It happened all to soon...

In short we were in London for four nights and 3 and half days. We did all the normal stuff Buckingham Palace, Big Ben, Parliament, museums, and art galleries. It was quite the experience and we had fantastic weather the entire time. Due to the exchange rate and us being out of money we want to focus this post on the things we enjoyed, the things we learned, and things we missed.

Things we learned:
Europe is a place everyone must visit. Although not everyone will get the chance to see it the way we did, it is easy to say that no matter who you are and no matter where you are from expereiencing the cultures outside of your own make you appreciate and in turn become a better person. We also learned Europe is hard and traveling isnt easy. Spending six weeks with one other person isnt the easiest thing in the world but for us it was. We learned more about each other, the world, our lives, and what we love about it all. We spent countless hours on trains, in hostel beds, and dealing with foreign languages and because of it we have laughed more, loved more, and lived more than we would have otherwise.

We learned the Roma pass is a waste of money. We learned neither of us really understand art. We learned that Mike could spend weeks inside museums while Mal could spend weeks out front of the museums in the sun. We have spent countless sunsets with cheap bottles of wine talking about absolutely nothing. We have lost ones we loved on this trip and we have gained friendships to replace.

Things we enjoyed:
We loved the cheap wine and even cheaper bread. We loved hearing people speak english when we hadnt heard it in days. We loved saying where we were at that exact moment and how special it was to be there. We loved the beach. We loved waking up to emails from our families and reading them time and time again throughout the trip. We loved celebrating Primavera in Barcelona and Canada day in London. We loved cooking in random kitchens, with random utensils, with random meats all across Europe. We loved walking countless kilometers, or miles for the americans, every day and hearing how crazy we were from all our roommates about not using the metro. We loved seeing art, experiencing culture, and soaking up as much of it as we could in such a short amount of time. We love Europe.

Things we missed:
Our families. We missed hearing the voices of our parents on a regular basis. We missed being able to call my sister for her birthday but still sending a postcard from abroad. We missed cheering on our family while they road into Glenwood Springs together. We missed one of our best friends weddings. We miss Obie. We missed listening to our siblings voices and more so having a cold beer with em. We missed chipotle. We missed the Nuggets losing to the Lakers in the Western Conference Finals. We missed our friends. We missed driving and Colorado summer. We missed explaining directions by the direction of the mountains. We missed BrewFest. We missed sleeping in the same place for more than 3 nights at a time. We missed.

We have learned, we have loved, and we have seen things we will never forget. To everyones surprise we are still together and still very much in love. We are very happy to be ending our adventure and going on vacation at the beach. We can't wait to finally move to Denver and share our adventures with everyone.

We love, we miss, and we learned that no matter where you go and no matter who you meet it's never quite home.

Aer Lingus flight 109 out of Dublin at 5pm GMT lands in JFK New York, NY at 7:25 pm and our adventure ends but our journies have just begun.

much love to all that followed our trip and safe travels to everyone who enjoys adventure,

m&m