I'm on a Boat!

My whirlwind week was not quite finished. After arriving home at about 11pm, I found myself yet again packing for another trip.. This time Oslo,Norway ! Although I would only be in Oslo for 9 hours I was still excited. This was also my first time on a cruise, not quite the Caribbean but still..

The boat was Interesting. Imagine 200 crazy exchange students and the rest of the ship consisting of small families trying to enjoy a leisurely weekend. Boy were they in for a surprise.

Our cabin was anything but spacious. Throw in a classic case of pneumonia and pink eye and I was ready to get the hell out of there by Sunday. One positive was the comfy pillows. Nothing else. The boat itself was pretty cool along with the vacAtion package. All of our meals were paid for which was a nice change as well as an unlimited wine night. Dangerous. Best this I ate was Brie cheese. Obsessed with it, over here it is so much better. Other highlights of the trip were all the spaniards smashing their bottles on the ground and almost going to jail, several instances of puke in the elevator, how many times josh hacked up phlem, and the non breakable alarm that went off at 8 am each morning...

As for the real reason or the cruise.. OSLO! Norway for the short time we were there was breathtaking. The people are adorable, the view are amazing, and it was fabulously sunny. We had a three hour bus ride where we saw a famous sculpture park, ski flying jumps, and the site of the infamous terrorist attack this past summer. Our your guide was awesome. She was all sorts of sassy and knew how to deal with 50 college kids. How many times she said Norway was the best or number one deserves an award. After the bus we had some free time to explore the city a little. My time was spent in a souvenir store, paying for a 30$ baked potato (wtf) and shopping in Zara. Jenn was about to fall asleep walking along with the rest of us so we decided to go back a little early and nap. One of THE best naps I have ever taken.

The next morning did not come soon enough. Time to get off the damn boa t! Overall tho the experience of being in Norway itself was great. I would live to go back and really experience what it has to offer. But when bake potatoes cost 30$ I don't think I could afford a whole weekend.

This weekend is another weekend in Copenhagen! I also have a special visitor, ERIN! I love that she is visiting me since nobody else seems to find any I interest in Copenhagen. They are truly missing out on a great city that has an amazing atmosphere and essentially no tourists. So what if it's a little chilly, we all come from Minnesota right?? (bitter) I plan on taking her to
Christiania, the round tower, and obviously Kulor Bar. Hopefully she lives this city as much as I have grown to.

As always..
Cheers from Chels :)

Whats Up Next

Planning my European adventure has been quite the event. But well worth it. Here is what I have planned so far for you to look forward to ;)

Feburary 24th-27th -- Budapest, Hungary
*A beautiful city with current temps of 40 degree. Tank top weather ;)

March 2nd-4th -- Oslo, Norway
*School planned trip where we will take a cruise to Oslo.

March 16th-18th -- Brussels, Belgium
*Sensation White Festival with a ton of MADTOWN people :)

March 30th- April7th -- Jack meets Copenhagen ;)

April 7th-April15th-- Wright Family visit
*London, Paris, Copenhagen

May 4th--Avicii in Copenhagen

May 19th--Chels leaves Copenhagen

In the works I have plans to visit Berlin, Prague, Italy, Spain, and Croatia for Georgies 21st BIRTHDAY!! Less than 95 days left in Europe. It sounds like a lot but I know it will fly by.

Cheers from Chels!

Racking up the Frequent Flyer Milers

Its about time that I get to booking my trips throughout Europe..

One thing you must know that my plan is to go to as many places as possible and not just the top 10 on everyones European travel list. I will of course make my way to London, Paris, Barcelona etc. There are so many undiscovered places that I want to say I have been :)

So where am I going do you ask?

First stop is Stockholm, Sweden the first weekend of February! I could not be more excited. This is like our experimental first trip. One plus is that my travel buddy in crime actually knows someone who works at the Consulate there in representation of the United States. This means they will know everything and anything there is to know. This is good since I do not know much about Sweden...

The weekend after that we are going to Amsterdam. I know, I know, this is a traditional stop on everyones list. But I had to do it. Thank god I watched Anthony Bourdains "The Layover" featuring Amsterdam. This has given me a little insight to what I can expect. Little did I know there is more to Amsterdam than Hookers and Weed. Im excited to see what the city has else to offer.

THAN, two weekends after that there is a school planned cruise to Oslo. I was originally very skeptic about this trip. I mean Norway?? not where I would first pick to go. But I am excited to see the city of Oslo. If anyone has any recommendations of what I can see there let me know!

Those are just the three trips I have booked but so many more in the works. Right now we are looking into Switzerland, Prague, Berlin, Brussels, and possibly Dublin all by the end of March. March marks the end of my schooling at the lovely Copenhagen Business School. CRAZY RIGHT??? so this means that I have over a whole month to do whatever the hell I want. This is the month where I plan on doing traditional Europe; Barcelona, Madrid, Rome, Milan, Venice, Greece, Croatia, London, Paris! AHHH so many cool places to see. Lets just hope I dont run out of money :/

If anyone has any place they think I must see help me out. I am down for anything!

As always Love and Miss you all! Ill try and collect a couple postcards to send peoples way :)

Cheers from Chels!!