Elena’s Birthday Weekend in London, Days 3 & 4
Lena had a very stiff schedule planned for the Saturday of her party; everything needed to be prepared to a T and ready! She made a brunch reservation for us at a supposedly… Continue reading
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Elena’s Birthday Weekend in London, Days 1 & 2
This time in Europe, I wanted to make sure that I saw Lena because it had been a while since we’d met: so I asked her what she was doing for her birthday.… Continue reading
“The Eiffel Tower Looks Exactly Like I Imagined It!”: Paris According to Raffi
Breakfast! Our waiter was incredibly entertaining, which is a trend I’ve found among male waiters who serve breakfast, weirdly enough. I asked Raffi to tell me what he wanted to see in Paris–I… Continue reading
“You know, I wouldn’t mind it if you moved here…”: Brussels According to Raffi
We only had the daytime to spend in Brussels, so I wanted to make the most of it. I knew we had to do 3 things: visit La Grand Place, go to Delirium,… Continue reading
“This Place is Horrible!”: Düsseldorf According to Raffi
That exclamation is what Raffi uttered to me as he looked at the shower in the hotel room, then at the shampoo, conditioner and shower gel–all one substance–and guffawed. Truth be told, I… Continue reading
First Sights & First Meal
On my second day in the city (and first full day), I needed to accomplish these errands: Register in the city Buy an adapter with an American grounded option Either only buy a SIM… Continue reading
Harry Potter Studio Tour
The trip to the studio was pretty arduous. Getting up in the morning was of course the hardest thing we did that day, given our club run from the night before! We took… Continue reading
Much Ado about London
I promised London in my previous post…so here it is! The first and only day I spent in London. I had created a checklist of places I wanted to visit and the expected… Continue reading
Brighton, the Brighton Beach Doppelgänger
Oh don’t worry, we’ll be coming back to London. After today. One of my three future roommates is studying abroad in Brighton; given my trip to London, it was clear that I needed… Continue reading
Montreux with Friends
When I first heard that my study abroad program was planning on taking us all to Montreux and seeing Château de Chillon, I almost a flipped a…sausage? I had already seen the castle… Continue reading