Europe

I can't stop thinking about Europe.  We have a wiki, a google map, 3 Let's Go books and a book about Hostels. And I spend way too much time procrastinating by reading those books and adding stuff to the wiki from websites.  

And I dream about Europe constantly.  Sometimes I have nightmares about getting lost or kidnapped or whatever but usually they are pleasant dreams of quaint B&Bs, pubs and gorgeous lands I have not seen.

I want to leave now.  Though I have no where near enough money to accomplish this.  Unfortunately I need to lay off the research because it is still school time and I have to get decent grades this semester or say "Bye bye" to law school.

Irish

One of the most exciting things about planning this Europe trip is thinking about being in Ireland.  My second favorite holiday behind Halloween is St. Patrick's Day partially because everyone is Irish on that day.


My pandora station for the last couple of weeks is an Irish/Celtic station.  I've found a lot of amazing artists I didn't know about before because of it. 


We were halfway there when the rain came down
Of a day -I-ay-I-ay
And she asked me up to her flat downtown
Of a fine soft day -I-ay-I-ay
And I ask you, friend, what's a fella to do
'Cause her hair was black and her eyes were blue
So I took her hand and I gave her a twirl
And I lost my heart to a Galway girl 


This is what I'm excited about 

This is a castle on the cliffs near Galway.

And to see the James Joyce house in Dublin. I love Ulysses.  Not just for the literature but what it means for society because it was one of the first books banned from distribution in the U.S. because of "obscenity".  

I am totally a history nerd.  I'm so excited for all the historical things I get to experience, I know there is more to Europe than that but that's what I'm most excited about.  

Cute French Baby

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VSjRRswSEgE

Watch it. Love it.