A visit to Rome

Last weekend I took a short jaunt down to Rome, Italy for a four day holiday. It was my first time to ever visit Italy, so I wasn't entirely sure what to expect -- my only Italian contacts were of course expats.

What I did discover however is that there are more tourists in Rome than Italians, so I still don't know what to expect in Italy. That aside, I did enjoy seeing the many beautiful sites of Rome and the Vatican.

Rome, Italy

Vatican

Travels adjourned, Relocations imminent...

Well, my near month of travels has ended: 5 days in Barcelona, 9 days in Zurich, 13 days in Arizona. A great set of trips indeed, even with work intertwined.

Barcelona is a fantastic place to visit in the summer, and my do they make some good Sangria! In Arizona, I had a great time catching up with my friends and family, as well as taking a bit of a roadtrip to see the things I hadn't seen in Arizona (or at least, not recently). As for Zurich, I am looking forward to moving there in less than two weeks!

Without further ado, here are some pictures:

Barcelona, Spain	Montserrat, Spain
Zurich, Switzerland	Arizona Roadtrip

Hailing from Dublin

Well, I've been in Dublin, Ireland for a few months now which means I did finally manage to work through the bureaucracy. Hurray for that! Google has put me up in a wonderful 1-bedroom apartment in the middle of Sandymount; I've taken a few pictures of the place and put them up here.

I haven't done nearly as much traveling as I would have liked to just yet, but I'll make up for it I'm sure. I have however managed to make my way to Davos and Zurich in Switzerland as well as Amsterdam in the Netherlands. I must strongly recommend a trip to Amsterdam for everyone... that city is an absolute blast, and is the true Disneyland for adults.

I'm hoping to plan my next trip for sometime in mid-May, with my sights set on Rome, Italy.

From Amsterdam		From Switzerland

Traveling abroad

Wow. I guess I haven't updated this in awhile... not that anyone reads it anyway.

Well, by extrapolation I'm sure you can figure out I've now been at Google for a bit more than 8 weeks... closer to 11 months at this point. I'm also no longer busy with school, having graduated and subsequently celebrated back in May.

Not to fret though--Google is definitely keeping me busy! Even more, they've kept me traveling. I love it -- in the past 6 months I've been to Ireland (twice), Germany and Argentina. Most companies locked their developers in dark closets -- the same cannot be said of Google for certain.

As it turns out, I've been asked to relocate to Dublin, Ireland for a period of about 6 months beginning in January. I have accepted, and am greatly looking forward to it. I will be leading our new Dublin billing team while I'm there. I cannot really say I'm disappointed in leaving Arizona for an extended period of time...

Anyway, I've taken plenty of photos on my travels. Here's a few:

From Iguazu

From Buenos Aires

From Germany 2006