Irish Life

Renata and I went to Oslo, Norway last weekend. We left on Friday and came back very late Sunday night... or very early Monday morning!
Oslo was great, although it's pretty pricey! For example, one vodka cranberry cost me 10 euro, which is about $15 Canadian. Need I say more?! The city itself is beautiful, as are the people. I swear, every Norwegian could model... it's ridiculous! The weather was okay. It was sunny but pretty cold, and there was about a foot of snow! I definitely do not miss winter..!
We saw a few things like the famous sculpture park, some viking museums, and the Opera House. And of course, several different pubs!
We stayed in a hostel, which was in the city centre -- perfect location. In our hostel was a Polish girl, Austrian girl [they work together in London], a Spanish guy, and Renata and myself. Turns out the Spanish guy has lived in Dublin for 5 years... and in our neighbourhood! Weird, eh? So we hung out with them most of the trip. We had tons of fun. Now we're planning on visiting the girls in London sometime soon. Maybe within the next month. I definitely got the travel bug..!

On Monday, Pedro left Dublin to go back to Spain. It was really sad to say goodbye to him. He and I were very close, so it was like saying goodbye to a best friend. But we know we'll see each other again someday... whether it's in Mallorca or Canada... or both!
Monday night I met up with Holly and some other friends and hung out at their place. It was a lot fun!

Tuesday night Holly and I went to Whelan's just to have a few drinks and hang out. Holly will be heading back to Canada soon so we have to hang out as much as possible! She's in Manchester for the next few days, then her parents and grandma arrive on the 2nd to tour Ireland and England a bit before they all head back to Canada on the 10th. It's going to be weird without Holly here, but I'm sure I'll manage. ;)

Wednesday night I went out with Renata, J.P., and Mick to Fitzsimon's in Temple Bar. It's a three story venue. There was a band on the main floor and they were pretty good. I also met a lot of Americans that night, but no Canadians! Then after the band was finished, the basement turns into nightclub. We all had a good time.

Last night I went out with Blat, whom I met through Pedro. We went to this little tea place that only serves tea. They have a pretty big tea menu and a really cool, chill atmosphere. I loved it there! And our tea was delicious.
Then we went to a nearby pub called Sin E. Turns out there was going to be a couple of bands playing, then jam sessions afterwards. The bands were really good, and the pub itself is cool. I loved it here as well! I asked Blat to take me somewhere new and he definitely showed me two cool new spots.
I'll be uploading some videos of the bands on facebook if you're interested in checking them out.

Tonight there's a leaving party for a Spanish guy, Enrique, I know. I also met him through Pedro. So I think I'll be going to that with my friend Carlos. I'm going to try to convince Renata to come, but I doubt she will because...

Tomorrow our friend, Erika, is coming back from a month-long trip to Brazil. So tomorrow night we're going to celebrate her return and I have a feeling it's going to be a crazy night!

Hope you all have a great weekend.
xo.