So after St. Patrick’s Cathedral we got back on the bus, and our next stop was Kilmainham Gaol, where we took a tour and learned a lot about Irish politics.


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This day we got up earlier, gramma actually adjusted to the jetlag pretty quickly because she has the amazing ability to sleep anywhere at anytime (this is a skill, I’m told, you learn with age), so the adjusting person was my mum.

I’m pretty sure before we set out BA was called again because she still didn’t have her luggage. I didn’t speak to ( Read more... )

I am totally sold on B&Bs!


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Soooo, I’d set my alarm for 7:00am, given the time it would take to get to Heathrow, and my gramma’s plane was due in at 9:05. So got up, made myself tea, and got online to double check my route and to check the flight status (hoping she’d be late so I’d have some morning time w/ Katy :D). Not only not late, but early! So I had to zoom wake E up, ( Read more... )

Last part of the last day in Rome!

After the ruins we set out for the Bocca della Verita


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From the Colosseum we moved onto this huuuuge archeological site, which the ticket include admission to.


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Whoops, had this all written up and forgot to post 8D

2nd and last day in Rome!
We had leftover pizza for breakfast and hit the same cafe for awesome deliciousness, then off to… the Colosseum! I was most excited about this :D


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So I think I mentioned, but we went to the Vatican for the Sistine Chapel, kind of a must. All the other things are bonuses ( Read more... )

The Vatican, STILL.

Today will be a bunch of statues! (Then ceilings, then a castle to end the day)


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