one of the only churches where all religions pray and worships together.

    Arthur guiness signed a 9000 year lease in 1759, and Guiness has more vitamin C per glass than Orange Juice! We found out that the toucan is a large part od advertising because the saying used to be "If one glass of Guiness is good for you, imagine what Two Can do!". The advertising was aimed towards Africa, as Africans drink 40% of the Guiness that is sold worldwide DAILY. Guiness used to be recommended to pregnant women and given to people who gave blood due to the high Iron content... But in 2007 the liquor beureau stopped letting everyone have fun and put an end to that.

    Titanic was built in 1913 built by 40000 irish man and sunk by 1 Englishman. Love it.

    There is a giant walled park known as "Pheonix Park" used to be deer hunting grounds, and now is one of the best places to see Irish wildlife.

    The "Peaceful Police Force" has 10000 unarmed 3000 armed police, and is one of the safest vities in the world!

    I will have more later, ttfn!
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  • The Hooker Festival isn't what you think

    June 22, 2016 in Ireland ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C

    We made it to our firat stop, which was near the Dunguire castle which was erected in 1540. Each family/clan had their own castle. On the island, And there are currently 30000 ruines and castles on the island. It is said If you walk around the Dunguire castle counterclockwise you get your virginity back. If you Walk around castle clock wise you get to make a wish, and Ask a question in the doorway it will be answered by the end of the day.

    We stopped for a quick break in Kinlarry, a small fishin town half way between Dublin and Doolin. There is a celebration called the Hooker festival in kinlarry (fishing boat), which had to change its name because people were coming for the wrong reason. We Walked around and looked out at the pier, Grabbed pringles and some chocolate and headed back for the next stop.
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  • Cows are just Irish Zebras.

    June 22, 2016 in Ireland ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C

    While driving through the winding countryside, we noticed many houses with interesting pattern on their roof. Thatchwork roofs are signed withba signature which is associated to the builder or artist. The saying raining cats and dogs, want to know where it came from? Well cats and dogs dug into the straw to keep warm and when it rains they would fall out of the straw and people would say its raining counts and dogs.

    In 1169 when british (anglonormans) arrived on request of king dermot, he decided he Wanted to be high king of ireland and needed help. He sent word and spoke to king henry II to get help and aking Henry told Dermot to speak to a man named strombo - who agreed to help him out as long as he could marry dermots eldest daughter. He knew by marrying her he would be in some sort of power. Henry ii was the firat english king to come to ireland and convinced other kings to become lords and dukes.

    Anglo normans became irish and some would say they were more irish than the irish themselves. In the 1500s king henry 8 upset everyone. He was paranoid and a religious fanatic. He decided he wanted a divorce and the pope declined it, he saw it as an act against god and converted to protestant in order to be the head of the church andnget a divorce. The lords and dukes in ireland were not happy as they were roman catholic so he had to try to convert to protestant. Thats why northern ireland is mostly protestant now.

    1608 king james comesbinto power and he wrote the protestant bible. He put a tax and licencing on whisky. Started making own alcohol, made pocheen ranges from 60%-90% pure. Was the way around paying the tax.

    He made plantations to expand them into british protestant areas. Irish started to rebel and had the 1641 massacre. Got theb sland under control of roman catholic however in 1649 cromwell came across to restore british protestant control and slaughtered many irish people. Sent irish to caribbean islands and jamaica as slaves.

    We drove across the Longest coastal drive in the world which is over 2500kmblong. Canada has the longest coastline in the world, however it isn't connected by a road.

    Star Wars, the Force Awaken was mainly filmedbon the island. When the Disney company came over they thought many of the roads were too skinny and that there werr faster ways to get across the mountain, so they built new roads and widened roads in ireland. This is more work than the Irish government has done in years :P

    Gaelic and english are the 2 main languages in Ireland.

    Craic = (sounds like crack.)

    Means fun.

    That was good craic

    Whisky will make you frisky

    Ishkabada. Means water of life. Irish word for whisky.

    Stopped in to Doolin for lunch, got a coat of arms and we had the jelly sandwiches we made from the free breakfast the hostel had for us. After relaxing we boarded the bus to head to the place we have all been waiting for: the Cliffs of Moher!
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  • The Cliffs of Moher

    June 22, 2016 in Ireland ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C

    What can I even say about the Cliffs of Moher... Honestly they were breathtaking. Not only are they the steepest and largest cliffs in Europe, they are gorgeous landmarks and an amazing hike.

    We hiked from one tip to the other to see both sides of the ridge, and stopped for many photo ops (of course). I kind of wish I could add more than 6 pictures to the footprint (or that you could see the Cliffs yourselves!) but it was honestly an awe inspiring experience.

    Until I fell on my ass and bruised it.

    No, I'm actually totally fine, but I have one hell of a purple mark for a souvenir!
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  • Our Bus Driver is Robin Williams

    June 23, 2016 in Ireland ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C

    Off to the Blarney Castle to kiss the Blarney Stone and get the gift of gab!

    We are on the bus with our driver for the day, Darren! He looks EXACTLY like ROBIN williams and sounds like him if Robin haf an Irish accent! I'm having phone battery issues today, its draining like crazy so I probably won't update as much as I like until I figure it out. Either way, off to Blarney we go!Read more

  • Rock the Cashel

    June 23, 2016 in Ireland ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C

    First stop on our tour was the Rock of Cashel! It is said that when Saint Patrick returned to Ireland to rid the land of the devil, the devil threw a giant rock at Saint Patrick which he evaded with the help of a Shamrock. On this site, a large castle was built between the 11th and 13th Centuries that house a variety of high nobles and religious figures from Ireland, and the tomba of many of these people still rest in this place.

    Walking the grounds was a very sombre affair, with crows overhead and the ruins of tombstones surroubding us, but the importance and history of the monument was definitely not lost.

    Up next, Blarney Castle!
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  • My first Kiss (with a giant lucky rock)

    June 23, 2016 in Ireland ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C

    Well we did it! When you come up to the Blarney Castle and grounds, you could honestly get lost in the mazes and gardens that lay before you. But obviously we didn't look around when we got there... We headed straight for the castle to make the climb to Kiss the Blarney stone.

    The Blarney Stone was said to be blessed (or cursed, depensing how you think of it) by a witch a long, long time ago and that any person who kisses it develops the "Gift of Gab". For those of you who don't know, that is the ability to talk... And talk... And talk... And talk. (Like the Irish do)

    So we walked into the castle and climed the very very tall spiral stone staircase (that gradually closed in on you as you went... Honestly) until we got to the top of the castle to the barricade lookout. Once there, you had to lean out over the edge of the castle to reach the wall to kiss it, while being held by a friendly tour attendant. If you are on the shorter side (like me), you have to scoot out so far that it feela like only the tip of your bottom is touching the floor and the rest of you is literally hanging over the open hole. There are no nets and no safety features except for the handles you see in the pictures. And I absolutely loved every second of it.

    On the way down we explored all of the rooms and nooks/crannies that we found, but I think we were all too distracted riding the high from kissing the Blarney.
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  • Don't go Chasing Waterfall(wishes)

    June 23, 2016 in Ireland ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C

    After coming down from kissing the Blarney Stone (both literally and figuratively), we wandered through the gardens to see all of the other magical spots. Firat up, after walking through a small tunnel in the rock, was a waterfall which acts as a wishing well, of sorts. We took turns tossing pennies over our shoulder while making a wish.

    What did I wish for?

    Yeah, right... I know how wishing works. I'm not telling.
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  • Wishing not to fall down these stairs

    June 23, 2016 in Ireland ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C

    After making our waterfall wishes, we headed through the garden again to see all of the places where witches are said to reside or frequent. We found the Dolman rocks.. Simply one rock balancing awkwardly on top of another that no one knows how it got there or why it is that way. It is said that passing through the opening below can unlock magical things... It magically allowed me to get from one side of the rock to the other!!

    Next up, the witch's kitchen. There is a witch who lives here at night and burns fireword that was paid for by the wishes of the wishing steps (see below) in order to keep warm. We went and checked it out, she has a very low-tech kitchen.

    The witches stone is a stone which looks like a witches face. Yup.

    And finally, we camebacross the wishing stairs! Another witch blessed/cursed object, it is aaid that if you walk down the stairs backwards with your eyes closed while simultaneously thinking of your deepest wish, it will come true. To be extra magical, the threebof us walked down like this andnthen back up with our eyes closed, also.

    So many wishes coming true!!!
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  • We are the QUEENS of sing-along

    June 23, 2016 in Ireland ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C

    To continue on with the story of how our bus driver is Robin Williams...

    The bus is brand new amd definitely a very high tech one. At one point, the heat was blasting and no one (including the bus driver) could fivure out how to turn it off. Enter Taylor with a little help from me... After some tinkering and quick thinking, we fixed the heating problem and saved the bus from melting! Yayyyy!

    Afterwards, while trying to pass the time, we led the bus through a few rounds of sing-along songs. That's right, the commercials are true... Find a Canadian and good times will follow.

    The bus driver decided to reward us by seraniding us with the fiddle, playing old Irish songs for us while we waited for the rest of the group to get back on the bus. He is AMAZING and definitely a man of many talents! Our last stop of the day was Cork, which really is indistinguishable from Dublin except that it's called Cork. And that my family is originally from there. Which is pretty cool.
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  • I have Paper Towels in my shoes RN.

    June 25, 2016 in Ireland ⋅ ⛅ 12 °C

    This is going to be a long post... And full of shenanigans aplenty. If you're not in the mood to read a novel OR are sensitive to situations that are obviously super fun, stop reading NOW!

    Yesterday, after getting back from the Blarney Stone, we needed to eat. We met these two AWESOME friends from the US named Ricarrdo and Azerae and we decided that after we both got back to our respective hotels and ate, we would meet up for drinks later in the night. Taylor, Shaunessa and I had a delicious meal of McDonalds (which is way better here, honestly) we got a message from Ricarrdo saying to meet him at kareoke at a bar called Woolshed and that Azurae wasnt feeling well.

    After adventuring what seems like all over to try and find the bar, we got there and immediately got some beer. Im not going to bore you with all of the details, but we submitted a song to sing (Shania Twain, obv.) and the kareoke DJ DENIED us saying that he would rather Shoot Himself then listen to Shania... HOW RUDE. so obviously, we decided to leeave because no one needs that sort of negativity in their lives.

    Ok, no, actually the bar closed at 130... WHAT KIND OF BAR CLOSES AT 130 ESPECIALLY IN DUBLIN?? ISNT THAT ILLEGAL?? We were making plans to head to another bae when Ricarrdo said he was TIRED and wanted to head back to sleep... Because CANADIANS GO HARD, man.

    So we decided to adventure through the city and find another place to procure some alocoholic beverages. On the way, we happened upon a gentleman who looked lost, holding a map. He asked us for directions and, being the helpful Canadians we are, decided to lead him in the right direction. Also he promised to buy us each a beer. So Taylor grabbed the map and we forged along.... Except none of us had any clue where we were going and we kind of lead the poor guy arouns in circles.

    After a while, we asked a local and he decided to take pity on our drunk, lost, tourist selves and take us to the bar. Once we got to the bar, our new friend (the lost one) introduced us to his 2 brothers, let us know they were from New Jersey and bought us each a pint of Guiness. We were at this bar called Pygmalion, and it was closer to 230am at this point... And the bar was closing down.

    LIKE SERIOUSLY WHAT THW HECK DUBLIN HOW ARE YOUR BARS CLOSED DOWN SO EARLY? IT WAS THURSDAY AHHHHH.

    So we ditched the boys from Jersey and wandered off again to find a bar that was open later. Im not going to go into specifics here... But on the way we were caught off guard by a rick shaw and ended up nearly peeing our pants 😏.

    As we rounded a corner... Guess who we ran into... THE BOYS FROM NEW JERSEY. LIKE WHAT ARE THE CHANCES??? As we stopped to talk to the one who we originially brought to the bar, we noticed his 2 brothers had ditched him completely and he was lefr alone. Again. With no clue where he was or how to get to his hotel. Oy.

    Obviously, being the great Canadians we are, we had to help him get to his hotel safely... And for aome reason HE TRUSTED TAYLOR WITH THE MAP AGAIN. LIKE DID YOU NOT LEARN YOUR LESSON RHE FIRST TIME?? Fortunately his hotel was in an area that we knew pretty well, so we actually got him there in one piece and without incident.

    When we areived at the hotel, it was neaely 330am and he invited ua up foe aome snack and to hang out. We headed up and walked into the room where his 2 brothera already were, sitting and eating a weird Doritos salsa dip (wtf?!) and Doritos! We chatted for a bit, making them laugh harser than little girls when they decided we needed more chopa. The youngest brother went down (with his brothers credit card) and came up a few minutes later woth 2 salsa jars, 2 bags of chips and a drink... Tellingbus he had spent 50 euro on it. Excuse me? How the heck did that cost 50 euro???.... Oh... He dropped 2 jars and they shattered and the front desk made him pay for all 4 jars. We were absolutely dying of laughter, and realized it was nearly 430am and we should probably head back. Taylor used the bathroom before leaving, and we headed into the stairwell to exit.

    When we got to the stairs, Taylor pulled some shampoo and soap out of her purse and said she had taken it from the brothers' hotel... To which we immediately collapsed in the stairwell and died of laughter.

    After nearly an hour walk home (full of snap chats, singing, and making more friends in the street) we made it to the hostel and settled into bed at 530 am.

    We had to get up at 830 to go to the guiness factory.

    Canadians go hard.

    Quick note about the morning of the Guiness factory, it was raiNing quite hard on the way there ao the three of us hadbour ponchos on to stay dry. Of course we looked like we were wearing sperm suits and acted accordingly.

    Never a dull moment.
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  • My Goodness, My Guiness!

    June 25, 2016 in Ireland ⋅ ⛅ 12 °C

    After nearly 3 hours of sleep (Canadians are champs, obviously) we got up to do our favourite thing to do in Ireland... Go grab a pint of Guiness at 11am.

    We walled to the factory in the pouring rain (see my last post for more about that...) and met our amazing American friends for a 3 hour self guided tour of how Guiness is made!

    But honestly the only things I learned were that Guiness is actually Ruby Red coloured and that the best way to drink it is to gulp it and exhale after. OBVIOUSLY WE WERE THERE TO LEARN HOW TO POUR AND DRINK THE BEER.

    After taking an acceptable amount of time reading the exhibits and doing a tasting, the 5 of us headed up to the fourth floor where the Guiness Brewing Academy is located.

    Our instructor, Flavio, told us that there are 6 steps to pouring the Perfect pint of Guiness... I can't remember what they are but I must have done them perfectly because I AM OFFICIALLY A MASTER GUINESS POURER!

    (disclaimer... I do know the 6 steps. Above statement was for comedic effect 1. Grab a clean glass with guiness logo. 2. Hold the cup 45 degrees to the spout. 3. Pull the handle towards you and fill cup to below the white writing. 4. Turn cup straight up and fill to top of harp. Leave for 80 seconds to let the gasses settle. 5. Push handle away to finish filling Guiness to the top. 6. Serve with logo outwards with a smile)

    After pouring our pints and taking some obligatory photos, we headed to the 11th floor to the "Gravity Bar" which has 360 degree views of Dublin and is a great place to enjoy our beer. Honestly, I used to hate Guiness SO MUCH but after learning the proper way to drink it, I actually enjoy it!!

    After finishing our beer and making a quick(ish) trip to the gift shop, we decided to go grab some lunch together. We followed our American friends directions into the city and AND WE WALKED AROUND LOST FOR 45 MINUTES. MORAL OF THE STORY, ALWAYS TRUST A CANADIAN WITH DIRECTIONS.

    Anyway, after we finAlly found our way, we made a quick stop at our hostel to change our shoes and headed to McDonalds. Again. Honestly its so yummy and cheap... Dont judge.

    After lunch we parted ways with Ricarrdo and Azurae with promises to meet up for dinner and drinks later, and the three of us headed to the ahopping distict for a little last minute souvenir finsing effort. The day went well, and we headed back to the hostel for a well deaerved nap before getting up for dinner and drinks.

    When we woke up, we headed into the city again to grab food (Subway) and meet up with our friends again.

    Honestly we love Azurae and Ricarrdo... We have some great new friends and WE ARE DEFINITELY GOING TO VISIT THEM IN GEORGIA. We will bring maple syrup and Camadian goodies when we come!

    Now we are sitting here, at 230am avoiding going to sleep becauae we know we have to leave for Prague in the morning. Its so bittersweet... We are ao excited to continue our adventure but Dublin has been such an incredible time ... And our new friends made it that much better.

    Next time I post will be from the Czech Republic!!

    Xo
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  • Basic Buzzfeed Biotches

    June 27, 2016 in Czech Republic ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C

    Touchdown in Prague! After a very nice flight on Ryanair (surprisingly) we grabbed our bags and started on our adventure. We ventured to the bus and navigated our way on that plus 2 metros to get to the airbBnB we were staying at. After being pointed in the right direction by a lovely lady at the Hilton, we cound the apartment we were staying at on top of a beautiful restaurant called Grand Cru. The waiters gave us the keys and showed us the apartment... Which was HUGE. Honestlyy there were 2 giant bedrooms with 2 beds in them each, a licing area, kitchen, and bathroom ALL TO OURSELVES. AirbNb is definitely highly recommended.

    So the first things we do (obviously) is wash our clothes on the bathtub. The three of us became human washing machines and used our vast muscle strength to irrigate the water and then to dry it all out after... Honestly most hilarious thing ever.

    Anywayyyy after hanging the clothes, we ambled off into Prague to explore! It was a beautiful stroll.. We took in the sights and amazing architecture (honestly this was one of the most beautiful places I have ever seen) and walked across the famous St. Charles Bridge where we rubbed a statue for good luck.

    After all of this, Taylor reminded us of an ice cream that is famous in Prague because its INSIDE A CONE SHAPED DONUT. No seriously HOW AMAZING DOES THAT SOUND???? So we stole some (shitty) Starbucks wifi and found the original store that invented it and was featured on Buzzfeed. The store was called Good Food and let me tell you........ They were not lying.

    These are fries cone donuts with APPLE STRUDEL INSIDE AND CHOCOLATE ON THE BOTTOM AND ICE CREAM ON TOP AND OMG THEY WERE FREAKING AMAZING AHHHHHH.

    So as we sat outside ob the bench and ate those little piecea of heaven, a Canadian woman was standing in front of us reading the sign (iI coild tell because her hat waa from Aritzia). We chatted with her and her fiance for a while aboit life anx decided to try and find a grocery store to pick up food for lunch and dinner the next day.

    After making a brief pitstop at a fountain to pet a dog (obviously) and attempting to crash a bunch of bachelor parties, we found a store. Im not going to go too much into it because the lady at the counter was RUDE AS ALL HELL AND TRIED TO STEAL 50KRC FROMB US but it was mostly an uneventful experience.

    The wall home, though long, was wonderful .. Until it started to absolutely downpour. Honestlybit didnt even matter because we were so exhausted and happy that we just madebour way home, soaking but smiling.

    Thats it for day 1! More shenanigans to follow
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  • Don't trust the Pöbel!!!

    June 27, 2016 in Czech Republic ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C

    Day 2 marked our only full day of sightseeing in Prague, and after sleeping in (which was necessary and well deserved, to be sure) we got up and prepared for our day. We packed a lunch, snacks and wine and headed out to The St Charles Bridge once again to explore the other side.

    First stop was Saint Nicholas Cathedral, BEAUTIFUL church where Shaunessas boyfriend got baptised aa a child! Honestly it was awe inspiring in both its scale and artwork. Shaunessa went inaide to see the place that Niki was baptised, and we sat on the steps afterwards people watching and drinking coffees for a bit.

    Next, we climbed up a GIANT staircase/hill to get to the top and see the Prague Castle. Oh. My. God. Honestly one of the most beautiful things I have ever seen. I had to just sit there and enjoy the view and take it all in.

    After, we walked around and found a beautiful to have our picnic of peanut butter and banana sandwiches, cucumbers, and $3 wine out of a 2 litre bottle before doing some heavy duty souvenir shopping. After, we felt a little hungry for something sweet so we ventured over to grab ANOTHER AMAZING ICE CREAM DONUT CONE AHHHHHHH. I could eat them forever.

    While sitting outside onf the bench (again) the same Canadians from the day before walked by (...again!). We chatted (again) before they had to go on their way (...again). As we were finishing up, a German man came to take a picture of thebsign hanging above our heads that said "Blizzard" while laughing. Well obviously we had to ask what was so funny, and he told us in German that is the word for going to the bathroom when drunk. Ollie (the German) and his friend were there with their soccer. Team on their annual end of season getaway. This was their last night and they wanted to party.. But the rookies on the team (also known as Pöbel) were not to be trusted at any cost. We decided that, as Canadians, we needed to determin who was the king of the Pöbel (Wo Ist der König des Pöbels (pronounced like "ver isht des konis desh poobells)) so we knew who not to trust.

    The Germans took us to a bar, they taught us how to speak German, and we had an amazing time. ... German's know how to party.

    After a long, wondeful walk home (thanks mama Tay) we got back safe and sound at the wee hpurs od the morning to get ... Oh about 2.5 hours sleep.

    Talk to you tomorrow!
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  • We shouldn't have trusted the Pöbel.

    June 27, 2016 in Czech Republic ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C

    Day three... Our last day in Prague before takinf an overnight bus to Amsterdam. We woke up after no sleep and had to try and get ready to check out of the apartment by 1030am. Let me tell you... It was difficult. Have you ever tried to pack while you still feel like you just came from the bar? I blame the Pöbel.

    After grabbing our stuff, we walked over to the bus station that we were departing from later that day and dropped off our backpacks before searching for some MUCH NEEDED MCDONALDS. I HAD A MCROYAL AND I DONT REALLY EVEN KNOW WHAT IT WAS BUT IT WAS SO GOOD AND NECESSARY.

    Our bua didnt leave until 630 pm so we had about 6 hours to kill before having to be at the station, so we explored more! We had a bit of last minute shopping to do, and Shaunessa wanted to try and get Niki a Czech hockey jersey as a gift. I am NOT JOKING when I say we LITERALLY SEARCHED EVERY SPORTS STORE IN PRAGUE FOR SOMETHING WITH CZECH HOCKEY ON IT. What ia it with this place and not selling hockey gear in the off season? That's like Canadian Blasphemy!!

    After being SEVERELY DISAPPOINTED BY THE LACK OF HOCKEY IN PRAGUE we headed to the fanous dancing buildings.. Which were cool even if we have no idea what the point ia or why they are called the dancing buildings, to be honest.

    Theres really not a lot to report except that we walked WAY TOO MUCH. When it was closer to the time to load the bus, we went to the teeminal amd waites around for WHAT FELT LIKE FOREVER. HONESTLY WHY DOES TIME FLY WHEN YOU DONT WANT IT TO AND CRAWL ALONG WHEN YOU DO?

    The main highlight of the time in the station was this amazing fresh caprise salad sandwhich I had on these ridiculously soft, fresh baguettes. Probably one of the best sandwiches I have ever had, and I am definitely copying thay rexipe when I get back.

    We loaded the bus at 6:00 and found a spot that has 4 seats around a table, so we settled in for a long, long night.
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