The Laurels

We made it into Florence at 11 am. It took us 2 hours to find the hostel and then we found out that we didn't really have a reservation. We worked it out though. Our first impression of Florence is not that great. It seems very touristy, crowded, and ...

... saying that all the other COST students decided to stay in and order pizza, so Megan and I went out to dinner at the Laurels and split a delicious roast chicken breast stuffed with cheese and spinach and potatoes cut up in a tasty sauce on the side. Saw ...

... eventually got to sleep at 4.30am and didn't wake until 1.30pm. We decided to eat and had a bacon butty in a cafe. It was perfect. Laurels dad was there too grabbing some dinner so we sat with him and had a chat about our trips so far. Even though we have ...

... they managed to cycle 122 miles in a single day. Since then, Philsy has been quite content to rest on his really quite substantial laurels. However, he made the mistake of mentioning this feat to Starky who, by a cruel twist of fate, happens to be Seņor ...

... border, spending our first night after Chilamate back at the Volcan Arenal area so that we could spend the afternoon soaking at Los Laurels, the budget thermal hot springs that we had hit on our way down. We knew we had arrived back in Nicaragua two ...

... just because it was our first hot bath in 6 months! The next night we opted for the more budget($6), more local Los Laurels which only had 2 pools and not much ambiance but nonetheless provided an amazing view of the volcano, including at one point the ...

... we trekked the cobble stone streets and were lucky to be treated to the rare event of Graduating students (complete with Laurels- wreaths of flowers on their heads) celebrating the completion of their term of study. This celebration is conducted with ...

... be the victor. Rome was great but maybe I'm just not excited enough by to Roman history. It's as if Rome rested on it's laurels with all its amazing crumbling ruins, whereas Paris went on to redefine itself. And what a beautiful self that is. I think I ...

... the train.  We took them to the Killarney Royal hotel to unpack their things and we headed to the pubs. I took them to the Laurels and we sat and waited until 6:00 so we could order from the dinner menu. We chatted and caught up with each ...

... roof for you. Red Deer are native to Killarney. Returned to my place and we met up with Lene for my birthday dinner at the Laurels! Might be my favorite pub food in Killarney! We cheers-ed our Guinness and left the pub happy and stuffed! We went to ...

... a hottie for sure'... Fred has since said he is never wearing the tshirt he was wearing again! After Fred's day from hell came Laurels! Once again it was a boiling day! The day began watching a random air show at the harbour, we think it was in ...