Off to Italy!
Hi y’all. We are off to Italy tonight and it is going to be a big change. So far we have been in English speaking countries (for the most part), and have had no problems finding a place to stay or something to eat/drink. But, now we are headed to a place neither of us have ever been that speaks a language neither of us speak so it should be interesting! Actually, we are both very excited about the upcoming adventure.
Dublin grew on us a lot. Irish people are as kind as they come and the culture here is so rich and distinct. (they even have their own language.) Yesterday, Joey and i went to Temple Bar and that was very fun. We found an Urban Outfitters and I found some boots (I know!) and we got some coffee and sat and read for awhile. Earlier in the day we visited the Irish Wrtier’s Museum which was extremely interesting and we went back to Joey’s new favorite place in the world, The Porterhouse Brewery. It claims to be the only true Irish brewery in the world now, because Guiness and other large “Irish” breweries are owned by large, multi-national corporations. So, Joey fell in love with about 7 different pints of beer…it was pretty dang amazing beer. I’ve been drinking a lot of Jameson’s Irish Whiskey…pretty dang good whiskey.
We have gone to see some movies the past couple of nights which have all been very good… The Duchess and Burn After Reading.
We were also lucky enough to hear some actual Irish music whilst walking around Temple Bar. These guys were really great and it was fun to stand out there and watch them. They were making a killling just playing out on the street! It was really cool.
So, today we are off to Milan and as Joey and I are growing tired of lugging our bags around from city to city we are thinking about letting an apartment in Florence and using that as sort of a homebase as it is as centrally located as we can get. So, that might be fun! Anyway, we are having a blast and can’t wait to show everyone all of our MANY pictures! We love you all and love to hear what you are all up to so leave us some comments! Here is the link to our latest set of pics!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/9547617@N02/sets/72157608088017785/
Much love,
J&J
October 18th, 2008 at 3:35 pm
Have fun in Italy. Letting an apartment sounds like a great idea. This is supposed to be the perfect time to be in Italy because it’s harvest time. According to a friend the vineyards are all leafed out and it’s a beautiful site especially when you see them picking the grapes. Please find a way to get the happy couple together in a picture or two…I need some for my photo collection. Love you both so much…and keep the posts coming!
October 19th, 2008 at 6:44 pm
What a coincidence, on a flight from Chicago I sat next to a young couple who live in London. They were headed to San Diego for vacation. I told them that you two were in Dublin (and they kind of lit up a bit) and the first thing they asked me about was Guiness…how funny. They wanted to know if you had tried some yet. The guy said, “It doesn’t travel well.” In other words, according to him having Guiness in Ireland is unlike having it anywhere else in the world (his words, not mine). He walked me through a little Guiness tutorial too. I guess it takes minutes to draw a pint of Guiness. He said five minutes and that sounded like a lot to me, but again it’s his story. He also said that when you get your pint, the beer is so burly that you can rest a quarter on the head and it won’t sink. Hhhhmmmm…. Anyway, I thought you might get a kick out of hearing that. Any corrections for this guys story?
I love you both and you have no idea how much joy it brings me to read about your big adventure. Love and blessings to you Joey and Jilly.
October 20th, 2008 at 12:01 am
wow it sounds like you two are having an amazing time, Italy already has Europe been absolutely beautiful or what. I laughed when I heard Jill found an urban in Ireland, even half way around the world there are still remnants of home. make sure to gorge yourselves on pasta in Italy :)
but dont fall in love with Europe too much we still want you two to come home
love Jessi
PS actually ended up filing a noise complaint with the city, I know have turned into one of those crazy old ladies who cant stand noise :)
October 20th, 2008 at 7:13 am
Hey Joey and Jill:
Your big daddy told us about the blog and it has been so fun to see what you are doing…..makes me miss being young and free!! I am so happy you two decided to take this adventure. Can’t wait to see you in San Diego.
Kim