Light the Fires

Hey guys I know it's been a few days. Just been traveling between London and Spain and finally sat down to write a post. We are in Barcelona right now but what my post is going to be about is the Leeds Olympic torch relay festival. As soon as we landed in London it pretty much rained the whole time but a day before the festival it let up a little and we had our fingers crossed that it would be the same way for the festival. Well we got lucky and it was so sunny even a little warm compared to what we had gotten used to. The main reason we went to the festival was for a band I wanted to see called Friendly Fires ( thanks Molly for introducing me to them last year !) So we arrive at 1 and bands didn't start playing till 3. The lineup was Little Comets, Tribe, and Friendly Fires. We slowly make our way to the front on the stage thanks to my persistence and Eugene's braveness . One thing we were not expecting to see was the Olympic torch be ran trough Leeds. That was definitely a once in a life time experience for us and we were so excited to be there for it. After that Friendly Fires preformed and they were amazing and I converted two new fans( Sara and Eugene)! As always here are some pictures below from that day. Thanks for reading and be prepared for one about Barcelona next.

Coaching Aroud

Over the last couple of days we have taken the bus( or coach as they call it here) to a few different cities. Our first
stop was Manchester. We started at Hatters Hostel which was nice but we had to switch rooms the two nights we were there because of a reservation mix up. Our one full day in Manchester was poring rain so we stopped at a Primark for rain boots, scarf, and umbrella. We then went to the people's history museum which was really fun because of how hands on it was. Because of the rainy weather at night we stayed in and played monopoly. I won once and Eugene beat me once. It was nice to just be able and sit down and play a game with out distractions or worrying about other things we maybe needed to do.
After Manchester we headed to Leeds which was a much much much shorter bus ride compared to the 6 hour one from London. We thought Leeds was a beautiful city compared to Manchester with all the different kinds of markets they had there . It was also nice that the sun decided to peak out for a bit too. A perk about England is that a lot of museums and Art galleries are free. We went to an art gallery in Leeds and the artist they were showcasing was Fiona Rae. I like her art work because the colors, pop culture, and anime blend together well. As for tomorrow Sara is coming into town and we are heading to the Olympic torch relay festival and seeing one of my favorite bands Friendly Fires. I'll be sure to post a whole blog on that event. Love Colleen and Eugene

We made it UK

Hi everyone! So as you can see we made it to the UK ok :) The flight actually went by pretty fast which was nice, I think the hardest part for me was actually leaving my family. I don't think I realized, until the few days before we left, that I have actually never left my family for more the a week maybe two. What was a nice surprise though was when we landed Sara was there waiting for us. She helped us get to our hostel (which was actually a really nice hostel) and took us out for dinner. Eugene I had fish and chips, yum yum yum, and of course a beer. For our first day it was pretty stress free and nice. Today we are heading to Manchester for a couple days before the Olympic touch relay festival. Miss you and love you all- Colleen and Eugene

On our way

We really can't believe its only 3 days away from our big trip. Yesterday we drove down to LA to spend the time with my dads family and fathers day with my grandpa and my dad. Luckily when you have someone to travel with the time can fly so the drive down wasn't so bad. I was pretty surprised that we didn't hit a lot of traffic for it being a saturday and we didn't leave the bay area till 1. One place we stopped at that I haven't been to in forever is Dewar's; Its a famous ice and taffy shop in Bakersfield, CA.  I'm not a fan of taffy but they make the most amazing taffy I've ever tasted. My favorite is their Peanut Butter taffy! Anyways we are off to fathers day lunch now. Hope you all have a Happy Fathers day and post again soon.
Colleen and Eugene

I'm back!!!!

So last summer I kinda gave up blogging and became super busy just being me. But now I'm back in action with my partner in crime, best friend, and boyfriend Eugene. In one weeks time we will be leaving to Europe and backing through a few different countries, for his graduation gift and my once again Intaxication Summer. In order to stay in touch and for people to keep up with our travels we will be blogging. So here is the first official update and hope you will be able to follow along. Stayed tuned to see what places we will be visiting and be sure to anticipate tons of photos !