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London/Ring of Kerry/Sweden/21st Birthday

I have been hardcore slacking on the blog train lately.  Sorry about that!  

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LONDON
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^Our hostel was based out of a bar…aka reception was at the bar…which I had never seen before.  Thus, making this 11am drink well worth it.  Cool place.
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^The London Eye!
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^Outside of the Buckingham Palace
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^Just found this wandering around. Thought it was neat :]
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^Harry Potter tour = awesome. Ended at Platform 9 3/4 (though the real one is under construction, so we had to deal with the makeshift one. Sigh).
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^The shop was CLOSED or I would have def bought the HP money set. haha
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^DUCK TOUR DUCK TOUR DUCK TOUR! (Seriously, though. Coolest thing ever.)
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^Finishing with the generic Big Ben pic!
ON TO RING OF KERRY!
(The reason I am studying in Ireland, of all these beautiful places in Europe.)
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^Hello ocean. Hello beautiful blue sky. Hello Ireland :]
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^Again, Ireland is just gorgeous.
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^My friend, Danielle, checkin’ out the view.
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^Meagan making her way down to the beach.
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^Beach!
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^Looks like a fairy tale.
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^YES! Baby lambbb!
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^Not sure who this chick is. But I liked the photo!
OFF TO SWEDEN!
Went to visit one of my best friends, Claire, in Sweden.  She moved there last year and is living in Uppsala.  All I wanted to do was spend time with her and see the ice bar in Stockholm.  Mission accomplished.
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^Ice bar in Stockholm! Me + jellyfish ice sculpture + drink = wonderful.
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^Friends :]
BIRTHDAY BIRTHDAY BIRTHDAY!
Both Erin and my birthday was over our Spring break, so we decided to celebrate beforehand, while everyone was still around.  We were VIP at the one club here, Angel Lane, which landed us free champagne and the club to ourselves for the first two hours.  What a wonderful night with wonderful people! :]

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^Erin and myself! The birthday girls! Woohoo!
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^The ladies at the club :]
So there is that mad update.  Sincerely sorry I haven’t written in ages, but with essays and finals all around me, other things have trumped blogging.
I spent the past 10 days in Italy for spring break…and that calls for a blog of its own (hopefully it will go up within the next two days).
That is all for now!
Cheers,
Melanie

Location: Stockholm, Sweden

Quick Update

Everything has been a bit hectic lately. Traveling, essay writing, and classes are kicking my butt right now.

Two weekends ago I was in London.  It was a beautiful weekend.  Our hostel was amazing, and we met some pretty cool people.  My favorite part was the Harry Potter tour and the Duck Tour (seriously, if you haven’t ever done a Duck Tour, do it! Totally worth it). 
This past weekend I was in the Ring of Kerry, and again, the weather was incredible.  We went to some cliffs, the beach, learned how to play Gaelic football, etc.  I will do two separate posts for photographs, I just need to write this one essay first.  I leave for Sweden on Thursday, so I have to get this essay done by (hopefully) Tuesday night.  Then I have a project I need to start, as well.  Phew.  
Then it’s Sweden, final, Italy, final, final, final, week, home.
TIME IS SERIOUSLY FLYING.
Oh, and I also wanted to start some sort of list for words they use here:
1. Savage
2. Grand
3. Langers (drunk)
4. Thanks a million
5. Ending sentences with “like” — “I was at the gym, like.”
6. Cheers (thank you)
7. Alright, love. Thanks, love. LOVELOVELOVE.
8. Biscuit = cookie
9. Chips = fries
10. “Tree” = 3. (My conversation with an Irish guy went like this: “Say three.” “Tree.” “Okay, what is that tall thing growing out of the ground?” “A tree.” “Exactly.”)
I will add to the list later :]
Cheers, 
Melanie

Location: Limerick, Ireland