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Abroad Spotlight: 3 Weekend Getaways When Studying Abroad in Europe

<p>While studying abroad&comma; it can get a bit overwhelming trying to figure out what countries you want to visit&period; Before my semester began&comma; I made a long list of places&comma; but struggled to rank them because I wanted to travel everywhere&period; In the end&comma; flight and hotel prices made it easier to choose my destinations&period; Throughout my four months in Europe&comma; I was lucky enough to be able to travel to ten different countries&period; Here are my top three favorite destinations and why&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h2><strong>Amsterdam&comma; Netherlands<&sol;strong><&sol;h2>&NewLine;<div class&equals;"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow wp-amp-block wp-block-jetpack-slideshow&lowbar;&lowbar;autoplay wp-block-jetpack-slideshow&lowbar;&lowbar;autoplay-playing" id&equals;"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow&lowbar;&lowbar;1"><div class&equals;"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow&lowbar;container swiper"><amp-carousel width&equals;"1892" height&equals;"1242" layout&equals;"responsive" type&equals;"slides" data-next-button-aria-label&equals;"Next Slide" data-prev-button-aria-label&equals;"Previous Slide" controls loop autoplay delay&equals;3000 id&equals;"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow&lowbar;&lowbar;amp-carousel&lowbar;&lowbar;1" on&equals;"slideChange&colon;wp-block-jetpack-slideshow&lowbar;&lowbar;amp-pagination&lowbar;&lowbar;1&period;toggle&lpar;index&equals;event&period;index&comma; 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640px&rpar; 100vw&comma; 640px" &sol;><&sol;figure><&sol;div><div class&equals;"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow&lowbar;slide"><figure><img width&equals;"1870" height&equals;"1238" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;i0&period;wp&period;com&sol;tulanemagazine&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;Screen-Shot-2018-02-07-at-11&period;15&period;26-AM&period;png&quest;fit&equals;1870&percnt;2C1238&amp&semi;ssl&equals;1" class&equals;"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow&lowbar;image" alt&equals;"" object-fit&equals;"contain" srcset&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;i0&period;wp&period;com&sol;tulanemagazine&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;Screen-Shot-2018-02-07-at-11&period;15&period;26-AM&period;png&quest;w&equals;1870&amp&semi;ssl&equals;1 1870w&comma; https&colon;&sol;&sol;i0&period;wp&period;com&sol;tulanemagazine&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;Screen-Shot-2018-02-07-at-11&period;15&period;26-AM&period;png&quest;resize&equals;720&percnt;2C477&amp&semi;ssl&equals;1 720w&comma; https&colon;&sol;&sol;i0&period;wp&period;com&sol;tulanemagazine&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;Screen-Shot-2018-02-07-at-11&period;15&period;26-AM&period;png&quest;w&equals;1280&amp&semi;ssl&equals;1 1280w" sizes&equals;"&lpar;max-width&colon; 640px&rpar; 100vw&comma; 640px" &sol;><&sol;figure><&sol;div><div class&equals;"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow&lowbar;slide"><figure><img width&equals;"1656" height&equals;"1242" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;i0&period;wp&period;com&sol;tulanemagazine&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;Screen-Shot-2018-02-07-at-11&period;15&period;33-AM&period;png&quest;fit&equals;1656&percnt;2C1242&amp&semi;ssl&equals;1" class&equals;"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow&lowbar;image" alt&equals;"" object-fit&equals;"contain" srcset&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;i0&period;wp&period;com&sol;tulanemagazine&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;Screen-Shot-2018-02-07-at-11&period;15&period;33-AM&period;png&quest;w&equals;1664&amp&semi;ssl&equals;1 1664w&comma; https&colon;&sol;&sol;i0&period;wp&period;com&sol;tulanemagazine&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;Screen-Shot-2018-02-07-at-11&period;15&period;33-AM&period;png&quest;resize&equals;720&percnt;2C540&amp&semi;ssl&equals;1 720w&comma; https&colon;&sol;&sol;i0&period;wp&period;com&sol;tulanemagazine&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;Screen-Shot-2018-02-07-at-11&period;15&period;33-AM&period;png&quest;w&equals;1280&amp&semi;ssl&equals;1 1280w" sizes&equals;"&lpar;max-width&colon; 640px&rpar; 100vw&comma; 640px" &sol;><&sol;figure><&sol;div><&sol;amp-carousel><a aria-label&equals;"Pause Slideshow" class&equals;"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow&lowbar;button-pause" role&equals;"button" on&equals;"tap&colon;wp-block-jetpack-slideshow&lowbar;&lowbar;amp-carousel&lowbar;&lowbar;1&period;toggleAutoplay&lpar;toggleOn&equals;false&rpar;&comma;wp-block-jetpack-slideshow&lowbar;&lowbar;1&period;toggleClass&lpar;class&equals;wp-block-jetpack-slideshow&lowbar;&lowbar;autoplay-playing&comma;force&equals;false&rpar;"><&sol;a><a aria-label&equals;"Play Slideshow" class&equals;"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow&lowbar;button-play" role&equals;"button" on&equals;"tap&colon;wp-block-jetpack-slideshow&lowbar;&lowbar;amp-carousel&lowbar;&lowbar;1&period;toggleAutoplay&lpar;toggleOn&equals;true&rpar;&comma;wp-block-jetpack-slideshow&lowbar;&lowbar;1&period;toggleClass&lpar;class&equals;wp-block-jetpack-slideshow&lowbar;&lowbar;autoplay-playing&comma;force&equals;true&rpar;"><&sol;a><amp-selector id&equals;"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow&lowbar;&lowbar;amp-pagination&lowbar;&lowbar;1" class&equals;"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow&lowbar;pagination swiper-pagination swiper-pagination-custom amp-pagination" on&equals;"select&colon;wp-block-jetpack-slideshow&lowbar;&lowbar;amp-carousel&lowbar;&lowbar;1&period;goToSlide&lpar;index&equals;event&period;targetOption&rpar;" layout&equals;"container"><button option&equals;"0" class&equals;"swiper-pagination-bullet" tabindex&equals;"0" role&equals;"button" aria-label&equals;"Go to slide 1" selected><&sol;button><button option&equals;"1" class&equals;"swiper-pagination-bullet" tabindex&equals;"0" role&equals;"button" aria-label&equals;"Go to slide 2" ><&sol;button><button option&equals;"2" class&equals;"swiper-pagination-bullet" tabindex&equals;"0" role&equals;"button" aria-label&equals;"Go to slide 3" ><&sol;button><button option&equals;"3" class&equals;"swiper-pagination-bullet" tabindex&equals;"0" role&equals;"button" aria-label&equals;"Go to slide 4" ><&sol;button><&sol;amp-selector><&sol;div><&sol;div>&NewLine;<p>I was lucky to call Amsterdam my home for my four months abroad&period; I chose Amsterdam for a variety of reasons &lpar;mainly for my communications major&rpar;&comma; and even after traveling to so many cities&comma; I am still convinced I made the best decision of my life&period; Amsterdam&comma; and the rest of the Netherlands has so much to offer&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong><em>Biker’s Paradise&colon; <&sol;em><&sol;strong>Amsterdam is a city made for biking&comma; and I was able to take advantage of that&period; I biked thirty minutes to and from class every day&comma; and despite showing up drenched from the rain at least once a week&comma; being able to ride past the beautiful canals and buildings put a smile on my face every single day&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong><em>Canals&colon; <&sol;em><&sol;strong>One of my favorite features of Amsterdam was the canals&period; In between classes I would bike or walk past the canals listening to music while watching the boats pass by&period; One of the best ways to tour the city is by taking a boat tour through the canals&excl;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong><em>Museums&colon; <&sol;em><&sol;strong>I learned a lot by visiting the variety of museums in Amsterdam&period; The Anne Frank House is a must see&period; It is a very emotional experience and it taught me a lot about the Holocaust in the Netherlands and what the Frank family had to endure&period; The Van Gough Museum and the Moco Museum are really unique and I recommend visiting them both&period; Whether museums are at the bottom of your to-do list&comma; or the first thing you do when you visit a new place&comma; museums in Amsterdam are a must&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong><em>Nightlife&colon; <&sol;em><&sol;strong>Amsterdam is a young city&comma; so there is always something fun to do at night&period; Although there are many fun bars and clubs to go to throughout the city&comma; Leidseplein and Rembrandt are two areas that you are guaranteed to have a great time in&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong><em>Exploring the Netherlands&colon; <&sol;em><&sol;strong>Beyond the city are cute little towns in the countryside that I definitely recommend to anyone visiting the country&period; Towns like Alkmaar and Zaanse Schans are easy to get to by train and can be a really fun day trip&excl; Alkmaar is like a mini version of Amsterdam and I recommend going to a cheese market&comma; where you can walk around to the different vendors&excl; Zaanse Schans was one of my favorite places in the Netherlands&period; They have beautiful windmills&comma; a cheese farm&comma; and a wooden shoe workshop where you can see them make their famous clogs&excl;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong><em>Food&colon; <&sol;em><&sol;strong>If you are a cheese lover&comma; you are in for a treat&excl; There are cheese shops on pretty much any corner&period; Sometimes I would be biking home from class and stop by one of them so I could taste all the samples&period; If you love dessert&comma; Amsterdam is also the place for you&period; One of my favorite dessert places was called Crepes and waffles&comma; where you can order…crepes and waffles&excl; This is a great late night snack&comma; especially after a night out&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h2><strong>Dublin and Cliffs of Moher&comma; Ireland<&sol;strong><&sol;h2>&NewLine;<div class&equals;"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow wp-amp-block wp-block-jetpack-slideshow&lowbar;&lowbar;autoplay wp-block-jetpack-slideshow&lowbar;&lowbar;autoplay-playing" id&equals;"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow&lowbar;&lowbar;2"><div class&equals;"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow&lowbar;container swiper"><amp-carousel width&equals;"1883" height&equals;"1059" layout&equals;"responsive" type&equals;"slides" data-next-button-aria-label&equals;"Next Slide" data-prev-button-aria-label&equals;"Previous Slide" controls loop autoplay delay&equals;3000 id&equals;"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow&lowbar;&lowbar;amp-carousel&lowbar;&lowbar;2" on&equals;"slideChange&colon;wp-block-jetpack-slideshow&lowbar;&lowbar;amp-pagination&lowbar;&lowbar;2&period;toggle&lpar;index&equals;event&period;index&comma; 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https&colon;&sol;&sol;i0&period;wp&period;com&sol;tulanemagazine&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;Screen-Shot-2018-02-07-at-12&period;24&period;14-PM&period;png&quest;resize&equals;720&percnt;2C1081&amp&semi;ssl&equals;1 720w" sizes&equals;"&lpar;max-width&colon; 640px&rpar; 100vw&comma; 640px" &sol;><&sol;figure><&sol;div><&sol;amp-carousel><a aria-label&equals;"Pause Slideshow" class&equals;"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow&lowbar;button-pause" role&equals;"button" on&equals;"tap&colon;wp-block-jetpack-slideshow&lowbar;&lowbar;amp-carousel&lowbar;&lowbar;2&period;toggleAutoplay&lpar;toggleOn&equals;false&rpar;&comma;wp-block-jetpack-slideshow&lowbar;&lowbar;2&period;toggleClass&lpar;class&equals;wp-block-jetpack-slideshow&lowbar;&lowbar;autoplay-playing&comma;force&equals;false&rpar;"><&sol;a><a aria-label&equals;"Play Slideshow" class&equals;"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow&lowbar;button-play" role&equals;"button" on&equals;"tap&colon;wp-block-jetpack-slideshow&lowbar;&lowbar;amp-carousel&lowbar;&lowbar;2&period;toggleAutoplay&lpar;toggleOn&equals;true&rpar;&comma;wp-block-jetpack-slideshow&lowbar;&lowbar;2&period;toggleClass&lpar;class&equals;wp-block-jetpack-slideshow&lowbar;&lowbar;autoplay-playing&comma;force&equals;true&rpar;"><&sol;a><amp-selector id&equals;"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow&lowbar;&lowbar;amp-pagination&lowbar;&lowbar;2" class&equals;"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow&lowbar;pagination swiper-pagination swiper-pagination-custom amp-pagination" on&equals;"select&colon;wp-block-jetpack-slideshow&lowbar;&lowbar;amp-carousel&lowbar;&lowbar;2&period;goToSlide&lpar;index&equals;event&period;targetOption&rpar;" layout&equals;"container"><button option&equals;"0" class&equals;"swiper-pagination-bullet" tabindex&equals;"0" role&equals;"button" aria-label&equals;"Go to slide 1" selected><&sol;button><button option&equals;"1" class&equals;"swiper-pagination-bullet" tabindex&equals;"0" role&equals;"button" aria-label&equals;"Go to slide 2" ><&sol;button><button option&equals;"2" class&equals;"swiper-pagination-bullet" tabindex&equals;"0" role&equals;"button" aria-label&equals;"Go to slide 3" ><&sol;button><button option&equals;"3" class&equals;"swiper-pagination-bullet" tabindex&equals;"0" role&equals;"button" aria-label&equals;"Go to slide 4" ><&sol;button><&sol;amp-selector><&sol;div><&sol;div>&NewLine;<p>My most spontaneous trip was to Ireland and I ended up booking the trip with my best friend only a few days before we left&period; Dublin is an incredible city and the people are so fun and very welcoming&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong><em>Music&colon; <&sol;em><&sol;strong>I love listening to live music&comma; and if you are the same&comma; Dublin should definitely be on your list of places to visit&period; Temple Bar is a neighborhood in Dublin that houses multiple pubs&period; At night&comma; you can walk into any pub and listen to live singers&period; One night&comma; my friend and I walked past a pub and decided to go in when saw everyone dancing and singing along with the singer on stage&period; The singer was Jake Suleman&comma; and he is still one of the best live singers I have ever heard in my life&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong><em>Cliffs of Moher&colon; <&sol;em><&sol;strong>My absolute favorite part of my time in Ireland was doing a day trip to the Cliffs of Moher&period; My friend and I went on a guided tour and we took a bus through the countryside&period; The bus ride to the cliffs was absolutely stunning&period; We made a few stops along the way&comma; including a castle&comma; a cute little town where we ate lunch&comma; and cliffs that were referred as &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;mini cliffs&period;” Once we reached the Cliffs of Moher&comma; I was in shock&period; It was the most beautiful site I have ever seen in my life&semi; it looked fake because of how perfect it was&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h2><strong>Florence&comma; Italy<&sol;strong><&sol;h2>&NewLine;<div class&equals;"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow wp-amp-block wp-block-jetpack-slideshow&lowbar;&lowbar;autoplay wp-block-jetpack-slideshow&lowbar;&lowbar;autoplay-playing" id&equals;"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow&lowbar;&lowbar;3"><div class&equals;"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow&lowbar;container swiper"><amp-carousel width&equals;"1656" height&equals;"1234" layout&equals;"responsive" type&equals;"slides" data-next-button-aria-label&equals;"Next Slide" data-prev-button-aria-label&equals;"Previous Slide" controls loop autoplay delay&equals;3000 id&equals;"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow&lowbar;&lowbar;amp-carousel&lowbar;&lowbar;3" on&equals;"slideChange&colon;wp-block-jetpack-slideshow&lowbar;&lowbar;amp-pagination&lowbar;&lowbar;3&period;toggle&lpar;index&equals;event&period;index&comma; 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6<&sol;div><&sol;div><&sol;div>&NewLine;<p>In October&comma; I was lucky to have had a week off from school&comma; so two of my friends and I decided to travel to Italy&period; Florence was a very memorable trip for us and I already want to go back&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong><em>Italian Sunsets&colon; <&sol;em><&sol;strong>I recommend starting your day early so you can watch the sunset&period; Our first sunset we watched was from the top of the Duomo&period; We walked up the stairs of the beautiful Church and once we got the top we saw the most magnificent view of the entire city&period; Another place to watch the sunset is the Piazzale Michelangelo&comma; a square with an amazing view of Florence&period; There is a hill with steps on it&comma; where everyone sits and sips on wine while watching the sunset&period; While my friends and I were there&comma; we even saw a couple get engaged&excl;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong><em>Food&colon; <&sol;em><&sol;strong>If you are going to Italy&comma; expect to eat pizza and pasta for every meal&period; It was a dream come true for me&excl; If you are looking for the heart-shaped pizza that everyone Instagrams&comma; you are looking for Gusta Pizza&period; If you are a sandwich lover like me&comma; go to All’antico Vinaio&period; They make unreal sandwiches that are humongous&excl; &lpar;The goal is to eat the entire thing&rpar;&period; Don’t be afraid to try the little places that aren’t extremely well known&comma; they often have the best food&period; Also&comma; be prepared to eat gelato with every meal&excl; I had it at least three times a day while I was in Italy and I have zero regrets&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong><em>Wine&colon; <&sol;em><&sol;strong>One of my favorite days in Italy was going on a wine tour&period; Since it was off-season&comma; my two friends and I were the only ones at the vineyard so we pretty much had a private wine tour&excl; We drove through the countryside of Tuscany and visited two wineries&period; We tasted wine and were served snacks such as bread and olive oil &lpar;yum&excl;&rpar; while overlooking the beautiful scenery&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Every place you visit will be amazing and unique in its own way&period; I loved all ten places I visited and there were definitely more places that I wanted to go to&comma; but I am looking forward to visiting them in the future&period; My advice to you is to take a moment to yourself every once in a while and reflect on everything you have done&period; Make the most of your time abroad&comma; because it goes by fast&excl;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Photos&colon; Talia Berman<&sol;p>&NewLine; <&excl;-- WP Biographia v4&period;0&period;0 -->&NewLine;<div class&equals;"wp-biographia-container-top" style&equals;"background-color&colon; &num;FFEAA8&semi; border-top&colon; 4px solid &num;000000&semi;"><div class&equals;"wp-biographia-pic" style&equals;"height&colon;100px&semi; width&colon;100px&semi;"><img alt&equals;'' src&equals;'https&colon;&sol;&sol;secure&period;gravatar&period;com&sol;avatar&sol;0904122054234f34cdb06294454d2b004cb5d61926aa438ec73666551babcbe7&quest;s&equals;100&&num;038&semi;d&equals;wp&lowbar;user&lowbar;avatar&&num;038&semi;r&equals;g' srcset&equals;'https&colon;&sol;&sol;secure&period;gravatar&period;com&sol;avatar&sol;0904122054234f34cdb06294454d2b004cb5d61926aa438ec73666551babcbe7&quest;s&equals;200&&num;038&semi;d&equals;wp&lowbar;user&lowbar;avatar&&num;038&semi;r&equals;g 2x' class&equals;'wp-biographia-avatar avatar-100 photo' height&equals;'100' width&equals;'100' &sol;><&sol;div><div class&equals;"wp-biographia-text"><h3>About <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;tulanemagazine&period;com&sol;author&sol;taliaberman&sol;" title&equals;"Talia Berman">Talia Berman<&sol;a><&sol;h3><p>When she’s not writing for The Crescent&comma; 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