I am back in Dublin and have had time to think about the trip and let it sink in that I traveled through 7 countries in Europe and saw more than I could have imagined. The official line up was: I flew into Belgium ( I didnt really see much there though) and then trained through Germany, Czech Republic, Switzerland (where I went paragliding!!!), France and Monaco, and then ended up in Spain. The total trip was 11 days...by far the biggest vacation I have ever taken. The two month trip to the DR is ranked a close second :) I absolutely love to travel and see the world. Sitting on the train listening to so many different languages, and meeting people who spoke 4, 5, 6 languages was unreal! Honestly the U.S. needs to invest in teaching our youth foreign languages.. we are so behind compared to Europe :( I journaled everyday while I was gone.. I kept track of my travel expenses for future reference but I didnt even try to document food and bev.. hahaha it was a lot. worth every bit of it tho!
Switzerland was my favorite. The lady in the picture with me paragliding was my pilot and she and I had time to chat quite a bit and I really envy her life. She pilots in the summer and is a ski instructor in the winter..no kids and lives in the mountains in a 'hippie house'! soo the whole ski thing made me want to take a ski trip. Ashlee the girl who met up with Sara and I is planning to go to Norway in November to ski and I am seriously considering joining her...pending a job and money. I will call it a birthday present to myself! haha well this whole year is a present to myself.
The last night in Barcelona Ashlee and I went to a club...we were dancing and I had a surreal moment where I thought, 'These are my 20s....traveling through Europe..dancing in Spain!"
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