Ireland shenanigans

I began my tour on the 1st of November, so it has officially been 6 days as of today. My journey began in the southern part of Ireland in a city called Dublin. As we walked around town I found that the personalities of the locals are much like those from the U.K. All very friendly and open. At about 10 am on our first day we did a walk through of the Guinness brewery. We learned how to pour a pint properly and even got to drink it ... Even though it was only 10am..condoning of alcoholism? I don't know haha. Since then we have been slowly working our way north and are currently on our last loop to reach the top. To be honest I haven't exactly been paying attention to the names of all the cities and towns we have gone to. This is mainly because of the fact that I have a guide and a driver, which means all I have to worry about is my car sickness... Which has been quite strong because of all the twists and turns within the roads. The crazy thing with all these winds in the road is that the speed limit is insane. Where I'm from if there is even the slightest curve in the road, the speed limit is dropped to about 40km/h... Here it starts at 80 and goes all the way up to 100!!!! So you can understand why my stomach is doing flip flops all day. 

Despite all the crazy driving, we have had a great time wandering around Ireland. The views are always gorgeous with loads of green land and mountains. The weather is that of typical Ireland, and thank god I went to Scotland first.. it definitely made me become a little more accustomed to the weather. For those who haven't been out this way, essentially the way the day starts out is bright and sunny without a cloud to be seen in the air, and will all of a sudden take a turn for the worst. The biggest set of dark dark clouds will come rolling in at ultimate speeds and just take over the whole sky in a matter of minutes, and then that's it. No more sun for the rest of the day. Grey sky's with on and off rain for the rest of the evening. 

One of my favourite places we have been to so far is the cliffs of moher. When driving in you can barely tell that you are anywhere special. It seems as though you are just on flat ground with a bunch of tourists around. However, one you walk a little further out of the parking lot, you begin to see that the once flat ground begins to take a severe drop off to a 300m drop. For those who believed the world was a flat surface it is this area that will make this myth seem almost true. You literally walk straight to, what feels like the edge of the earth (take a peek below at pictures). In order to get the most amazing pictures possible, we walked down narrow paths that literally drop off to your death at one end, and are perfectly flat grassland on the other. It was such an adrenaline rush to be walking so close to the edge, and to be able to get the pictures we took made the evening that much more spectacular. 

I also have finally been able to get my Irish ring called the claddah. This ring used to be worn as a wedding ring, but is still commonly used as an engagement ring. The way the ring looks is a simple round silver band with a heart in the middle, a hand on each side of the heart and a crown ontop of the heart. Each of which represents a form of affection. The crown ontop of the heart represents loyalty, the heart is shown for love, and finally the hands which hold the heart symbolize friendship. If you are in a relationship, the base of the heart is meant to face in to show that you are taken, whereas if you are single and looking for love the base of the heart is pointed out, symbolizing that your heart is available for taking. I don't know about you, but unless I am engaged I don't exactly like to have something on me that basically screams "IM TAKEN" or "IM SINGLE" but the symbolism behind the ring was too cute to give up. 

That's all for now. I'm going to attempt to go back to sleep because just writing this post is making me feel woozy. Darn bus. 

Keep an eye out for more posts to come. 

Xoxox 

Ireland shenanigans

I began my tour on the 1st of November, so it has officially been 6 days as of today. My journey began in the southern part of Ireland in a city called Dublin. As we walked around town I found that the personalities of the locals are much like those from the U.K. All very friendly and open. At about 10 am on our first day we did a walk through of the Guinness brewery. We learned how to pour a pint properly and even got to drink it ... Even though it was only 10am..condoning of alcoholism? I don't know haha. Since then we have been slowly working our way north and are currently on our last loop to reach the top. To be honest I haven't exactly been paying attention to the names of all the cities and towns we have gone to. This is mainly because of the fact that I have a guide and a driver, which means all I have to worry about is my car sickness... Which has been quite strong because of all the twists and turns within the roads. The crazy thing with all these winds in the road is that the speed limit is insane. Where I'm from if there is even the slightest curve in the road, the speed limit is dropped to about 40km/h... Here it starts at 80 and goes all the way up to 100!!!! So you can understand why my stomach is doing flip flops all day. 

Despite all the crazy driving, we have had a great time wandering around Ireland. The views are always gorgeous with loads of green land and mountains. The weather is that of typical Ireland, and thank god I went to Scotland first.. it definitely made me become a little more accustomed to the weather. For those who haven't been out this way, essentially the way the day starts out is bright and sunny without a cloud to be seen in the air, and will all of a sudden take a turn for the worst. The biggest set of dark dark clouds will come rolling in at ultimate speeds and just take over the whole sky in a matter of minutes, and then that's it. No more sun for the rest of the day. Grey sky's with on and off rain for the rest of the evening. 

One of my favourite places we have been to so far is the cliffs of moher. When driving in you can barely tell that you are anywhere special. It seems as though you are just on flat ground with a bunch of tourists around. However, one you walk a little further out of the parking lot, you begin to see that the once flat ground begins to take a severe drop off to a 300m drop. For those who believed the world was a flat surface it is this area that will make this myth seem almost true. You literally walk straight to, what feels like the edge of the earth (take a peek below at pictures). In order to get the most amazing pictures possible, we walked down narrow paths that literally drop off to your death at one end, and are perfectly flat grassland on the other. It was such an adrenaline rush to be walking so close to the edge, and to be able to get the pictures we took made the evening that much more spectacular. 

I also have finally been able to get my Irish ring called the claddah. This ring used to be worn as a wedding ring, but is still commonly used as an engagement ring. The way the ring looks is a simple round silver band with a heart in the middle, a hand on each side of the heart and a crown ontop of the heart. Each of which represents a form of affection. The crown ontop of the heart represents loyalty, the heart is shown for love, and finally the hands which hold the heart symbolize friendship. If you are in a relationship, the base of the heart is meant to face in to show that you are taken, whereas if you are single and looking for love the base of the heart is pointed out, symbolizing that your heart is available for taking. I don't know about you, but unless I am engaged I don't exactly like to have something on me that basically screams "IM TAKEN" or "IM SINGLE" but the symbolism behind the ring was too cute to give up. 

That's all for now. I'm going to attempt to go back to sleep because just writing this post is making me feel woozy. Darn bus. 

Keep an eye out for more posts to come. 

Xoxox 

My londy londy londy! It's going down

I have just spent the last two days roaming aimlessly around London, England. I did a few exciting things like, went on a walking tour, watched the changing of the guards... Attempted to find any prince to marry... You know a typical day in England. Hehe although I did not find a future husband, I definitely found a future living ground. Right where my hostel was located was the most beautifully elegant row of condos that all looked identical.mperfectly white and Victorian on the outside, each costing and arm and a leg to own the inside.

This city is so beautiful, with nothing coming even close to duplicating in each area. Taking a train or walking just one station is like entering a completely different city. Tourist tended to stay around the main square, where the London eye and House of Parliament is located, but everywhere else surrounding is just beautiful ground with lovely people and buildings. I got to go in the London eye which was amazing, however I obviously got the most gloomy day while I was there. I also got to see the amazingly beautiful and shocking display of poppies which surrounded the land of the London tower. It was unbelievable!

Although this city is completely gorgeous I have to admit I feel very guilty. Yes I did go see almost all the main attractions, but at this point in my travels I am just tired. After almost 2.5 months of constantly waking up and running around to see everything possible in the 3 days I am in each given city for, there is nothing I want more than to just have a main area to stay in for a long period of time. Given this, I am so damn excited to start my au pair. 

This evening I will be on my way to Ireland which will be amazing! I have 9 days of a tour guide dragging me everywhere which means I literally don't have to do any thinking. I wake up, get in a bus, and do as I'm told haha. Following this journey I have 2 days back in dublin to get my life together and then all that's left is to make my way back to Italy. I just got word from my parents that they are coming to visit me as of the 13th and I am so excited. It has been so long since I have seen them, let alone been on a vacation with them. It has also been forever since they have been back to the motherland so I am so excited for them to experience it... And to test my dad's Italian. Hahaha. They are going to be traveling with me for 10 glorious days and then that's it... I start my au pair. I can not believe how fast this has all gone by. I know you're probably thinking... Bianca you still have like 2 weeks before your parents even get there. In response to this, all I have to say is, you have no clue how much time flies here. 2 months has felt like 2 weeks, so 2 weeks will certainly feel like a minor 2 days. 

Keep reading! There will be more stories to come about Ireland and all the beer drinking and weight gain that will occur while I'm there haha 

Miss you all 

Xoxo 

The street my hostel is on