London, here we come!

We're going to London. We're going to Paris. We're going to Dublin. Oh and also the Cliffs of Moher and maybe Galway.

That's right, it's official. I've been talking about this for months, but I bought our tickets last night. Okay, so it's 6 months away, but I'm REALLY EXCITED. Yes, that deserves all caps.


So we'll be doing a little of this...

 And this...

Please excuse my poor photoshopping skillz, I didn't have much time, but I just couldn't resist.

I CAN. NOT. WAIT to return to London, my favorite city ever, and to experience it with Adam. This is his first (of many) trips to Europe. Paris will be so romantic with my hubs. And while I've been to Ireland briefly (Cork area for a weekend), Dublin will be new to me. I talked Adam into spending an extra night in Ireland, so I'm hoping to get out of the city for one night and head over to the Galway/Cliffs of Moher area. 

We'll be spending 4 nights in London, then taking the EuroStar to Paris for 3 nights. From Paris, we will fly to Dublin and spend 4 nights in Ireland before flying home from Dublin.

I've been watching airfare for a while now, and I just don't see it going down much (if at all). We're doing a multi-city itinerary which is a bit more expensive. And we wanted a really specific flight there - direct flight out of MSP at 9:45 PM on Thursday night. We'll arrive in London around noon which is perfect. I love red eyes for traveling abroad. That way you don't waste a day in the air; you (hopefully) sleep through it. It worked for me when I last went to London to study abroad and this time I'll have Adam to snuggle against.

We'll be leaving out of Dublin with a 3 hour layover at ATL. I considered a 1.5 hour layover at JFK, but that made me really nervous. That's not much time for an international to domestic flight. I'd rather be safe with a few extra hours to kill than stressing out because we cut it close.

So yes, in case you can't tell, I'm super excited. Adam's super excited. Chester? Not so excited (that is if he actually knew what was going on)

For those keeping track, we have lots of vacations planned this year.
- Dells in March
- Vegas for Adam in April
- Milwaukee in May
- Bayfield/Madeline Island in July
- Boston in August
- London/Paris/Dublin in September

I live to travel and plan vacations...