(some of this will not make sense to everybody....some of this does not make sense to us and we will spend the rest of our lives trying to figure out exactly why we wrote it down to remember. thank you wine.)
dublin: horrible jet lag and going to the movies just so we could sleep, hot accents, sexy men, cougars, counting cougars, quay bar, beer, deciding that you can't possibly have anymore beer, larder cafe, amazing cappuccinos, fish & chips, guiness is good!, malt vinegar, polite children, "i thought you didn't know how to spell?....'i can spell bitch though!'...", "what the hell is brown sauce?....I LOVE BROWN SAUCE!".
london: again, hot accents. "i'd like to get to know you better, meet me here in 15 minutes and i will take you on the bus". more beer, MIND THE GAP, the tube, ace hotel, 12 year olds knowing more about american politics then we do. LONDON BABY!, the tate, francis bacon, aussies EVERYWHERE, italian food....the only good food in london.
barcelona: "staying in the same, staying in the same, staying in the same....", "SEX?!?! NO!", gaudi gaudi gaudi, "i hate facebook....but can i have your facebook", paella, 7 euro diet cokes, cheap beer because we are girls, the mediterranean sea, plaza del dol, thank god for picture signs!, como what?, "where the hell is the brown sauce!", "i dont even like olives", jesus christ = haysoos creesto
madrid: 6 french boys, 1 aussie, 1 brazillian and 2 americans. "MY AMERICAN FRIENDS!", "excuse me!?! water is boring.....senoras?....french girls?....", "dude did you just pee off the balcony?!?!.....I JUST PEED OF THE BALCONY!", vicky christina barcelona....wait what are they saying!, new found admiration for picasso, PHONES DO NOT EXIST, salami!!!, irish pubs, pitchers of sangria, "i found the brown sauce!".
paris: "ooooh i like american girls, i'd like to get to know you better", the louvre, mona lisa, OOPS!, eiffel tower, what?!?! you can take pictures in the louvre?, MOM PICTURES!, wine, cheese, creme brulee, eiffel tower has seizures every hour, scarves, rain, chocolate, croissants, chocolate croissants, richard and his keyboard ties, more aussies, italian food, starbucks in the louvre....weird, french guys on bikes giving me picasso postcards with their email, "cream on my pizza!", "looks like we're drinking wine tonight!", "commentating?!?!....GOOD ENGLISH!.
lyon: our own room!!!. 10 hour train ride to venice?!?!, "puppets?!?! whats with all the creepy puppets!", "why is everything here miniature? MINIATURE MUSEUM!!?!?!". "I SAID 5 O'CLOCK, NOT 5 MINUTES!".
venice: "yeah the market is about 3 bridges away", egg spoons, pizza, guys making fun of dumb americans. "Beer? Food? Beer Food? No food... Beer? You want food? Yes Beer food!". So many americans. "Allison! when you go to the bathroom PLEASE bring your camera". "we are lost AGAIN". tortellini, gelato, rigatoni, lemoncello, ravioli, calzones the size of your face, pizza and cookies :)
florence: "i am too drunk to function". "alexis, you've become dumb, i'm not kidding". one more day!. "more wine, blanc!". "ugh, its rose water". "and i might show you my boob, for 30 euro". "i think i might pee my pants!". Allison: "I just said that." Alexis: "Oh."
lucca: man down!. "my ankle is the size of my face". more wine please. giant walls. puppies. old men & young women. alexis trying gnoochi for the first time = obsession. fastest trip to pisa and back. "ciao bella...." "oh god, lets go!". "i just body slammed some old lady!".
rome: "Allison it looks like someone took a baseball bat to your leg". "how many plastic bags can you possibly have!?!". "i just put deodarant on to go to sleep, THATS how bad i smell".
"paste ass? do you see that the menu says paste ass?!?! excuse me, could i get some paste ass with my coffee! thanks!". damn good coffee! DEVIL CHILD! ROLLY BAGS! superhero blanket. "they forgot one thing on the menu....me covered in chocolate sauce". 16 continuous pictures! "ciao! ciao!?!?! Allison RUN!". free champagne. free lemoncello. free bottles on wine! 3 point one 4. vagina!
sorrento/capri: "its like an old people convention!". william on the scooter, 3 times!. 200+ stairs. 11 euro deodarant! "the toilet has a vagina baday (sp?).....i think". "effing flies!!!".
a few things we learned while being in europe:
1. ireland and italy have the best coffee ever
2. you have to pay to use the bathrooms....ugh.
3. it pays to be a girl :)
4. public transportation is 50 times better than the US systems
5. validate your train ticket BEFORE you get on the train or the ticket taker will make you feel and look like an a**hole.
6. no reservation fees for the local trains, but they take 7 hours longer.
7. they won't tell you what gate you have to be at at the airport till 10 minutes before your flight takes off....run like hell.
8. 26 year olds are not made for bunk beds.
9. you have to pay before you order.
10. post offices are organized, make sense and pleasant.
11. watch the locals to figure out how to open the metro doors....or you'll make a fool of yourself.
12. in some places it will take you about 10 minutes to figure out how to open the bathroom door.
13. eurorail passes are pointless.
this was the most amazing trip ever and we would go back in a heartbeat. it changed our lives for the better and even though we're both broke and have some serious debt....it was all worth it!!!
we're working on our pictures...its going to take a LONG time to get them all done. stay tuned....:)
xoxoxox
allison
