Holiday Funtimes | The Irish & Swedish Invasion

First blog post of 2014......its only taken me two weeks :(

Safe to say my 4th year has taken over my life right now! I can't remember the last day I was not in the library! 

However, over the festives I got to take a few days off while my beautiful friends from exchange came to visit me! 

 We did a fair amount of sightseeing, drinking and sampling Scotland's Finest foods! Here are is what we got up to:

Happy New Year 

"It's all in like Swedish or Something?!"

Sexy Scottish Men

Haggis, Bru and Macaroni pie! 

Haggis Time

Edinburgh GreyFriers Bobby

First and most importantly, I wanted the girls to experience a proper Scottish Hogmanay (New Years Eve). Up north we go all out at this time of year! Us Scots love it so much we even get two public holidays for the event! I personally hate club nights for Hogmanay! For me, nothing is better than taking in the bells surrounded by those you love at a house or flat party, so thats exactly what we did! In true Scottish style we drank far too much.... including a Swedish tradition of shooting some very strong Swedish Schnapps! We drank, danced and partied until the not so wee hours of the morning.... and then saw the first day of the new year completely indoors, nursing some rather sore heads!  

The next day, determined to display my tourism degree prowess, I took the girls to the Capital, Edinburgh, Where we did a whistle stop tour of everything we could possibly see and do! I know Edinburgh very well after living and studying there for a year so I was the perfect tour guide, showing them parliament, the castle, Grey Friers Bobby, Royal mile, National Museum of Scotland, and, my personal favourite, the Edinburgh Dungeons!!  

That evening, after returning home we feasted on Haggis, Macaroni pie (a legendary dish I had told the girls about while on exchange) and Irn Bru! the perfect way to end a wee trip to my beautiful home country! We have already promised each other to spend Paddy's Day in Dublin and Midsummer in Sweden so watch this space!

Hope you guys all had a lovely Christmas and New Year!

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Montreal Musts | Food

I have decided to do a little series of my 'Montreal Musts', or in other words, things that you must do if you ever get the change to visit this wonderful city!  

The first one on my list has to be food.... and boy did I do a lot of 'reserch' for this blogpost!

Montreal is an exorbitant mix of culture, language and rase, and this is very much seen and experienced in the food that can be found here. That being said, it would be truly impossible to pick a favourite, so here are my favourite few that the thought of make my mouth water!

Eggspectations

'yolk around the clock'

An egg-centered restaurant that originates in Montreal that is perfect for any time of day! The food here is reasonably priced and has always been amazing no matter what chain I have been to. There can sometimes be long waits to be seated and served, but this is the perfect brunch destination that will stuff you full until dinner! The sweet potato fries are also a must here!

Thai Express

A hangover/late night class essential. This Thai takeout can be found on most corners in Montreal, as well as other corners in the world. The food is addictive and the service is always fast! prices may vary from point to point and so does the quality but for $7-$10 you can easy get two meals out of this! 

Dunn's 

Another Montreal original, famed for it's Smoked meat (I'm a veggie so I never tried it) this 24h joint is my go to for hangover breakfast. The food is unbeatably CHEAP and with massive portions this place seems to do no wrong! I also visited the Ottawa branch first and fell in love and returned a few times for 'special occasion' breakfast. they even have HP sauce, a wee reminder of home. 

La Banquise 

You can't go to Montreal without trying poutine, and you haven't tried poutine until you have been to La Banquise. Another 24hour restaurant (Montreal is also a city that never seems to sleep) there is no excuse for to try this famous delicacy. They offer a hugh variety of types as well as veggie gravy so everyone can try it! A small tip, even the small portions are massive but you can get to take away at this restaurant.

3 Amigos

If you want a loud and busy atmosphere, look no further than 3 Amigos and their delicious drinks and mexican food. This mexican food chain has great deals on several days of the week and is a great place to start off the night if you are going to party!

 I hope you enjoyed this post... please comment if you have any of your own 'Montreal Musts' in the food department! 

Thats all for now

Sxx