Dublin Trip

On May 27th my sister and I went off to Dublin Ireland. I've been once before, during their lovely rain storm in October of 2011, but lucky for us, the weather was perfect.

DAY 1: ARRIVE AND BEER

To start our trip we flew with Norwegian Air, which was great since they had wifi on board.

Once we landed we took bus 747 to Gardiner Street Lower, which was where our hotel was.
We stayed at Abbot Lodge Guesthouse. The location was perfect! Down the street from the busy O'Connell Street and the perfect shopping strip, Henry Street. We were also a nice 10 min walk to Fleet Street. A bonus was the tour we booked starts it's pick up 10 mins away on Abbey Street. More on the tour later. 

My Review of Abbot Lodge Guesthouse


Guinness Store House  was one of the places on my list to see. Last visit to Dublin I didn't take the tour, so this was a definetly TO DO! Spent a good 4 hours roaming around from floor to floor, looking at all they shared. 

I didn't expect to be a self guided tour, to be honest I didn't know much about what to expect from the tour. I had enjoyed the tour and seeing the history of Guinness and how they operate their product. 
  

Plus the tasting room and a free pint while enjoying the panoramic view of Dublin. 

DAY 2: TOUR BUS DAY

To spend the only FULL day we had in Dublin, we booked a day trip via Collins Day Tour. For a 30 euro adult ticket we toured Glendalough, Wicklow Mountains and Kilkenny City. I really
recommend this tour group, our guide is from the area and she shared so much interesting facts about the history and some famous people that live in the area of Wicklow. 

Along the way to the places was the Irish countryside, rolling green hills with sheep, it was beautiful, also rocks, lots of rocks. 

It's an Irish tale, if your fingers can touch while hugging a cross,
 you'll be married in the year. I'll have to Google this.  

DAY 3: COPENHAGEN, DENMARK

After visiting Dublin, we had a layover in Copenhagen. From the airport my sister and I went out for an adventure. Once we left we both realized we do not speak the language. Danish is more like Swedish, so we were just lost, however the people there do speak English.

Our goal was to find the mermaid, so we walked along the marina and took our picture. We stumbled upon Amalienborg and watched the guards change, but honestly we were clueless of the place until we Googled later. 

But the next best part... the restaurant we had a late lunch at. So good. We went to Havfruen. I had the fish of the day and my sister had the steak. 

Then it was back to the airport and say good bye to our adventurous 3 days. Hope you enjoyed the pictures!

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Graduation

Wow! 3 years and 11 months went by and look I finally graduated!

Monday June 9th I officially graduated from my University in Finland. I finished my thesis back in April and the wait is over!

What's next? I don't know. All I know is that I'm going to enjoy my freedom before I make anymore big decisions. 

Living in Finland has taught me a lot and comparing both US and Finland, both places have their own special something, though my life has been much easier in Finland. 

Graduation Present:  Kalevala Necklace

Living here, I see how easy it is to travel to neighboring countries and having the urge to live in one of them. Maybe my future lays in the UK, Spain, Netherlands or even Finland. Why not? What I thought my life would be like after graduating, it has changed, and now I know not expect things to stay as they are. 

Let the job search begin and summer to start! 

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