I managed to upload some photos. Having a lot of trouble with the site. Unfortunately some photos will only upload black. I will have to figure this out or change platforms. So enjoy the few I could get up!... read more

I don’t know that I would recommend choosing to essentially do a day trip on a layover after flying to Europe and having a timeframe…especially having not traveled internationally for a bit. Canada doesn’t count. Navigating transportation was a comedy of errors that necessitated rushing around, which is not very fun when trying to see things! Anne Frank House I’m not quite sure how to describe the house. For me, with everything I have studied, it was more about the experience. I chose not to pick up the audio tour. I could hear it on others’ speakers but really wanted to just see the house and be in the rooms and understand the annex from the perspective of being there. It gives me a better appreciation for the situation they were in and the small spaces ... read more

I wasn't going to write another blog but this traveling home business is worthy of something. We began at 430 in the morning in Cork. Were kindly driven to the airport for our 635am flight. Thankfully took off on time. We took the Stansted Express to the middle of London & the underground to Heathrow. We had to 'mind the gap' a few times as we changed lines & trains. The guy at the Stansted ticket desk wasn't kidding. Took ~2hrs total.our flight to Chicago was delayed because the plane didn't arrive on time. The flight itself was mostly uneventful. I don't know how I got lucky enough to be right smack dab in the middle of the 5 person row. Wasn't as bad as I thought as I could choose which side I wanted food/drinks ... read more

I'm actually writing from outside Coyne, but idk what county I am in. While Katie attends the after dinner wedding, I took a cab to dinner. Enjoying a nice glass of fruit cider while I wait for my food. I've found that there might be more lost in translation here than when I don't speak English. Everyone says I don't have an American accent. Funny! Keep 'em guessing! Cabbie asked if I had a slight Australian accent. Today we got up early to go to the souvenir shop & to Penny's. I'm not telling what I bought at the souvenir shop because it might spoil a few surprises. Did more than enough shopping for the hour we were down there. We arrived back to ready ourselves for the wedding & to have lunch before heading to ... read more

Been without Internet except briefly for the last couple of days. Sevilla Seeing as it was our last day & we hadn't yet checked off everything on our list, we hopped to it. Ok, Katie hopped to it. I could still have slept all day. We began with a stop at the bus pickup to figure out when to catch one to the airport on our way over to Plaza de España. It's sooo pretty. The fountain still wasn't running and there were tables blocked off for some sort of function, but it was still gorgeous! Next up ir de compras...shopping. Well, sort of... We window shopped at Encuentre the night before & went in to grab what we wanted. Ran into Blanco & up 3 or 4 flights & back down again & booked it ... read more