Happy Easter!

I haven't updated this in a while... oops :)

I left last Thursday to head to Dundee. Stacey was kind enough to drive through ridiculous fog and I am so grateful to her!

We arrived at Dundee around midnight and from then until Wednesday I spent in Dundee with Trey!

Friday was my birthday! I am 20!! WOO! Trey brought me breakfast in bed, oatmeal and toast. That night we had a steak dinner with salad and a baked potato. We were going to go to the casino, but Trey's flatmates never made it that far. We went to the Union and Trey bought me a birthday shot. We also went to Templelane, which is a cheap cocktail place, LOVE IT. Scott smokes funny and Bruce is a rapper, although nothing like Eminem.

Saturday was the headphone disco, which was a lot of fun. Basically, each person got headphones and there were 2 different dj's and you could chose whichever station you wanted and rock out. It was awesome.

Sunday was a lazy day, at least from what I remember. We planned the Europe trip mainly.

Monday we went to Stirling. We left about 10 and got there around 12. We walked up to the castle. Saw a statue of Robert the Bruce. We went ahead and bought a ticket and went it. It was interesting. Not as cool as Edinburgh Castle. After, we tried walking to the Wallace Monument but we didn't have the time to get all the way there. We went to an Irish pub and had lunch and then left and headed back to Dundee. It was pouring when we go back so we took a taxi back to Trey's flat. We kinda hung out on Monday night and finalized all the hostels and flights for Trey's adventure and our Italy trip.

Tuesday, Trey had class and I worked on my essay. We also watched Shutter Island. It was a very interesting movie. I liked it.
That night was skint. Everyone was getting to a slow start. Kirsty and Rachael wanted to straighten Ciaran's hair and curl David's hair. Ciaran's hair looked good but David's not so much. Everyone but Trey and I were drunk before we even left. But only a few of us left at like 10:30. We hung out in the liar for a while before we went to mono. It was an interesting night. I didn't dance with Trey but I danced with Adam, Tom and Craig. Cathy and Emma are so sweet. I really enjoy everyone on his flat. And I'm seriously going to miss them once I leave.

Wednesday was when I was going to meet my parents in Edinburgh. Trey had class, so I met him downtown at 1 before I left. My bus arrived in Edinburgh around 4. My parents didn't get to the hotel until like 5. We got in our room and then went walking down the Royal Mile. They tried Irn Bru (they weren't big fans) and then we ate at the Filling Station. My parents were jet lagged so at like 8 we were back in the room and they were asleep.

Thursday we took one of those touristy tour buses around so my parents could see Edinburgh. We did that until we caught a bus to the airport. We arrived in London at 6. We took the Heathrow Connect into Paddington Square. We're currently staying in the Hilton London Metropole. We went to a cute Italian restaurant for dinner. Trey's bus ran like 2 hours late, so when he got in we just went to a little store and picked him up something.

Friday we were typical tourists. We took a bus into the main area of London. First stop was Buckingham Palace. We saw the changing of the guard. SO COOL. We then went into the main area of London. And what do you know, it POURED. We saw Downy Street, Big Ben, Parliament, Westminster, the London Eye. We tried figuring out the bus to the tower, but gave up and went to McDonalds :) We found a tourist info point and asked what bus to take. We caught the bus to the Tower of London and Tower Bridge. We toured the Tower of London and sadly it was nothing like how it was in Winning London. After we walked down and spent FOREVER waiting for the bus to get us. We were going to try and do Abbey Road and the Globe but that didn't happen :(

When we finally caught a bus, Trey and I decided to go find his hostel for the night. It was freakin far away, so we decided that he would just stay with us again. We walked to Hyde Park but it was too dark to do anything. We walked back to the hotel and met my parents to find dinner. We ended up at KFC because everything else was some kinda hookah smoking place that we didn't want to venture into.

Saturday... Trey was up at 6 to leave for the train station to head to Heathrow for his flight to Berlin. I hate saying goodbye to him. The tour had a tour around London today. It was a lot of fun. The tour guide was hilarious. I saw where Sean Connery lives, St Paul's Cathedral (which is GORGEOUS), Big Ben, Westminster, Parliament and all that again. Something cool I learned was that they have a hawk that flies around Trafalgar Square to keep the pigeons away. The tour lasted from 8 until 12:30. We got back to the hotel and we all took a nap because we were exhausted. I finally heard from Trey around 2 saying that he had made it to the hostel. So I felt so much better after that point.

After, we walked to where Trey and I were last night and bought some souvenirs and then went into Hyde Park. We saw Kensington Palace where Princess Diana lived and then went to find Peter Pan. He was very well hidden but I found him! Princess Diana also did a park for children called Never Never Land and the rule is no adult can enter without a child. So I didn't get to go in.. although I did contemplate stealing a small child to go in.

We just got back to the hotel and now we're just chilling because we have to be up at 5:45 am to have our luggage out and ready to go. We're taking the Eurostar into Brussels and then a bus into Amsterdam.

Trey's in Berlin now and Scott will be joining him tomorrow. Please keep all of us in your prayers for safe travels!