London day 4

- went to abbey road!! crossed it several times lmao

- People who drive there honk and get annoyed as if they don’t know it’s a tourist attraction..,,.., find another route lol

- Left a supreme sticker and a note outside abbey road studios!! Crucial

- Walked to Camden market!! This place is so cool and so fun and so cute sjjshakfjaaha highly recommend

- Started by getting dank fish and chips with vinegar on the fries, honestly the most ambitious crossover event in history

- Shopped around a lil, Anna bought a cute lil rug from an Indian place and we walked through the retro store where we planned out our dynamos outfits

- Cereal killer cafe!! This place was WACKY they had so many weird cereals I’d never seen before and cereal milk ice cream

- Walked over to the Westminster abbey/parliament/Big Ben area. 2/3s of those were characteristically ornate and beautiful and awesome to look at aaaand Big Ben is 99% covered in scaffolding LOL

- Ran back to supreme and got turned away again lol tragic

- Recreated the iconic lion pic in trafaafagagaggaalallrlrle square!! Catch us on a shirt we’re giving to Andrew for Xmas HAHA

- strolled along the river TEMS (smh) saw some skaters and performers and WAHACA (monstrosity)

- Bussed back to Anna’s, shockingly hit the pub (for the last time, sad)

- Fast forward to this morning, finally went to the coffee shop where she gets all her free stuff but the dude wasn’t there, that was legitimately so tragic

- Said gbye :( hope she comes back eventually lol

- Bye europe u were too good to me!! See ya again real soon I hope

London day 3

- barely took any pics today but thas okay we still filled the whole day

- spent most of the day at the Tower of London!! Less of a tower, more of a castle. Pretty sweet

- tour with the funny guy in a weird red uniform (there’s a step in the doorway)

- torture room lol always good fun !

- saw all the old armor (complete with ginormous dick armor)

- carvings on the walls of the prison

- medieval people slept sitting up ?

- the LITERAL CROWL JEWELS this shit was insane I’ve never been in the presence of more valuable anything in my life

- it’s kinda ridiculous tho!! like the monarch doesn’t rly have any power anymore but the amount of time and effort and money invested into these kinda arbitrary ceremonies is silly however entertaining n fun to look at

- went to DISHOOM for dinner, I never wanna eat anywhere else again tbh it was SO GOOD

- went back n obviously hit the pub

London day 2

- started off the day up pretty early and took the tube to buckingham palace!! Got there in time to see the changing of the guards ceremony

- saw the guards walking like nutcracker ppl and the royal marching band LOL their sound was so good but their marching and horn angles were subpar to be of royal affiliation

- oh also the bugler was literally actively bad LOL I really laughed out loud it was like I was playing bugle or something

- headed off to supreme to try to get the split logo shirt but!! The drop was rly big so we had to be on a list to get in even on day 2, ridonculous

- went to trafagagalalal square (idk) where the iconic anna and Andrew shirt pic was taken!!

- went into the national gallery and saw some good da Vinci and Michelangelo (some unfinished? But not bc dead?) and some more big Jesus paintings and titties out

- headed to the bus station to go to Stonehenge! Had to like run away from employees bc I didn’t pay for the public bathroom lol

- watched some cheesy nat geo movie about Stonehenge on the way there

- Stonehenge is so weird like reality is just altered there idk

- big 2001 a space odyssey vibes

- how did they get the rocks on top? Why did they walk 156 miles to wales for them? Why is it even there? Why are there no rocks nearby? Why is it still standing 5000 YEARS LATER ? Wacky

- super pretty out there though in the English countryside with pretty clouds and sheep :’)

- watched Harry Potter and the prisoner of Azkaban on the way back

- got dinner at NANDOS this like Portuguese chicken place it was so good

- walked an hour back to Anna’s :) good day good day!! Tower of London tomorrow!!

London day 1

- slept in tgod

- went to Saint Paul’s cathedral!! Holy FUCK

- I don’t have a lot of pics bc the inside was pretty strict no photography but I have pics from the top!!

- the audio tour made us laugh bc parts of the construction were like “nah can’t do this it’s too catholic” lmao Protestants are like the rebellious stepchild

- took SO many stairs to the top. smh

- worth it tho!! Super clear and pretty day in London!! Couldn’t have asked for better first views of this city

- met up w Anna and took the tube to Kensington palace for tea!! Kept hoping to see Meghan markle, tragically did not

- Kensington is socxute tho!! Walked all around the pond and the gardens

- TEA !!!! Got little sandwich and scone and dessert platters with tea, it was so cute and made me so happy :’)

- walked across millennium bridge (Harry Potter idk) and went to the Tate modern for a bit! Before they kicked us out bc it was closing lol it’s free tho so I ain’t worried

- headed back and bought Stonehenge tix

- then headed out to the pub w elia! Got beerz n a bottle of wine and ribs and hot chicken wings lol god bless

- gn Stonehenge and supreme tomorrow HAHA wish me GL

Ireland day 5

- not too many pics from today but still so cool!!

- started off today (low key hungover) at the Dublin castle!! Which was SO cool

- another building that’s obsessed w JFK this country is literally like infatuated w him it’s so weird

- the castle had a gallery of modern busts which was rly cool, my faves were the twisted busts

- also peep queen Caroline :’)

- actually went into Saint Patrick’s cathedral!! which was SO COOL

- more big Jesus mosaics but that shit never gets old

- city cathedral!! By dublinia, just rly walked by it not in it

- tried to finesse the bus out of 21 euros, sadly we were unsuccessful and actually had to buy tickets :(

- flew back to London! Tried to do my alcohol and sexual assault training but the website wouldn’t work so after many calls I got an extension yay (after about an hour oF SERIOUS ANGST)

- got a dank salad for lunch from chopped and a dank Mediterranean wrap for dinner

Ireland day 4

- Guinness day!!! Hehehe this was so much fun

- basically spent 5 hours at Guinness then went to temple bar?? Lmao kinda jk

- Guinness storehouse is SO COOOOL it’s like a 7 fLoOr museum

- certified pint pourer now ayyyyy

- got this beefie pie for lunch

- OH ALSO they made all the casks by HAND and that’s dope we watched a vid on it it was super cool and crafty

- took an iconic pic w our claddagh rings :’)

- walked by Saint Patrick’s cathedral but not in it bc there was a service happening lmao

- went back to the hostel, met jimmy from New Zealand, learned that they call flip flops JANDALS like japan sandals wtf

- went to THE temple bar!! The group playing there was v cute and played a Johnny cash song for us Americans

Ireland day 3

- a day in Galway!! It was super rainy and windy (see Anna’s umbrella) but we still did a lot

- went to the claddagh ring store and Anna bought one so now we’re like mermaid man and barnacle boy

- tried to walk out to the coast but it was SUPER windy so we turned around and got hot coffee and tea that burned my mouth

- went to the hall of the red eyre!! The old remains of a medieval hall, pretty sweet

- got shepherds pie for lunch (nut)

- Galway cathedral!! JFK IS IN A MOSAIC THERE bc he visited the town for 29 MINUTES once and they’re obsessed w him now

- eyre squares tribe flags!!

- bus back to Dublin, then got 5 guys for dinner bc Ethan then went to bed lmao

Ireland day 2

- got up butfuck early againnn

- checked out of ashfield nd headed to the bus to Galway!

- KOd for 2 hours across Ireland lmao

- got to Galway!! It’s soO CUTE HERE I could cryyyyy

- hung around Galway, made friends w an interior designer from NYC named John, it lunch and hung around w him

- headed to the cliffs of moher!! Thought I might yak on the bus there bc tiny windy roads and jerky bus driving but hey we made it out alive

- broooooooooo the cliffs of moher are somethin else, so glad we made it out there

- hung our heads over the edge of the cliffs like we did in Kauai a month ago

- Ethan almost lost his new supreme hat in the wind HAHA

- legit it was SO WINDY it was rly hard to move

- rly truly can not even describe how pretty it was though I wanna go back

- went into the village of doolin for dinner! And ofc to the chocolate shop next door

- bus back into Galway, checked in at kinlay and then headed out for a “session” as described by Richie the tour guide

- landed at the taaffe bar, traditional Irish band and Guinnesses all around

- anna got hit on by a dude who was really bothered by $1 bills in the US so we tried (unsuccessfully) to plant one on him haha

- he bought her drink tho!! Nice

- walked home and goin to bed early now (PRIVATE ROOOOOOM)

- another day in Galway tomorrow!! Geez Ireland makes me v happy

Ireland day 1

- got up buttfukkkkk early to get to the airport for the flight at 10

- landed n took the bus into the city

- got COTTAGE PIE for lunch, I’ve never had anything so dense but it was sooo good

- checked in, signed up for Galway day!!

- went and wandered Dublin!!

- trinity college, went and saw the book of Kells which was INSANE

- I’d go crazy if I was a student there tho o my lord there were a lot of randomos just roaming

- walked down Fleet Street, found a bomb ass donut shop, watched some dudes fight outside and flip a table lmao!

- found the spire, whatever tf that is were still not really sure lol

- walked down GRAFTON STREET (outside of the bar, she shared her cigarette with me while her brother played the guitar she asked me what does it mean that Gaelic ink on your arm said it was one of my friends songs do you want to drink onnnn)

- walked through a little park and played like literal children at a playground

- hit up TeMpLe BaR

- landed at Oliver St. John gogarty. Have ye ever heard a more Irish name

- downed several pints of guiness

- belted country road :’)

- made some new friends outside, had a thongie (thongay!!) off of this aussie’s damn flip flop what’s wrong w me

- aaaand stumbled home again singing country road

Amsterdam day 3

- did a lot today!! Started off with a pedal boat, essential in this lil canal town :)))

- went to the museum of torture!!! WACKY I can’t believe most of the stuff I saw

- ate a cheesy thing and a strawberry thing for quote lunch

- went to a botanical gardens place and they had a butterfly room!! Where you go in and!! Butterflies just FLY AROYND TOU it was magical

- flew to London!! Currently washin ma clothes, waking up in less than 5 hours gagagahahAhhah

Amsterdam day 2

- started w the Van Gogh museum!! I don’t rly have pics bc they were strict about no pics but it was really really somethin

- seeing his work up close is literally mesmerizing I couldn’t even process it

- Ethan tried to solve a Van Gogh rubies cube n sadly did not succeed

- ate paninis at a place across the street. Dank

- went to moco!! The exhibits they had were all about a few street artists and they were all so cool and so powerful

- our fave was when one dude printed like a million dollars in fake money (but it looked different, like the faces were changed and stuff) and he actually used it to buy something LOL accidental felony

- rented bikes and rode through vondelpark!! That place is SO CUTE everyone bikes

- almost died in the block of streets between the rental shop and the park people bike so FAST

- went back to the hans brinker, redeemed our free drinks and got dank chicken wings

- hit up the bulldog!! Got a space cake and a waffle lol power combo

- watched the Netherlands destroy Peru at soccer

- went to this chicken place and it was CLOSED so we had to walk alllll the way back to Burger King but it was WORTH IT BC

- SNACK PACK: onion rings, chicken nuggets, chicken wings, and cheesy jalapeño poppers. All in one box. 6.50. America please step up

- made it back home and everyone in our bedroom was smashed lmao

Amsterdam day 1

- y’all!! It’s SO COOL HERE I can’t even believe okay

- okAY FIRST OF ALL last night when I it out of the shower the entire room was flooded w like 2 inches of water but I rly didn’t care n I went to sleep. Then at 5:30 in the MORNING this loud British girl in my room wakes up all 5 other people screaming ThE fLoOr Is CoVeREd iN wAhtEH and turns on the lights and runs downstairs?? And a few mins later a dude comes up to clean it and he was so drunk and so funny and he made fun of Americans and brought us juice and coke. then agAIN this morning Ethan went to the bathroom and this chik yells (now at 7 am!!) ThE BaWtHrOoMs FLuHdED and I’m glad she’s gone now lol. ALSO the reason our room flooded was bc DANISH BOYZ across the hall wanted to PLAY WITH RHE FIRE HOSE I’m out peace out

- that was long ANYWAYS then we got up and ate breakfast downstairs and got ready n left

- got some umbrellas bc RAINY

- started to stroll the city!!

- tulip museum exceeded expectations, learned about how people could’ve bought the nicest houses in Amsterdam but instead bought FLOWERS with that money, incredible

- also just super cute and sweet

- got some chocolate poffertjes, basically like baby pancakes in a cup drenched in chocolate. As good as it sounds.

- listened to people argue over what to do with rainwater in the cafe, one of them dropped the line “what the fuck is you think” I love Dutch English

- ANNE FRANK HOUSE ok listen I was soooo lucky to get these tickets, most sell out about two months in advance so I’m v grateful

- the annex and museum are so unreal I felt so weird being in there but it’s so so powerful I highly recommend

- Amsterdam cheese museum!!! Basically had cheese for lunch bc so many free samples. The red one was I s2g the best in the whole place

- went back to the hostel, talked to our cool Finnish/German roommates about IB and America and Finland and China and shit

- went to the dolphins!! A sick “coffee shop” close to the hostel that looks like a super psychedelic ocean

- A CAT LIVED RHERE AND I GOT TO PLAY WITH IT HOORAY FOR FLUFY LOAVES OF CAT

- coffee shops here are very strange places that tbh I feel like I could see in America in 10 years

- went back to hans brinker for dinner, got a phat American burgwr n fries and chatted w a nice girl from Argentina/Australia who’s been traveling solo for like 4 months now

- went to the red light district!! Honestly so strange I’m still kinda shook

- girls literally sell themselves in red lit windows, like actual humans stare at you while you walk down the street and try to get you to pay for sex with them it’s so weird. saw a guy go for it lol

- walked out to the bigger(?) river thing? The area by the hostel is so small and quaint and out by this river Amsterdam seemed like such a huge metropolis

- walked back n showered n sleepin early tonight. Van Gogh museum tomorrow!!!

Paris day 6

- catacombs!! Took the train and got there early yeet

- suuuuuper creepy but cool

- skulls are smaller than I imagined them being?? Idk

- Ethan TOUCHED A SKULL & THATS NASTY DEAD PEOPLE DNA

- gardens of luxembourg!! Compared to Versailles, merely princely

- croissants and beignets!! SO tasty definitely lived up to the expectations

- pantheon, crucial big regal government building (liberty, equality, fraternity lmao)

- the orly airport is sweet!! Ps4s everywhere and orangina candy

- Amsterdam!! It’s SO CUTE

- there’s water where the streets should be and it’s very strange

- the hostel is SWEET the club underground is super cool and super cheap

- hyped for this place and for the next few days let’s gooooo

Paris day 5

- today we went to sacre cœur!! It’s so much cooler irl than I thought it would be

- heck of a walk up there tho (second highest point in Paris!)

- the inside is RIDICULOUS okay the Jesus mosaic is CRAyZY I could’ve stared at it for literal hours

- the building is made out of some weird material that like reacts with rainwater and bleaches itself so it stays super white all the time and I think that’s neat

- anOTHER 300 stairs to get to the top!! Worth it tho, spotted the Eiffel Tower and the arc de triomphe

- strolled the streets of montmartre!! It was so super cute with little vendors on either side kinda like a farmers market for blocks and blocks and blocks

- got crepes and orangina for lunch lmfao

- went to find the chocolate place the tellefsens recommended, it was in this super bougie mall thing which was hot and stuffy but cool

- THE CHOCOLATE WAS SO GOOD I think my faves were the green tea one and the cinnamon one

- got ice cream :) such a healthy day

- got a baguette and Brie and salami on the way home for dinner and took it pretty easy tonight bc were pooped

- last night in Paris tho :(

- catacombs tomorrow!! Excited for creepy things!!!

Paris day 4

- today we went to Versailles!! It was AMAZING

- Louis xiv was super extra tbh I couldn’t imagine real humans LIVING HERE

- he has a gallery of 33 giant paintings of war victories that’s like wack to have in a house

- oh also I finessed the ticket office!! Said I was 17 bc it would be free and they checked by ID (that says dob 1999) for a good long time and then I guess just gave up bc she couldn’t find the dob and gave it to me for free LOL

- got macaroons for lunch (?) salted caramel, pineapple, coffee, lemon, chocolate earl grey, raspberry, strawberry candy, chocolate. Raspberry was the best. Macaroons ROCK

- the gardens are MASSIVE we walked around for hours

- fountain show to baroque music!!

- walked around the entiiiirre cross shaped ish lake thing. Took a good long time

- got dinner (?) at a bakery in a cute lil square in the town of Versailles where a man was playing guitar and singing songs in 3 different languages. Most notably, despacito. Can’t escape it

- my hot dog had like pizza type cheese on top. Dope

- train back home, super cute colors on the train and sick views of the city

- post dinner? From a supermarket on the street that moulin rouge is on where 90% of the stores are sex shops

- fromage lays, crunch bar cereal, and yellow orange soda. Watched soccer and enjoyed the good eats.

- sacre coeur tomorrow!!

Paris day 3

- pics not in order but I’ll explain why LOL

- Eiffel Tower day!! Had to walk an hour to get there but worth

- 700 STAIRS to get to the SECOND LEVEL I was fed

- the second level is 120 m and the summit is 300 m but it doesn’t feel like it’s more than twice as high

- we picked a GOOD CLEAR DAY to go up!! We could see everythingggg

- big pic at the bottom is sweet bc if you zoom in you can find the louvre!! Rad

- went and got lunch from a grocery store and ate it in front of the tower , some dank baguette n Brie n ham

- walked to the arc de triomphe which was WAY BIGGER than it seemed from the top of the Eiffel Tower

- in one of the pics of the arc you can spot the Eiffel Tower through the arc

- then we went BACK to supreme, ethan got a hat and I got that sick pic that didn’t need to be huge

- walked back to the hotel, got a dank pork bowl dinner from the no stress cafe, showered n cashed early ish tn

- VERSAILLES TOMORROW !

Paris day 2

- louvre day!!! P much all we did

- we spent 8 HOURS THWRE and had to cut ourselves off to pick up our luggage in time

- LEGIT THE BIGGEST BUILDING IVE EVER BEEN IN OKAY idk how long it would take to see every exhibit bc we couldn’t even do it in 8 hours

- looking at the Mona Lisa literallyyyyy felt like I was in a portal or something it didn’t feel real

- the whole museum is just WACK like I didn’t know there were that many huge Jesus paintings in existence

- Mediterranean metal working and mosaics are somethin else fr

- 4 is the athanor, it’s like 40 feet tall with chunks of glass in it. pretty gnar

- 5 is the evolution of thicc featuring master thicc in the middle

- MACAROONS ARE SO GOOD I had to stop myself from eating it to get a pic. I want another rn

- louvre gardens are equally huge and beautiful

- walked back to tiquetonne and grabbed our backpacks and walked to saint george where we are now

- watched rugby? It don’t make much sense tho

-got dinner at a bar then partied hardy at the bar next door with a poser w a guitar

- explored the area a lil, found moulin rouge and the street that it’s on is 90% se shops 10% fast food so that’s a partay

- went home n showered in our own bathroom yay