Wednesday, November 21, 2007

Dublin

I toured the book of Kells at Trinity College. The book of Kells was writted in 800 A.D. and contains the a richly decorated copy of the four gospels in Latin text.

I also toured the Guinness Factory. Guinness tastes much better when it is fresh.



Dublin is a great city. There are at least 5 bars on each block and great shopping.


The crew and I went to the famous Temple Bar to have a pint of Guiness.
Here is the crew and I out for some Indian food.

Friday, November 2, 2007

Copenhagen Denmark


I had a longer than usual overnight in Copenhagen Denmark, so I brought my mom with me to do some Christmas shopping.
Copenhagen has the longest shopping street in Europe.
Hans Christian Anderson the author of The Little Mermaid was born and raised in Copenhagen. So there are mermaids scattered throughout the city to honor their hometown hero.
This row of homes is where Hans Christian Anderson lived. There was a Christmas market going on where they sold food and homemade crafts.
Here is Christmas tree lot.
The coffee shops and bars had warm coals to keep your hands warm.
The royal palace.

Copenhagen is a fun town located on water. People are always outside walking, biking and enjoying the weather on the rare days it is nice.

Cologne Germany

Gutentag from Germany's OLDEST City!
Cologne Germany is a cute German town located on the Rhine River. There are a lot of Bars and restaurants located on the River. This is where I like to go to enjoy Chicken Schnitzel and a Kolsh Beer.
The Colonge Cathedral is a Gothic cathedral located near the Rhine River with twin spires that are 515ft high. And I decided to climb them to check out the view.
A view from the top!

Thursday, November 1, 2007

Homecoming 2007

UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTAThis weekend some college friends and I went to the U of M homecoming parade.It was fun hanging out with the girls and seeing old friends that I hadn't seen since college.

After the parade we went to Sally's Bar, where we used to hang out in college.














They didn't have tailgating parties like this when I was in college...