Everyone was really looking forward to Spring Break, especially since there was going to be a comic book convention as part of the Spring Carnival for 2019. But for Animalia Ambassadoria, they would be spending the weekend in Great Britain and Ireland, from showing a sneak peek of the Roman ruins found on Lord Dorian's land to enjoying St. Patrick's Day in Dublin, Ireland. This last one was because Clara had received an invitation for Animalia Ambassadoria to come to Dublin. While there was the St. Patrick's Day Parade, and the meal as well, to look forward to, because this was only a preview, they couldn't linger long. Fortunately there was plenty to be amazed at, especially for the newest members.
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For starters, most new members couldn't believe that Animalia Ambassadoria had their own "private jet", as it was sometimes termed. While Animalia Airlines was advertised as first class services at coach prices, the level of luxury in Animalia Ambassadoria's own jet was a little overwhelming, especially for those who were more used to traveling coach.
"This private jet sure tops commercial flight." said Courtney, admiring the level of comfort in the jet.
"The only thing missing from the flight is free peanuts," said Ryan, admiring the quality of the food, "So I brought my own."
"Hopefully you didn't get into too much trouble for trying to bring that on." joked Penelope.
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Because they left at a good time, they were able to arrive in London at a good time to get their passports stamped and arrive in Lord Dorian's neighborhood. But they were able to spend most of Saturday showing the Roman ruins and artifacts that Dorian had accidently found.
According to finds, what was originally thought to be a Roman bathhouse was actually the Roman equivalent of a roadside motel. Similar structures were called caravanserais, especially in the Middle East, but one like this was a little unusual. But considering that it was within one day's traveling distance of London (or Londinium, as the Romans called it at the time), it made sense to put a rest stop in the area. But because of advances in transportation, what would have been an entire day's journey during Roman times was easily cut down to "be-there-in-time-for-lunch" (given the time adjustment for time zones). Because of that, Animalia Ambassadoria was able to enjoy another "short" jump to Dublin.
While the stop in Dublin was mainly for enjoying the St. Patrick's Day Parade, as well as enjoy authentic Irish cooking, there were some who were able to show some pubs in Dublin that were older than the United States, to which some were perfectly understandable. In the evening, there were plans in the summer to host highland games at MacDuff's Castle. But Since the IAC was also that summer, there wasn't going to be an official "tour" but Clara was able to allow some highland game coverage, especially since Nellie's notoriety was apparently doing a good job at getting new "recruits" for Animalia from Scotland, and since there was an office for Horizon on the property (disguised as a grassy hill and only accessible to Horizon Employees via secret entrance and card key lock (to prevent the "modern age" from intruding on the medieval age), that was an easy thing to agree to. But because of the increased strength of many, if not all, Animalians, a lot of the traditional games had to be redesigned to be a challenge.
All in all, the visit to Britain and Ireland was a good preview for the summer, especially because of the Highland Games that were going to be part of the IAC.
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Because there weren't any major weather delays, everyone was able to get back to Lyre/Animalia in time for the Animalia Spring Carnival and Comic Convention.