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The last weekend in November we decided to just stay in Toledo. We wanted to go somewhere, and we looked into Valencia and Germany, but neither of them worked out. But, we ended up having a great time in Toledo. We did some shopping around the city and went out all three nights (Thursday, Friday and Saturday.) We had a great time and it was just really good to get to hang out with all of the close friends we made while we have been here. Also, on Thursday was the talent show at the Fund. There was a whole bunch of people that sang and danced and did little acts. I didn’t do anything, but I was fun to watch!
On Sunday of that weekend we went to Madrid. The first thing we did there was we went to el rastro, which is the huge market in Madrid. We spent a lot of time there just going up and down all of the streets. Then we got lunch and walked around Madrid. After lunch we had some time to kill and we were all pretty tired so we went and sat in Starbucks. The people that came with us where Jamie, Ryan and Claire. When we were done drinking our coffees we headed to the theater in Madrid. We saw the musical Sweeney Todd in Spanish. It was absolutely amazing. The theater was beautiful and the cast was so talented!! It was rather late after that so we just headed back to Toledo. It was definitely a good weekend!
The next weekend was our trip to Ireland. We decided to go to Ireland because there wasn’t that many sight seeing things, and we just wanted to relax. Plus, it was Natalie’s 21st birthday and she is Irish. We didn’t leave for Dublin until Friday morning, so we went out Thursday night. First we went to dinner with all of the girls, there were eleven of us, and we got Chinese food! It was like a goodbye dinner and it was delicious. After that we headed to O’Briens because we have basically claimed that the Fund Bar, and then we ended our night dancing at Circulo.
We got up early that morning and headed to the Madrid Airport. We got lunch right when we got to Dublin, Quiznos because it’s Natalie’s favorite and it’s the first one we saw since we’ve been in Europe. After lunch we took a little nap to rest up for the night. We got up, got ready and headed out with some of the people we met in our hostel. We went to Temple bar, which is the famous bar in Dublin, and then, another bar and then called it a night. AND our hostel was two doors away from Temple Bar. How convenient, right?
The next day we woke up at a 9ish, which is good because we wanted to sleep in as much as possible. Our plan for the day was to see Dublin and do some tourist shopping. We walked all around Dublin and just enjoyed. It was actually really nice out, cold, but not bad. Usually it is raining in Dublin, but we got lucky. At about 3 in the afternoon we headed to the Jameson Distillery for a tour and some drinks. The tour was really interesting; I learned a lot about whiskey making! At the end we were chosen to be taste-testers. We got three shots, one of Jack Daniels, one of Jameson and one of a Scottish whiskey. We got to take them all and see the difference between them. Then, at the end, we got to pick our favorite, which HAD to be Jameson, and we got a mixed drink with that. It was a good time, but before we left we decided to have one more birthday shot for Natalie. We got a sambuca shot and then headed out, feeling pretty good. 
We then went to the Temple Bar again to start our night, at five o’clock! No judging- it was Natalie’s 21st! The English guys we met at our hostel met us there and we hung out with them most of the night. We made a stop for doner kebabs at about eight, but besides that we spent the whole night at Temple Bar. I can honestly say, Natalie had a great 21st in DUBLIN, IRELAND! We ended out night around three in the morning. It had been a long night!
Sunday morning the English boys showed us the best place to get a full Irish breakfast. It was the first full breakfast/warm breakfast we had since we have been in Europe. AND, it was AMAZING. There was toast, bacon, eggs, sausage and beans. They all tasted different than the stuff in America, but it was so good! And I knew I was in Ireland because when we went to get breakfast all the guys at the place were just drinking beer! Gross! After breakfast we did some last shopping and then headed to the airport. It was a long journey home, but we made it. The best part about the return was that when we got into the city of Toledo there were Christmas lights everywhere! It was so pretty and made me just want Christmas so bad! Ireland was amazing and it was definitely a GREAT last trip. We decided that Italy was our favorite, but Ireland isn’t far behind. And of course Spain is just a given favorite because it’s our home and the most beautiful country! 
On Sunday of that weekend we went to Madrid. The first thing we did there was we went to el rastro, which is the huge market in Madrid. We spent a lot of time there just going up and down all of the streets. Then we got lunch and walked around Madrid. After lunch we had some time to kill and we were all pretty tired so we went and sat in Starbucks. The people that came with us where Jamie, Ryan and Claire. When we were done drinking our coffees we headed to the theater in Madrid. We saw the musical Sweeney Todd in Spanish. It was absolutely amazing. The theater was beautiful and the cast was so talented!! It was rather late after that so we just headed back to Toledo. It was definitely a good weekend!
The next weekend was our trip to Ireland. We decided to go to Ireland because there wasn’t that many sight seeing things, and we just wanted to relax. Plus, it was Natalie’s 21st birthday and she is Irish. We didn’t leave for Dublin until Friday morning, so we went out Thursday night. First we went to dinner with all of the girls, there were eleven of us, and we got Chinese food! It was like a goodbye dinner and it was delicious. After that we headed to O’Briens because we have basically claimed that the Fund Bar, and then we ended our night dancing at Circulo.
We got up early that morning and headed to the Madrid Airport. We got lunch right when we got to Dublin, Quiznos because it’s Natalie’s favorite and it’s the first one we saw since we’ve been in Europe. After lunch we took a little nap to rest up for the night. We got up, got ready and headed out with some of the people we met in our hostel. We went to Temple bar, which is the famous bar in Dublin, and then, another bar and then called it a night. AND our hostel was two doors away from Temple Bar. How convenient, right?
The next day we woke up at a 9ish, which is good because we wanted to sleep in as much as possible. Our plan for the day was to see Dublin and do some tourist shopping. We walked all around Dublin and just enjoyed. It was actually really nice out, cold, but not bad. Usually it is raining in Dublin, but we got lucky. At about 3 in the afternoon we headed to the Jameson Distillery for a tour and some drinks. The tour was really interesting; I learned a lot about whiskey making! At the end we were chosen to be taste-testers. We got three shots, one of Jack Daniels, one of Jameson and one of a Scottish whiskey. We got to take them all and see the difference between them. Then, at the end, we got to pick our favorite, which HAD to be Jameson, and we got a mixed drink with that. It was a good time, but before we left we decided to have one more birthday shot for Natalie. We got a sambuca shot and then headed out, feeling pretty good. 
We then went to the Temple Bar again to start our night, at five o’clock! No judging- it was Natalie’s 21st! The English guys we met at our hostel met us there and we hung out with them most of the night. We made a stop for doner kebabs at about eight, but besides that we spent the whole night at Temple Bar. I can honestly say, Natalie had a great 21st in DUBLIN, IRELAND! We ended out night around three in the morning. It had been a long night!
Sunday morning the English boys showed us the best place to get a full Irish breakfast. It was the first full breakfast/warm breakfast we had since we have been in Europe. AND, it was AMAZING. There was toast, bacon, eggs, sausage and beans. They all tasted different than the stuff in America, but it was so good! And I knew I was in Ireland because when we went to get breakfast all the guys at the place were just drinking beer! Gross! After breakfast we did some last shopping and then headed to the airport. It was a long journey home, but we made it. The best part about the return was that when we got into the city of Toledo there were Christmas lights everywhere! It was so pretty and made me just want Christmas so bad! Ireland was amazing and it was definitely a GREAT last trip. We decided that Italy was our favorite, but Ireland isn’t far behind. And of course Spain is just a given favorite because it’s our home and the most beautiful country! 
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