Helllooooo! Apologies for the corny title...I thought it was too cute to resist :) After four trains, two buses, and one lost Margy, I finally made it to Margy's lovely abode in the Student Village in Swansea, Wales. We started off the weekend by showing Swansea what Iowa was made of...Unfortunately, they go out way earlier over here than we do in America so we arrived late to the club where all the students were and couldn't get in. Instead, we went to a different club filled with locals. After I got over the fact that there was someone my mom's age in a short bright blue dress dancing to Lady Gaga, we had fun :) Saturday was our day to explore the city. I think I told Margy and Sarah a bajillion times that I was so jealous of their ocean-view from campus. This weekend confirmed the fact that I have to live by some sort of body of water after I graduate! To top it off, when we were checking out Mumbles (a small town about 15 minutes away from her house with THE BEST ICE CREAM EVER) there was a perfect rainbow right over the ocean. It was a nice, relaxing weekend for Margy, Sarah, and I (apart from Margy and I being sick....and eating our weight in carbs). I loved being able to see the city where Nolan and Kelly met, as well as where a few of my friends spent a semester last year. Our biggest accomplishment was planning our Easter Break trip. The plan is to hit up Spain, Italy (with the hopes of being in Vatican City for Easter), Austria, Germany (We are for sure going to visit Dachau, a concentration camp Grandpa Goeken liberated, which I am really looking forward to.), and France in three weeks. After that, Margy and Sarah have to head back to school. I, on the other hand, have one week left to explore. Michelle, Tim, and I will meet up then and plan on using that week to rent a car and navigate around Ireland. I am beyond excited!!!
Let me know if you have any traveling tips/suggestions where to go in any of those countries! I'm going to bed with the hopes of sleeping off this cold and waking up with the care package I've been looking forward to all weekend -- basketball shoes and grandma's famous sugar cookies! Good bye! Miss you all so much :)
Yes! I have a traveling suggestion. Mo and I watched a children's movie called "The Book of Kells". We want you to go see it when you are in Ireland! Great post. The Little Sioux River doesn't count as a body of water?
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