On the way back photos

I took this little plan from Edinburgh to Dublin. It was like an hour flight. It was so small, my duffel bag did not fit in to the over head compartment.

This was on a vending machine at the airport. It says Cadbury sponsors the London Olympics. I saw a lot of this London Olympic symbol in the UK.

The little plane I took was Aer Lingus, but operated by Aer Arann.

Just as I took a picture like this when I landed in Scotland. This is my last picture of Scotland.

I guess this is actually the last picture.

At the airport in Dublin. Down this escalator is the US customs place. In this airport, I went through 2 security check-points, and one in Edinburgh... wow. I kept buying water, and then having to throw it away.I found 4 other nice Americans that were on my plane, they were all students at St. Andrews and going home to the US for the holidays. It was nice to complain to them about the hour it took to get into the airport. Then me and Sarah, one of the Americans were on the same flight to Chicago. She went to New Trier high school, Loyola's big rival. All of the Americans went to Starbucks. But them Sarah and I left fast because another girl said our gate was far away... it was!!! and, my duffel bag strap had broke and it was very heavy to carry, so I literally dragged it across the airport floor for what felt like miles. The gate was so far away and there were no carts around! My fingers started to hurt and I had to change my hand position many times. At one point, toward the beginning of our journey to our gate, I told Sarah I would meet her at our gate because we were getting a little nervous about getting to the gate quick enough. But, I was never far behind, and pasted her at the Customs area. Of course, we got to the gate with time to spare. Enough time to talk to two other women about Chicago, and get a coke and crisps (salt and vinegar, my favorite),and sit there and rest from my long trek.

Aer Lingus.... everything is green!

My dinner, even though it was not dinner time in Scotland, UK, Ireland, or the US.

I was very impressed that the meal came with water. I did not have to ask.

Aer Lingus is Ireland's international airlines, like, British Airways in England, and SAS in Scandinavia (what I flew on the way over).

I sat next to Sean. Notice the cardboard baby cot in the middle balk head.

We are over Greenland.

My breakfast. Dinner was great! But, breakfast was bad... a frozen scone. Very hard to spread butter on it. And again, it was not breakfast time anywhere I was coming from or going to.

Interesting utensil.

About to enter the US.

The route.

I do not understand why we were zig-zagging over Michigan. But, it was the path mom and I drove on our Upper Peninsula trip last year.

All of the stamps I got on my study abroad. Left, entering Edinburgh, right, to enter the airport in Dublin...I wanted more stamps. In Dublin the guy asked me how long I would be in Ireland, I said 3 hours, I was connecting flights. I thought the whole thing was dumb.

I really liked watching this screen.

Like I said, everything is green on this airline.

The Aer Lingus international arrival section had free carts. Elsewhere in O'Hare Airport carts are $3. Finally a cart!!! I grabbed one so fast, I was so happy. I looked all over the Dublin Airport, and only found them in the baggage claim area we had to go through. I got a cart there, but less then 100 yards away I had to give it up.

My cousin Sheridan. He and my mom picked me up from the airport.

On the way back, we stopped to get our Christmas tree. We go to the same place every year. I was very happy that my mom waited for me to come back to get a tree.

Sheridan had to get a little tree for his apartment. But, our big tree was on top of the car, and all my luggage was in the back... so Sheridan and the tree sat together.

Sheridan and I carrying our tree into the house.

My first meal back! A Chipotle burrito bowl for dinner!