Headed home soon!

I know I haven't posted as much as I would like, (I kind of figured that would happen) but I guess experiences are more important than updates!
As of now I am in Madrid,Spain and tomorrow headed to Granada to see the Alhambra (look it up!). Then, the night of the 28th, flying into Dublin and flying out the morning of the 29th to come back home! It has been such a wonderful trip with so many great experiences that I wouldn't trade for the world :)
will give moreu pdates to anyone who asks when I get home, and of course lots of pictures to follow on the blog and on facebook :) love and miss you all so much and hope everyone is wonderful!
Love,
Sarah

Saturday june 5th

I am currently on a train from Leeds to Bristol and enjoying watching the people around me and their interactions. There is a group of about 8 elderly women with their packed lunches and thermoses of tea who are all dressed up and no doubt headed to the coast to stay at a B&B and tell stories and giggle the weekend away. That's what I imagine anyway :) the people here are so lovely and are very accepting to new cultures and to the always lost girls with giant backpacks. Right now we are headed to Bristol which is the bottom south west corner of England. We are staying with more cheley people, and I can't even tell how much I appreciate knowing a few people over here! You can only go so many days without a shower... We just left my good friend Lauren's parent's house yesterday and it was so wonderful we really felt like a part of the family. We had traditional home cooked English meals and even proper afternoon tea in the conservatory with cream scones. I saw my first castle, and we went to the beach and "paddled" in the sea (stuck our feet in).  It's great learning the cultural differences and making Lauren laugh when I ask a question about bits and bobs or the humped zebra stripes. 
We are hoping to see Cornwall, Stonehenge and Bristol and then Tuesday morning we fly to Amsterdam from Bristol. From there, tentatively, we are going to head to Berlin the make our way to basque country ( France/Spain border). I hear they have excellent wine there Jaime! And it is supposed to be more quaint and small towny, so hopefully less expensive too! Europeans do a lot of things differently, most noticeable is that they really are trying to do environmental things. For example I have yet to see a paper towel holder in the bathrooms, it's always hand dryers and also all of their cars are so compact and efficient! The trains are always packed and well I would get so fat if I lived here because of the delicious fish and chips!       

First day in England

I love reading my last post and seeing how much has changed plan wise :) Currently, I am in Blythe, England which is right near Newcastle. We ended up staying a lot longer in Edinburgh, it was so gorgeous! We got off the train, looked up and saw a castle on this giant hill in the center of the city. So beautiful! Ended up meeting some great people to stay with and didn't get to England till today where we met up with my good friend Lauren who it is SO good to see! We are staying at her parents house tonight, castle hunting tommorrow and barbequeing, and then headed to Leeds Friday and possibly Cornwall that evening. I am still waiting to meet that rich Italian family that wants to hire me as their travel photographer, but until then I am soaking up every sight smell and experience that I can :) love and miss you all,
Sarah