I have a lot to write. Wednesday we went and did the London Eye. It was a really cool view, but it's pretty expensive. It's really just a tourist money pit, but oh well. Wednesday night we went and saw Hairspray. It was pretty good, but we all liked the movie a lot more! Surprising, I know. I think we all just liked the actors in the movie more. Also, Tracy's voice was too old and manly sounding. It was still a fun time though! Thursday we went to class then straight to the tube to go catch our flight to Ireland. We took the tube to another tube station, then had to pay to take a bus an hour and a half to a different airport. We got to the airport with plenty of time so we went to a restaurant inside the airport. It was kind of expensive but very worth it! We ordered a lot of food, including the sampler platter. It was all American food, so the sampler platter was loaded with potato skins, wings, bread, and much more fattening food. It was great. Then we ordered burgers and milk shakes. Needless to say, after this trip I am on a very strict diet. So we finally got our plane and it was only an hour ride to Dublin. Our tickets were only 15 pounds, or around $30, roundtrip. It's pretty awesome! When we got to Dublin we took a bus to our hotel and got settled and watched t.v. for the first time since I have been here. We watched some European singing competition. I must say that Europe has way more nudity and lower than the U.S. surprisingly. The next day we got up and got ready and took the bus into Dublin. We bought tickets to do the site seeing double decker bus thing. It was pretty good, but we started realizing that there really is not much we wanted to see. We got off and saw a really cool jail that they would kill people in. I guess a few movies have been filmed there. Then we went to a dumb museum, then shopped for a bit and then ate at a place called "From Rome to Mexico." It was italian and mexican food obviously, but I thought that was a weird combo. My friend and I decided to split a burrito, but we were very disappointed when it came out because a burrito to them is about the size of an enchilada haha. So we ate a muffin later. It was good though! We were at the heart and party area of Dublin called Temple Bar. So it was cobble stone roads and cool buildings, and there was a live band with people all watching them and dancing. It was way fun!! We just hung out around there for a while then took the bus back home to the Travelodge. The next day we finished our tour and went to another museum. I hate museums now. I noticed on the front door that it said there was a drawing class for free with real artists help that day so when I saw it, me and my friend just had to do it!! There were all these professional artists drawing live artists, so we picked up a canvas ourselves and started drawing! It was way fun. That afternoon we took the train to a little town called Howth. It is a peninsula on Ireland and it was so beautiful and fun! We ate at a pub where I got amazing fish n' chips because it's right on the coast. Then we rented bikes and rode around the coast. We rode up a few hills and it was so fun! That night we just went back to Temple Bar for a while then back home to our European Idol. Sunday we bought tickets to do a Morren Cliffs tour. We had to take a taxi at 6:00 a.m. to Dublin. Then a bus from 7:00-10:00 a.m. to another town, where the tour actually started. We didn't realize we would be on a bus the entire day. So literally, we were. We got out to eat once, and out to look at a castle for 5 minutes but other than that we were on the bust for a million hours. We did get out for an hour to look at the cliffs. They were breathtaking! It was very worth it. We got back to the town we started in at 6. Then we took a bus from 6-10 back to the airport. Then another bus from the airport to our hotel. It was probably one of the longest days of my life. To make it even worse, we had to wake up at 4:30 a.m. to take a taxi to go to the airport to make our 6:25 flight. It was insane!!!!! So we took our flight, took the 1.5 hour bus back, took the tube back, and walked up the 91 stairs to our flat. It was exhausting. Now I am sitting on my bed and we are not doing anything today because we are just so worn out! It was fun though. We might go see the Romeo and Juliet ballet. Oh and I am on the no carb diet. Also, I am not doing facebook anymore for a while for personal reasons. K bye!
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