The last bits

Excuse the previous lackluster update, we've both been quite tired and didn't put much effort into it.

Amsterdam was amazing.  Definitely one of our favorite cities.  It's quite small, but so, so beautiful.  Somehow it was warm-ish and sunny when we were there, which according to a friend that lives there, was quite rare!  We did A LOT of walking, ate delicious thai food, and also met up with one of the first people we met in Ireland! Our paths have crossed about three times since we left Kilkenny, it's been really nice hanging out with a familiar face.
Our overnight bus was.. an uncomfortable overnight bus, as one would expect.  We had to get off twice, once to go through customs, and again to board the ferry.  After we arrived in London, we boarded the bus once again and drove for another hour or so to get to the bus station.  From there we dropped our bags off at the hostel, freshened up, enjoyed a delicious English breakfast, then met up with our good friend Heather from high school and her wife, Charlie!  We went to the Natural History museum, got bangers n' mash (also delicious), and found books for our journey at the book store.  It was really great to catch up with them; it was like no time had passed.
The next morning we met Koby's Aunt Terri and Uncle Jeff at the airport and caught a ride back with them to their house in Wales.  We all pitched in and cooked dinner together that night; it was really great being surrounded by family again.  Yesterday, we went to the grocery store for provisions for today's journey, Koby's aunt made a fantastic chicken stew, and we all watched a couple movies together by the fire.  This morning, Koby's uncle dropped us off at the train station, and we took two two-and-a-half hour train rides (with an hour layover in between) and we are currently waiting for 1 AM, which is the earliest we can board our ferry to Dublin that arrives at 5:50 AM, where we will sleep in their airport until 8AM, go through check out, then be on our way to New York, then finally, CALIFORNIA!  In total, we had/have about 48 hours of traveling.  Not exactly how we would like to spend the last day of our journey, but we're both REALLY looking forward to In n Out, so it's kind of okay.