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| Paris |
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| England |
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| Bunratty, Cliffs of Moher, the Burren, Galway |
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| University and Limerick City |
Sunday, February 24, 2008
New Albums
I changed the albums around by trip, so now they should be easier to find stuff. I'll try to embed a link here so you can see them from my blog
Saturday, February 23, 2008
Paris!
Oh, Paris! Where to begin?
So we left at 2:30 in the morning tuesday night/Wednesday morning. We feared we would have to sleep in the airport again, but we found a taxi willing to take us all the way to the airport for 45 euro, which, between 6 people, would be cheaper than the bus anyway. (the taxi guy and us sort of have a relationship; we hang out in big groups, and he runs a 'maxi-taxi', as Cielito calls it. really just a van-taxi, but he picks us up when we're out late. And by late, i mean after 11:30 when the buses stop running to Limerick). So we got to the airport at like 4 for a 6 am flight, and again, no on was at the ticket window. We kinda went to sleep, and then started talking to this cool guy named jeremy who was studying in Paris and told us all the free things to go to (the louve is free after 6 on fridays, george pompidou was free Wednesday after 7, that sort of thing).
So eventoually we got on the plane. (i got priority boarding for 8 euro...i was so mad. i forgot to uncheck the box). We got there safe and sound, and walked around a little bit. We took a metro to the Champs Elysee, which was really cool. Lots of shops and stuff. We ate at the Pomme and Pain, a baguette store, which was great. We went to L'arc de Triumph, and that was amazing. We walked around, past a few big buildings we couldn't figure out what they were (I think they were museums) and came to Invalides, a place where they used to put disabled and retired war veterans. There was a museum, but we didnt' want to pay so we just walked around a little bit, it was actually kinda cool. We found their hostel (Absolute Paris, which I would highly recommend) and then Dan and I found our hostel (Blue Planet...DO NOT RECOMMEND) Dan wanted to pay for a nice hostel, i still dont' know why. It said it had a bathroom in the room and breakfast served. The bathroom turned out to be a sink, breakfast was from a vending machine, and they tried to put us in a four person room when we payed for a three person room. Not cool. So we kinda got screwed on that one. Anyway, after that, we tried to find George Pompidou, a modern art museum, because it was free. It was actually a lot cooler than i was expecting, i have to admit. Then we had crepes for dinner, which was really nice, and when tot bed.
(a few interesting happenings, before I forget: There were like 3 gaming shops right outside our hostel, and like 5 comic book stores I found. So crazy. Also, A few people came up to me to ask for directions; i guess I look French. Also, I started up a conversation on the subway with some lady, which was really cool)
Then, the next day (Thursday) we spent forever in the mornign getting ready. My partners did not have the same vacation mindset as I. I'm used to 'we are on vacation, get as much as you can, sleep when you're not in PARIS', and they kinda lazed about, took a while getting ready, and were late all the time. so we pretty much wasted a morning. Eventually we went to St. Chappelles, which was really pretty. Then we walked over to Notre Dame, which was AMAZING. So beautiful. Lots of stain glass, lots of statues, beautiful architecture...they didnt' allow cameras, but I wish you all could have seen it. After we ate lunch at Panis, which Devon recommended to me (i had a crocqe monsier, which was really good) the girls just wanted to go to the Musee D'Orsai, but I wanted to go see the Pantheon, which i was expecting would be a cool Greek thing. Not so much. We went off, and it was Chrisitian, which was cool, but no statues or anything. Just graves. It was some cool people, (none of which i can remember at the moment), but overall disappointing. Then we met up with them at the museum, whcih was awesome. Lots of sculpture, which was really cool, and a bunch of Monets and impressionism upstairs. Then we got kidnda lost, but ended up at a fancy dinner at Le Tango D'Chat. It was really nice, we had wine and everything. Then we went to bed.
Next day, Dan and I got up early so we could actually do something in the morning. We went to Le Chateau de Vincennes, but it was kinda closed for renovation, and not much to see inside. But the outside was beautiful, and it was used by a few kings or something, I couldn't' really tell. But it was a nice walk. Then we wanted to go to Jim Morrison's grave (from the Doors), but it was too far away, so we chose a random attraction and went there. It's cool, on the subway maps (which i find much more confusing than London's) they have the spot marked with any attractions and stuff to see. So we went to L'Opera, which, big surprise, was under construction and not open. But it was pretty outside of it. We walked around and ended up at the Ministry of Defence, but didn't go in. Then we met up with the others and went to montmartre, which was beautiful. Lots of shops and stuff. Then we walked up to Sacre-Coeur, which was so pretty you can't imagine it. Huge, on top of a hill, overlooking all of paris, so much nice sculpture and architecture, lots of gargoyles, and its still used as a church, which was cool. Eventually we went down, saw some artists and stuff. I think Mom said this was where she got her picture drawn...i dont' know, but they had some good ones. Then we walked down to the Moulon Rouge, which was cool, I guess...got some pictures in case anyone wanted to see it. Then we hit up a nice pub thing, which had good food.
Then we tried to see the Catacombs, and after we finally figured out how to ask someone where it was (try to convey "Catacombs" without knowing the words for bones, skeleton, buried, dead, or underground. Not that easy), we got there to find, once again, under construction and closed. It was supposed to be littered with bones, and the walls made of bones and stuff like that...ahh, well.
Then we went to a cool garden somewhere, and I got a thing of roasted chestnuts. They were good...kinda meaty, but it was very hard to eat the entire thing...a few would have been plenty. But they had some cool statues in the garden as well. Then we went to the louvre, which was amazing, as expected. We saw the Mona Lisa (which isn't as small as everyone says,) my camera battery died, we say Venus di Milo, Winged Victory, some Botticelli, a lot of really neat italian renaissance paintings...it was great. We ended up loosing one of our party, so while looking for him, i got to see a lot more of the museum, which was cool. Then we went to dinner outside the Eiffel Tower, which is beautiful at night! Oh my God! You can't even Imagine. And we ate at the Castle restaurant which was cool. I had a hamburger with a fried egg on it, which was actually really, really good. Then we went to bed.
This morning we got up, and found that the metro station that stops at the Eiffel Tower was closed for Construction (I didnt' realize how much construction there was until writing this...) So we got off one early, walked in the opposite direction, and eventually got to where we needed to be. You'd think it'd be easy to find the freakin' Eiffel Tower, but it wasn't. So we went up to the top floor, and it was AMAZING. you could see all of pairs, all the things we did, which was really cool. They had a bunch of different floors, and we didn't' have time to stay and look as much as i would have liked. (Dad, you'd like this: They had a thing inside that had a picture of the view you were looking at, and it was numbered, and they told you what the numbers you were looking at were. They also told you what direction and how far away other famous places were, like the statue of liberty is this may miles away, that sort of thing)
Then we got back, metro'd to the airport, flew over, and here we are! all safe and sound! and tired! So now i'm off to put up pictures...hope you enjoyed the recount of my journeys!!
So we left at 2:30 in the morning tuesday night/Wednesday morning. We feared we would have to sleep in the airport again, but we found a taxi willing to take us all the way to the airport for 45 euro, which, between 6 people, would be cheaper than the bus anyway. (the taxi guy and us sort of have a relationship; we hang out in big groups, and he runs a 'maxi-taxi', as Cielito calls it. really just a van-taxi, but he picks us up when we're out late. And by late, i mean after 11:30 when the buses stop running to Limerick). So we got to the airport at like 4 for a 6 am flight, and again, no on was at the ticket window. We kinda went to sleep, and then started talking to this cool guy named jeremy who was studying in Paris and told us all the free things to go to (the louve is free after 6 on fridays, george pompidou was free Wednesday after 7, that sort of thing).
So eventoually we got on the plane. (i got priority boarding for 8 euro...i was so mad. i forgot to uncheck the box). We got there safe and sound, and walked around a little bit. We took a metro to the Champs Elysee, which was really cool. Lots of shops and stuff. We ate at the Pomme and Pain, a baguette store, which was great. We went to L'arc de Triumph, and that was amazing. We walked around, past a few big buildings we couldn't figure out what they were (I think they were museums) and came to Invalides, a place where they used to put disabled and retired war veterans. There was a museum, but we didnt' want to pay so we just walked around a little bit, it was actually kinda cool. We found their hostel (Absolute Paris, which I would highly recommend) and then Dan and I found our hostel (Blue Planet...DO NOT RECOMMEND) Dan wanted to pay for a nice hostel, i still dont' know why. It said it had a bathroom in the room and breakfast served. The bathroom turned out to be a sink, breakfast was from a vending machine, and they tried to put us in a four person room when we payed for a three person room. Not cool. So we kinda got screwed on that one. Anyway, after that, we tried to find George Pompidou, a modern art museum, because it was free. It was actually a lot cooler than i was expecting, i have to admit. Then we had crepes for dinner, which was really nice, and when tot bed.
(a few interesting happenings, before I forget: There were like 3 gaming shops right outside our hostel, and like 5 comic book stores I found. So crazy. Also, A few people came up to me to ask for directions; i guess I look French. Also, I started up a conversation on the subway with some lady, which was really cool)
Then, the next day (Thursday) we spent forever in the mornign getting ready. My partners did not have the same vacation mindset as I. I'm used to 'we are on vacation, get as much as you can, sleep when you're not in PARIS', and they kinda lazed about, took a while getting ready, and were late all the time. so we pretty much wasted a morning. Eventually we went to St. Chappelles, which was really pretty. Then we walked over to Notre Dame, which was AMAZING. So beautiful. Lots of stain glass, lots of statues, beautiful architecture...they didnt' allow cameras, but I wish you all could have seen it. After we ate lunch at Panis, which Devon recommended to me (i had a crocqe monsier, which was really good) the girls just wanted to go to the Musee D'Orsai, but I wanted to go see the Pantheon, which i was expecting would be a cool Greek thing. Not so much. We went off, and it was Chrisitian, which was cool, but no statues or anything. Just graves. It was some cool people, (none of which i can remember at the moment), but overall disappointing. Then we met up with them at the museum, whcih was awesome. Lots of sculpture, which was really cool, and a bunch of Monets and impressionism upstairs. Then we got kidnda lost, but ended up at a fancy dinner at Le Tango D'Chat. It was really nice, we had wine and everything. Then we went to bed.
Next day, Dan and I got up early so we could actually do something in the morning. We went to Le Chateau de Vincennes, but it was kinda closed for renovation, and not much to see inside. But the outside was beautiful, and it was used by a few kings or something, I couldn't' really tell. But it was a nice walk. Then we wanted to go to Jim Morrison's grave (from the Doors), but it was too far away, so we chose a random attraction and went there. It's cool, on the subway maps (which i find much more confusing than London's) they have the spot marked with any attractions and stuff to see. So we went to L'Opera, which, big surprise, was under construction and not open. But it was pretty outside of it. We walked around and ended up at the Ministry of Defence, but didn't go in. Then we met up with the others and went to montmartre, which was beautiful. Lots of shops and stuff. Then we walked up to Sacre-Coeur, which was so pretty you can't imagine it. Huge, on top of a hill, overlooking all of paris, so much nice sculpture and architecture, lots of gargoyles, and its still used as a church, which was cool. Eventually we went down, saw some artists and stuff. I think Mom said this was where she got her picture drawn...i dont' know, but they had some good ones. Then we walked down to the Moulon Rouge, which was cool, I guess...got some pictures in case anyone wanted to see it. Then we hit up a nice pub thing, which had good food.
Then we tried to see the Catacombs, and after we finally figured out how to ask someone where it was (try to convey "Catacombs" without knowing the words for bones, skeleton, buried, dead, or underground. Not that easy), we got there to find, once again, under construction and closed. It was supposed to be littered with bones, and the walls made of bones and stuff like that...ahh, well.
Then we went to a cool garden somewhere, and I got a thing of roasted chestnuts. They were good...kinda meaty, but it was very hard to eat the entire thing...a few would have been plenty. But they had some cool statues in the garden as well. Then we went to the louvre, which was amazing, as expected. We saw the Mona Lisa (which isn't as small as everyone says,) my camera battery died, we say Venus di Milo, Winged Victory, some Botticelli, a lot of really neat italian renaissance paintings...it was great. We ended up loosing one of our party, so while looking for him, i got to see a lot more of the museum, which was cool. Then we went to dinner outside the Eiffel Tower, which is beautiful at night! Oh my God! You can't even Imagine. And we ate at the Castle restaurant which was cool. I had a hamburger with a fried egg on it, which was actually really, really good. Then we went to bed.
This morning we got up, and found that the metro station that stops at the Eiffel Tower was closed for Construction (I didnt' realize how much construction there was until writing this...) So we got off one early, walked in the opposite direction, and eventually got to where we needed to be. You'd think it'd be easy to find the freakin' Eiffel Tower, but it wasn't. So we went up to the top floor, and it was AMAZING. you could see all of pairs, all the things we did, which was really cool. They had a bunch of different floors, and we didn't' have time to stay and look as much as i would have liked. (Dad, you'd like this: They had a thing inside that had a picture of the view you were looking at, and it was numbered, and they told you what the numbers you were looking at were. They also told you what direction and how far away other famous places were, like the statue of liberty is this may miles away, that sort of thing)
Then we got back, metro'd to the airport, flew over, and here we are! all safe and sound! and tired! So now i'm off to put up pictures...hope you enjoyed the recount of my journeys!!
Tuesday, February 19, 2008
London Adventures!
The following is a log of my journeys in london, starting the 15th of February, Friday.
Well, I missed two buses and a Euro bus while waiting for Martha and Amanda, but we made it to the bus station fine. Finished the last half of Translations (a book for school) on the way to the airport. Got to the airport, had to wait to check in - no one was there. Checked in, Amanda got food at the airport, looked around a bit, and boarded the plane. Slept for a bit, then started "reading in the dark", also for class. Plane got in, and we were in London! We were very excited. We took the direct train into the city. Right outside was the Gherkin, it's a big cylindrical building that looks like a cucumber, apparently, so they call it the gherkin. Within 10 minutes someone came up to us and joked about the Gherkin. Very nice guy, sounded Australian. We decided to look around, maybe find a pub. I guess we looked lost, so some other lady asked if we needed directions. That's two nice people in 20 minutes. We found a sushi place, and i had some very good sushi. Eventually we found a sandwich shop: burger and fries (take away) for 2.50 pounds. cheap! They have all the food take away or eat in. Eat in is a few pence more, i think it has something to do with the Value Added Tax, I'm not sure. Needless to say, I would take away every time, usually eating it right outside the store while we waited for a bus or something.
I found my hostel easily enough, and luckily I didnt' get locked out! Apparently it closes at 10, which could have been problematic. Very clean room, very nice. A bit cold, but all in all not bad. I had a 16 person room, but there were only 4 in it, which was cool
The next morning, I got to our meeting place early (we had to use meeting places because our phones didn't' work over there) and got a muffin and started reading. The girls were late, so i started to get worried. Turns out they were doing construction on the tube. But we flagged down one of our buses (we got the Big Bus Tour, which was awesome, You could hop on or off, and it took to you all the touristy stuff and told you a little about the city, Very handy) We crossed London Bridge (which wasn't falling down, contrary to the children's song. That's just misinformation, as far as I am concerned) It took us to London Castle, which is actually a palace, one of the 4. It was really cool! We listened to the tour guy for a while, then the girls got cold and bored (It was really cold there...even for me) so we went of on our own. We saw the crown jewels, which were beautiful! Then we hopped back on the bus, got to see the eye and big ben, took lots of pictures from the bus. We then went to Westminster Abby, which was really cool. We saw Darwen's Grave/Monument (I couldn't really tell who was buried there, and who was just memorialised), Newton's, Shakespeare, Browning, Shelly, Byron, a bunch of famous people. Other than that, it was just pretty cool. Very intricate. Then we had lunch at a nice sandwich shop, and went to the place for the ghosts of London tour. The guy was pretty good, but it was FREEZING. We went to lots of pubs, and i had whiskey to keep me warm. Bad idea. Disgusting. We saw Ben Franklin's house (when he was the ambassador to London), The Curiosity Shop (which is a novel from Dickins), and where sweeny todd would have lived, if he actually did, by Front Street. Finally, we ate a pub, Shakespeare's head, which took forever, but was overall good. Then i went back to the hostel.
Oh, also points of interest: they had the Sherlock Holmes bar, which was mentioned in Hounds of the Baskervilles, so they renamed it the Sherlock Holmes. And we saw the Australian War memorial.
Day the Third
Got up today, once again made it to the meetign place before them. We were supposed to make the tour for the changing of the guard, but they were late so we had to run to catch up. I got really mixed up at Trafalger's square, but they had these cool lion statues, kinda looked like Aslan. And there was this really neat chalk artist that did a cool classical picture. Anyway, we made it to the walking tour. They took us on "the mall" which is the area infront of Buckingham that the queen rides up in. It's 2/3rds of a mile. We saw the horses go by, the Blues and Reds, which is WIlliam and Harry's Regiment. We went to St. James (one of the other palaces, with London Castle, Buckingham, and Kensington). We saw the old guard, they did there thing, and came down to head to buckingham for changing of the guard. There was a marching band, but they couldn't play for a bit because there was a mass going on at St. James. So we ran to the mall, and watched as they all came down and marched to Buckingham. (the band played then. It was rather melancholy.) we moved to where the new guard was coming in. They all wore the bearskin hats, and the bearskins come from Canda. Depedning on the ornimentations/feathers, you can tell what group they are in. Another band played. We didnt' actually see the chaning of the guard, but it would have been boring and taken forever anyway. The tour guide did a little reinactment..kinda lame. Then we went to the Big Bus Terminal to get a bonus card. We were going to go to Camden Market, but it burned down last week. Go figure. So we walked back (it was cold) to a cheap pub we had seen, but it was closed. So we had pizza, which was pretty good. Then we went to the brittish museum! REally cool. We saw the Rosetta stone, bunch of mummies, greek and roman stuff, and chineese tapistreis. Those were cool. They had stuff on them, but the words in chinese for 'butterfly' sounds like 'long life', so when they painted a butterfly, it also meant long life, so lots of puns. it was cool, i remember that from when i went to China. Speaking of that, they also had an exhibit of Terra Cotta warriors, haha. Then we went to Kensignton castle, but it was dark, and we couldn't really see it. Then we went to the Underground, and to King's Cross, and we went to platform 9 3/4! we took lots of pictures, haha. (harry potter, for all of you who didnt' get it).
Then we went to find Hard Rock Cafe, the original, which was founded in London. But we realized the last train to get us to the airport left at 11:30, and didn't start until 5:30 in the morning, but our plane was at 6, so we would have had to get there earlier than that. So we decided to sleep in the airport. So we had to get a quick bite at some sandwich shop, hustle and bustle and get to the hostel where we were supposed to say and try to get our money back. We did, and i only lost the 2 pound booking fee, which wasn't bad. We made the last shuttle at 11:30. We stayed at the airport until 5:30. I found a fairly comfortable spot under a kiosk, and my bag made a nice pillow, since it was mostly clothes. We got up, had breakfast. Security took forever, and they took my toothpaste (jerks). We made it, but it was foggy at the airport, and we're delayed. A bunch of other planes were cancelled, so we got really worried. We finally made it on, but they didn't' have a pilot, so by the time everything was said and done, we left 3 hours after we were supposed to. Thankfully it was on the way back!
This concludes the London Adventure. Thank you for reading. Tune in next time, same inconsistent blog time, same blog channel, for my Paris Adventure!
Well, I missed two buses and a Euro bus while waiting for Martha and Amanda, but we made it to the bus station fine. Finished the last half of Translations (a book for school) on the way to the airport. Got to the airport, had to wait to check in - no one was there. Checked in, Amanda got food at the airport, looked around a bit, and boarded the plane. Slept for a bit, then started "reading in the dark", also for class. Plane got in, and we were in London! We were very excited. We took the direct train into the city. Right outside was the Gherkin, it's a big cylindrical building that looks like a cucumber, apparently, so they call it the gherkin. Within 10 minutes someone came up to us and joked about the Gherkin. Very nice guy, sounded Australian. We decided to look around, maybe find a pub. I guess we looked lost, so some other lady asked if we needed directions. That's two nice people in 20 minutes. We found a sushi place, and i had some very good sushi. Eventually we found a sandwich shop: burger and fries (take away) for 2.50 pounds. cheap! They have all the food take away or eat in. Eat in is a few pence more, i think it has something to do with the Value Added Tax, I'm not sure. Needless to say, I would take away every time, usually eating it right outside the store while we waited for a bus or something.
I found my hostel easily enough, and luckily I didnt' get locked out! Apparently it closes at 10, which could have been problematic. Very clean room, very nice. A bit cold, but all in all not bad. I had a 16 person room, but there were only 4 in it, which was cool
The next morning, I got to our meeting place early (we had to use meeting places because our phones didn't' work over there) and got a muffin and started reading. The girls were late, so i started to get worried. Turns out they were doing construction on the tube. But we flagged down one of our buses (we got the Big Bus Tour, which was awesome, You could hop on or off, and it took to you all the touristy stuff and told you a little about the city, Very handy) We crossed London Bridge (which wasn't falling down, contrary to the children's song. That's just misinformation, as far as I am concerned) It took us to London Castle, which is actually a palace, one of the 4. It was really cool! We listened to the tour guy for a while, then the girls got cold and bored (It was really cold there...even for me) so we went of on our own. We saw the crown jewels, which were beautiful! Then we hopped back on the bus, got to see the eye and big ben, took lots of pictures from the bus. We then went to Westminster Abby, which was really cool. We saw Darwen's Grave/Monument (I couldn't really tell who was buried there, and who was just memorialised), Newton's, Shakespeare, Browning, Shelly, Byron, a bunch of famous people. Other than that, it was just pretty cool. Very intricate. Then we had lunch at a nice sandwich shop, and went to the place for the ghosts of London tour. The guy was pretty good, but it was FREEZING. We went to lots of pubs, and i had whiskey to keep me warm. Bad idea. Disgusting. We saw Ben Franklin's house (when he was the ambassador to London), The Curiosity Shop (which is a novel from Dickins), and where sweeny todd would have lived, if he actually did, by Front Street. Finally, we ate a pub, Shakespeare's head, which took forever, but was overall good. Then i went back to the hostel.
Oh, also points of interest: they had the Sherlock Holmes bar, which was mentioned in Hounds of the Baskervilles, so they renamed it the Sherlock Holmes. And we saw the Australian War memorial.
Day the Third
Got up today, once again made it to the meetign place before them. We were supposed to make the tour for the changing of the guard, but they were late so we had to run to catch up. I got really mixed up at Trafalger's square, but they had these cool lion statues, kinda looked like Aslan. And there was this really neat chalk artist that did a cool classical picture. Anyway, we made it to the walking tour. They took us on "the mall" which is the area infront of Buckingham that the queen rides up in. It's 2/3rds of a mile. We saw the horses go by, the Blues and Reds, which is WIlliam and Harry's Regiment. We went to St. James (one of the other palaces, with London Castle, Buckingham, and Kensington). We saw the old guard, they did there thing, and came down to head to buckingham for changing of the guard. There was a marching band, but they couldn't play for a bit because there was a mass going on at St. James. So we ran to the mall, and watched as they all came down and marched to Buckingham. (the band played then. It was rather melancholy.) we moved to where the new guard was coming in. They all wore the bearskin hats, and the bearskins come from Canda. Depedning on the ornimentations/feathers, you can tell what group they are in. Another band played. We didnt' actually see the chaning of the guard, but it would have been boring and taken forever anyway. The tour guide did a little reinactment..kinda lame. Then we went to the Big Bus Terminal to get a bonus card. We were going to go to Camden Market, but it burned down last week. Go figure. So we walked back (it was cold) to a cheap pub we had seen, but it was closed. So we had pizza, which was pretty good. Then we went to the brittish museum! REally cool. We saw the Rosetta stone, bunch of mummies, greek and roman stuff, and chineese tapistreis. Those were cool. They had stuff on them, but the words in chinese for 'butterfly' sounds like 'long life', so when they painted a butterfly, it also meant long life, so lots of puns. it was cool, i remember that from when i went to China. Speaking of that, they also had an exhibit of Terra Cotta warriors, haha. Then we went to Kensignton castle, but it was dark, and we couldn't really see it. Then we went to the Underground, and to King's Cross, and we went to platform 9 3/4! we took lots of pictures, haha. (harry potter, for all of you who didnt' get it).
Then we went to find Hard Rock Cafe, the original, which was founded in London. But we realized the last train to get us to the airport left at 11:30, and didn't start until 5:30 in the morning, but our plane was at 6, so we would have had to get there earlier than that. So we decided to sleep in the airport. So we had to get a quick bite at some sandwich shop, hustle and bustle and get to the hostel where we were supposed to say and try to get our money back. We did, and i only lost the 2 pound booking fee, which wasn't bad. We made the last shuttle at 11:30. We stayed at the airport until 5:30. I found a fairly comfortable spot under a kiosk, and my bag made a nice pillow, since it was mostly clothes. We got up, had breakfast. Security took forever, and they took my toothpaste (jerks). We made it, but it was foggy at the airport, and we're delayed. A bunch of other planes were cancelled, so we got really worried. We finally made it on, but they didn't' have a pilot, so by the time everything was said and done, we left 3 hours after we were supposed to. Thankfully it was on the way back!
This concludes the London Adventure. Thank you for reading. Tune in next time, same inconsistent blog time, same blog channel, for my Paris Adventure!
Monday, February 11, 2008
Bus trip to the Cliffs of Moher, Bunratty Castle, and Galway
Hey everyone!
So last Saturday I took a bus trip. We had to get up really early, and I had gone out the night before, so morning wasn't that great, but I managed to get some sleep on the bus, which was good. And we found a short way to get to the bus station, which was awesome. Brette, Jackie, Cielito, Amanda, and Martha went, so a full crowd. We started off with a little tour of Limerick, which was OK...I guess the guy who wrote Angela's Ashes lived there, they showed us that pub. (I thought of the office, and the Finer Things club, for those of you who know what I'm talking about).
We then went to Bunratty Castle, which was neglected for a long time, but now is up and running. They had an awesome Great Hall where they do those mideival feasts, like at Midevil Times, so that would have been cool to go to. But they had all the furniture donated from other places, and its all around the same time. It was pretty cool. There were lots of thatched roof cottages around, too. (where is Trogdor when you need him?) We saw peat fires, and the way they lived years ago. The Thatch had to be 18 inches thick, and often had mice in them. So there's your trivia.
We then drove to Doolin, a little town on the ocean, for lunch at O'Connor's pub, which was really good. I had seafood chowder and chips, which was delicious. Lots of other people got a beef stew, which was also pretty good. It was very picturesque, and we met this american couple that makes stain glass windows over there, which is cool.
We then went to the Cliffs of Moher, which was AMAZING! They were beautiful! You walk up and there's a gift shop called the 'gifts of moher', and i lost it. The cliffs themselves were great. IT was a beautiful day for it. You can walk all along them, and then it turns into wilderness, and you can walk there at your own risk. That part was cool. Gets REALLY heady. But still safe. (Kind of). Lots of funny pictures, haha. And lots of signs warning you from falling over. Just in case, I guess.
Then we went along the coast road to Galway, and had some picture opportunities there. They have what are called famine houses, where people used to live during the famine. They keep them there and let them fall down as a reminder of the famine. We passed a graveyard where there were just a bunch of stones, because during the famine they didnt' have time or energy to make all the headstones. Also, there are a bunch of falling down castles, but the governement won't let you knock them down, they have to fall over on their own, which is really cool. There are lots of rock walls. They took the rocks from the field and made them into the walls. But during the famine, families couldnt' get food unless they did "a fair days' work for a fair days' pay". There wasn't any work, so they had to work all day making these walls to get their bucket of gruel for the family. Now it's still pretty rural over there. We got stuck behind two tractors and a herd of cow. For the farming families over there, the last child to leave home is expected to say home and take care of the family and the farm. So they have these big dances every year, as sort of a matchmaking thing.
Then we got to the Burren, which was really cool. All rocky, left over from the glaciers. You'll have to see pictures, i can't describe it justly. We passed "Black Head" which is this cool natural formation that looks like a face. Then we came back! It was great fun.
So then, next on the agender, I'm going to London this weekend and Paris next weekend, so any tips are greatly appreciated!
I'll update you all later, once those happen. And don't forget to check my albums, I added more pictures.
Thanks for reading!
Bye!
So last Saturday I took a bus trip. We had to get up really early, and I had gone out the night before, so morning wasn't that great, but I managed to get some sleep on the bus, which was good. And we found a short way to get to the bus station, which was awesome. Brette, Jackie, Cielito, Amanda, and Martha went, so a full crowd. We started off with a little tour of Limerick, which was OK...I guess the guy who wrote Angela's Ashes lived there, they showed us that pub. (I thought of the office, and the Finer Things club, for those of you who know what I'm talking about).
We then went to Bunratty Castle, which was neglected for a long time, but now is up and running. They had an awesome Great Hall where they do those mideival feasts, like at Midevil Times, so that would have been cool to go to. But they had all the furniture donated from other places, and its all around the same time. It was pretty cool. There were lots of thatched roof cottages around, too. (where is Trogdor when you need him?) We saw peat fires, and the way they lived years ago. The Thatch had to be 18 inches thick, and often had mice in them. So there's your trivia.
We then drove to Doolin, a little town on the ocean, for lunch at O'Connor's pub, which was really good. I had seafood chowder and chips, which was delicious. Lots of other people got a beef stew, which was also pretty good. It was very picturesque, and we met this american couple that makes stain glass windows over there, which is cool.
We then went to the Cliffs of Moher, which was AMAZING! They were beautiful! You walk up and there's a gift shop called the 'gifts of moher', and i lost it. The cliffs themselves were great. IT was a beautiful day for it. You can walk all along them, and then it turns into wilderness, and you can walk there at your own risk. That part was cool. Gets REALLY heady. But still safe. (Kind of). Lots of funny pictures, haha. And lots of signs warning you from falling over. Just in case, I guess.
Then we went along the coast road to Galway, and had some picture opportunities there. They have what are called famine houses, where people used to live during the famine. They keep them there and let them fall down as a reminder of the famine. We passed a graveyard where there were just a bunch of stones, because during the famine they didnt' have time or energy to make all the headstones. Also, there are a bunch of falling down castles, but the governement won't let you knock them down, they have to fall over on their own, which is really cool. There are lots of rock walls. They took the rocks from the field and made them into the walls. But during the famine, families couldnt' get food unless they did "a fair days' work for a fair days' pay". There wasn't any work, so they had to work all day making these walls to get their bucket of gruel for the family. Now it's still pretty rural over there. We got stuck behind two tractors and a herd of cow. For the farming families over there, the last child to leave home is expected to say home and take care of the family and the farm. So they have these big dances every year, as sort of a matchmaking thing.
Then we got to the Burren, which was really cool. All rocky, left over from the glaciers. You'll have to see pictures, i can't describe it justly. We passed "Black Head" which is this cool natural formation that looks like a face. Then we came back! It was great fun.
So then, next on the agender, I'm going to London this weekend and Paris next weekend, so any tips are greatly appreciated!
I'll update you all later, once those happen. And don't forget to check my albums, I added more pictures.
Thanks for reading!
Bye!
Tuesday, February 5, 2008
List of Limericks
I started putting Limericks in my Away messages, quite appropriately, I think. I'll keep a list of them here, per request.
A bather whose clothing was strewed
By winds that left her quite nude
Saw a man come along
And unless we are wrong
You expected this line to be lewd.
'Tis a favourite project of mine,
A new value of pi to assign.
I would fix it at 3,
For it's simpler, you see,
Than 3 point 1 4 1 5 9
There was a Young Lady whose eyes,
Were unique as to colour and size;
When she opened them wide,
People all turned aside,
And started away in surprise.
Linda Blair with great favour confessed,
She'd been exorcised, thus finding rest,
But alack and alas
Her old demon came back
and now the poor girl's repossessed.
I once took our vicar to tea;
It was just as I thought it would be:
His rumblings abdominal
Were simply phenomenal,
And everyone thought it was me.
There was a young lady named Kite
Whose speed was much faster than light.
She left home one day
In a relative way
And returned on the previous night.
I once took our vicar to tea;
It was just as I thought it would be:
His rumblings abdominal
Were simply phenomenal,
And everyone thought it was me.
here once was a girl named Irene,
who lived on distilled kerosene.
But she started absorbin'
A new hydrocarbon,
And since then has never benzene!
There was a young lady named Kite
Whose speed was much faster than light.
She left home one day
In a relative way
And returned on the previous night.
Said an ape as he swung by his tail,
To his offspring both female and male,
"From your offspring, my dears,
In a couple of years,
May evolve a professor at Yale."
There was a young lady named Harris
Whom nothing could ever embarrass
'Til the salts that she shook
In the bath that she took
Turned out to be Plaster of Paris.
Though Ireland is really pretty,
The people here aren't very witty
I'll tell them a joke,
'bout a gal and a bloke,
and the look that they give me's pure pity
A young schizophrenic named Struther,
Who learned of the death of his Brother,
Said, "I know that its bad,
But I don't feel too sad.
After all, I still have each other."
The incredible Wizard of Oz
Retired from his business becoz
due to up-to-date science,
To most of his clients,
He wasn't the Wizard he woz.
God's plan made a hopeful beginning,
But Man spoilt his chances by sinning;
We trust that the story
Will end in great glory,
But at present the other side's winning.
Archimedes, the well known truth-seeker,
Jumping out of his bath, cried "Eureka!"
He ran half a mile,
Wearing only a smile,
And became the very first streaker.
There was a young lady named Rose
Who had a large wart on her nose.
When she had it removed
Her appearance improved,
But her glasses slipped down to her toes.
The limerick packs laughs anatomical
Into space that is quite economical.
But the good ones I've seen
So seldom are clean -
And the clean ones so seldom are comical.
A bather whose clothing was strewed
By winds that left her quite nude
Saw a man come along
And unless we are wrong
You expected this line to be lewd.
'Tis a favourite project of mine,
A new value of pi to assign.
I would fix it at 3,
For it's simpler, you see,
Than 3 point 1 4 1 5 9
There was a Young Lady whose eyes,
Were unique as to colour and size;
When she opened them wide,
People all turned aside,
And started away in surprise.
Linda Blair with great favour confessed,
She'd been exorcised, thus finding rest,
But alack and alas
Her old demon came back
and now the poor girl's repossessed.
I once took our vicar to tea;
It was just as I thought it would be:
His rumblings abdominal
Were simply phenomenal,
And everyone thought it was me.
There was a young lady named Kite
Whose speed was much faster than light.
She left home one day
In a relative way
And returned on the previous night.
I once took our vicar to tea;
It was just as I thought it would be:
His rumblings abdominal
Were simply phenomenal,
And everyone thought it was me.
here once was a girl named Irene,
who lived on distilled kerosene.
But she started absorbin'
A new hydrocarbon,
And since then has never benzene!
There was a young lady named Kite
Whose speed was much faster than light.
She left home one day
In a relative way
And returned on the previous night.
Said an ape as he swung by his tail,
To his offspring both female and male,
"From your offspring, my dears,
In a couple of years,
May evolve a professor at Yale."
There was a young lady named Harris
Whom nothing could ever embarrass
'Til the salts that she shook
In the bath that she took
Turned out to be Plaster of Paris.
Though Ireland is really pretty,
The people here aren't very witty
I'll tell them a joke,
'bout a gal and a bloke,
and the look that they give me's pure pity
A young schizophrenic named Struther,
Who learned of the death of his Brother,
Said, "I know that its bad,
But I don't feel too sad.
After all, I still have each other."
The incredible Wizard of Oz
Retired from his business becoz
due to up-to-date science,
To most of his clients,
He wasn't the Wizard he woz.
God's plan made a hopeful beginning,
But Man spoilt his chances by sinning;
We trust that the story
Will end in great glory,
But at present the other side's winning.
Archimedes, the well known truth-seeker,
Jumping out of his bath, cried "Eureka!"
He ran half a mile,
Wearing only a smile,
And became the very first streaker.
There was a young lady named Rose
Who had a large wart on her nose.
When she had it removed
Her appearance improved,
But her glasses slipped down to her toes.
The limerick packs laughs anatomical
Into space that is quite economical.
But the good ones I've seen
So seldom are clean -
And the clean ones so seldom are comical.
Saturday, February 2, 2008
Short One, Nothing Exciting
27 Jan 2008
Not much new today. Woke up, went for a run, got my internet cord, can't figure out how to get my internet working, and went into the city with Taryn. I had to get actual food. I should be good for a while, anyway. We ran into Brette and Cielito there, which was crazy. The bus was an hour late coming back, but it was the cheap bus, so I guess it was ok. (by cheap, I mean 1 euro, not 1.45) Then got back here, ate, and worked on my REUs. Wish I had internet. Now I'll probably just mess around until I go to bed. w00t.
Not much new today. Woke up, went for a run, got my internet cord, can't figure out how to get my internet working, and went into the city with Taryn. I had to get actual food. I should be good for a while, anyway. We ran into Brette and Cielito there, which was crazy. The bus was an hour late coming back, but it was the cheap bus, so I guess it was ok. (by cheap, I mean 1 euro, not 1.45) Then got back here, ate, and worked on my REUs. Wish I had internet. Now I'll probably just mess around until I go to bed. w00t.
2nd entry
January 26th
So lets see what else is new. I did all the orientation stuff Thursday and Friday. It was long and boring, but useful, I guess. Long days, though. And at night I'd been going out with people and hanging out and stuff. Thursday we went into the city, I think, and Friday we also went into the city. People needed a bunch of stuff. I've been hanging out with Brette (a girl) and Jackie, who are from Moravian, Amanda and Martha, (Amanda's also from Moravian) and Dan, Canadian, and Cielito, Australian. They're all really cool, I like them. We went out last night (Friday) to a bar, but I was too cheap to have more than 2. We got a cab back, because the buses stop running at 11:30, and we didn't get to the pub until like 10:30. We ran into some other people there, who I knew from orientation. Woke up this morning at 9 because the sun was in my eyes. We had a Vegemite party for Cielito, because it's Australia day today! It's not bad, actually, in small doses. Tastes like salt. We went into Limerick today and saw King John's Castle. It was pretty neat. We got some good pictures. I got postcards and stuff. We stopped by St. Mary's Cathedral, but we couldn't get in. Lots of graves around there. I guess it was an Anglican church. Then we came back, and I figured out my courses. Or, at least what courses I'm going to go to for the first week, then we'll re-analyze after that. The only thing that sucks is that my folklore class will run an hour into my science fiction in literature and film class, if I take both. Ech. But there are enough other classes and stuff, and I'm sure that they'll let me just kinda be there, if I ask the professor. I'm thinking about auditing a few, but I'm not sure what the point would be. I'll talk to people and see. I'm going to go around campus tomorrow and see where all the classes are, in what buildings and everything. Still don't have internet. It's getting kinda annoying. And I've got to do my applications and get those out so I can stop worrying about them. And I think I might go to an office party tonight..i.e. watch the office, haha. And I think I'll take Cielito out for a drink tonight for Australia day. It'll be expensive, but its the least I can do. Plus, I'm kinda feeling the pub tonight. I shouldn't be, but I am. This habit is going to burn a hole right through my pocket, haha.
I think that's about it for now. I'm going to make myself do research applications.
More to come,
Love,
Justin
So lets see what else is new. I did all the orientation stuff Thursday and Friday. It was long and boring, but useful, I guess. Long days, though. And at night I'd been going out with people and hanging out and stuff. Thursday we went into the city, I think, and Friday we also went into the city. People needed a bunch of stuff. I've been hanging out with Brette (a girl) and Jackie, who are from Moravian, Amanda and Martha, (Amanda's also from Moravian) and Dan, Canadian, and Cielito, Australian. They're all really cool, I like them. We went out last night (Friday) to a bar, but I was too cheap to have more than 2. We got a cab back, because the buses stop running at 11:30, and we didn't get to the pub until like 10:30. We ran into some other people there, who I knew from orientation. Woke up this morning at 9 because the sun was in my eyes. We had a Vegemite party for Cielito, because it's Australia day today! It's not bad, actually, in small doses. Tastes like salt. We went into Limerick today and saw King John's Castle. It was pretty neat. We got some good pictures. I got postcards and stuff. We stopped by St. Mary's Cathedral, but we couldn't get in. Lots of graves around there. I guess it was an Anglican church. Then we came back, and I figured out my courses. Or, at least what courses I'm going to go to for the first week, then we'll re-analyze after that. The only thing that sucks is that my folklore class will run an hour into my science fiction in literature and film class, if I take both. Ech. But there are enough other classes and stuff, and I'm sure that they'll let me just kinda be there, if I ask the professor. I'm thinking about auditing a few, but I'm not sure what the point would be. I'll talk to people and see. I'm going to go around campus tomorrow and see where all the classes are, in what buildings and everything. Still don't have internet. It's getting kinda annoying. And I've got to do my applications and get those out so I can stop worrying about them. And I think I might go to an office party tonight..i.e. watch the office, haha. And I think I'll take Cielito out for a drink tonight for Australia day. It'll be expensive, but its the least I can do. Plus, I'm kinda feeling the pub tonight. I shouldn't be, but I am. This habit is going to burn a hole right through my pocket, haha.
I think that's about it for now. I'm going to make myself do research applications.
More to come,
Love,
Justin
First Times!
Blog
1/22-1/23
So I made it safe and sound to Ireland! The plane trip wasn't bad. Got a lot of reading in, took a short nap, then got some more reading in. They showed 'Mr. Woodcock' on the plane, no interest to me. But they played Scrubs while we were eating (chicken, it was actually not bad) so I enjoyed myself. I remember thinking when we hit turbulence 'at least if I have to go down in a plane, it can be while I'm watching scrubs.' But we didn't go down, we got there all right, and when we went through customs, the guy had all the students wait to one side, so I found all the other Limerick students there. There's one from a school right next door, can't remember which one. Moravian? no, something like that. Anyway, she's nice, her name is Bret. A couple other nice people, but I couldn't get their numbers or anything because I didn't have a phone, and no one knew their extension, e-mail, or room number. So hopefully I'll see them tomorrow for orientation.
The plane got in at 5 in the morning Limerick time (we're 5 hours ahead over here, so it would have been midnight back at the states). It was pitch black, which I wasn't expecting, and raining, which I was. I thought we were getting in at 7am, not 5, but I guess that's when the plane was flying back out to Dublin. So all us American kids were standing around, waiting to be picked up. Eventually someone came and got us, and me and three girls and another guy went to our respective dorms. I'm the only one from the group in Dromroe, but it's a nice place. Not to far from everything, have my own room, my door locks, own bathroom, and we have a full kitchen and living room, pretty much. So that's cool. The houses themselves kinda look like they belong in an old western; they're wooden and all connected. I guess it's kinda cool.
So I got in, went to the desk, the lady gave me my key, but I could only wrangle one suitcase at a time. (she also gave me bed linens until I got my own. I thought they were provided. shucks). So when I got to the door, the key didn't work. So I had to go back anyway, and she fixed it so it worked, and I got in. I guess this is all about 6:30 or 7 in the morning, I didn't really have any sense of time, what with no watch, clock, or anything. So I got settled in, unpacked and all. There is so much space here, it wasn't hard at all. Lots of shelves, I guess. Probably could fit twice the number of clothes I have. So unpacking didn't' take long. I got my computer unpacked, and that gave me the time, so I got my clock, so now I've got a good sense of time. The alarm clock also has a 2nd time function, where it shows me what time it is in the States, which is cool. It's also 24-hour, so I'm trying to get used to that. It's taking me a while.
So I got unpacked, and by this time it was 8:30 or 9, and only starting to get light outside. I would have thought it'd have gotten much lighter much earlier, but it's a pretty cloudy place, and even when it's light out, it's not bright. So I went for a walk around, up to some of the other dorms, went to the library to use the internet, since I don't get internet until I get my student ID number, which I don't' get until orientation tomorrow. So I've been going over there fairly frequently to use internet. The keyboards are different over there, it's kinda weird. Different buttons over the numbers, like when you hit shift, and the return key is only the long half of the backwards 'L' that it is, so I kept hitting the asteric, which is where the arm of the enter key should be. (I hope that makes sense, I guess you just had to be there.) They've got lots of books, but they're all non-fiction. -sigh- I can interlibrary loan books, I guess, but we'll see how much time I have for pleasure reading. (Speaking of pleasure reading, I finished Narnia. I don't' remember reading it before, though I know I did. Good books, but got a little preachy towards the end.)
So where was I? The rest of yesterday I didn't' do much, went for another walk, saw my roommate Amy for a few seconds between her running to work and whatnot. Did some more reading, and took a nap at 12, which was a bad idea, because I didn't wake up until 3. Then I went to the library again, went for another walk, and came back and went to bed at 8. Not very exciting, really.
I woke up at 1:30, finished the last book of Narnia, went back to sleep, and slept until 10, when I made myself get up. Then I went to the registration thing, to see how to get a Sim card, and she said I should go into Limerick, which I did. I took the bus (which was extremely clean. I wish we had public transportation back in the States) and it was only 1.35 euros. Dropped me off, and I wandered around for a bit. Eventually I found a phone place, and the lady was really nice and got me a card and everything for about 10 euros. It's prepaid, for 10 euros, and I just have to keep topping it off. So then I shopped a bit, had a delicious wrap, and came back around 2. I just called Taryn, and we're going to meet for a pint in half an hour, so I figured I'd write before I forgot what happened. Oh, interesting things I saw in Limerick: Down by the water, they had about 8 swans, swimming around, just like we would ducks. They were beautiful. (And when I came back to campus, I saw a heron in a tree. It was cool!) Also, there was an internet cafe called “LOL!” which I thought was funny. There is a gas station called EMO, and I saw a store that was from the UK called French Connection, or something, so the acronym they chose was FCUK. (Close, but no cigar).
And that's it so far, I'm sure I'll update soon in the beginning, then forget as time goes on, but what can you expect?
Love,
Justin
1/22-1/23
So I made it safe and sound to Ireland! The plane trip wasn't bad. Got a lot of reading in, took a short nap, then got some more reading in. They showed 'Mr. Woodcock' on the plane, no interest to me. But they played Scrubs while we were eating (chicken, it was actually not bad) so I enjoyed myself. I remember thinking when we hit turbulence 'at least if I have to go down in a plane, it can be while I'm watching scrubs.' But we didn't go down, we got there all right, and when we went through customs, the guy had all the students wait to one side, so I found all the other Limerick students there. There's one from a school right next door, can't remember which one. Moravian? no, something like that. Anyway, she's nice, her name is Bret. A couple other nice people, but I couldn't get their numbers or anything because I didn't have a phone, and no one knew their extension, e-mail, or room number. So hopefully I'll see them tomorrow for orientation.
The plane got in at 5 in the morning Limerick time (we're 5 hours ahead over here, so it would have been midnight back at the states). It was pitch black, which I wasn't expecting, and raining, which I was. I thought we were getting in at 7am, not 5, but I guess that's when the plane was flying back out to Dublin. So all us American kids were standing around, waiting to be picked up. Eventually someone came and got us, and me and three girls and another guy went to our respective dorms. I'm the only one from the group in Dromroe, but it's a nice place. Not to far from everything, have my own room, my door locks, own bathroom, and we have a full kitchen and living room, pretty much. So that's cool. The houses themselves kinda look like they belong in an old western; they're wooden and all connected. I guess it's kinda cool.
So I got in, went to the desk, the lady gave me my key, but I could only wrangle one suitcase at a time. (she also gave me bed linens until I got my own. I thought they were provided. shucks). So when I got to the door, the key didn't work. So I had to go back anyway, and she fixed it so it worked, and I got in. I guess this is all about 6:30 or 7 in the morning, I didn't really have any sense of time, what with no watch, clock, or anything. So I got settled in, unpacked and all. There is so much space here, it wasn't hard at all. Lots of shelves, I guess. Probably could fit twice the number of clothes I have. So unpacking didn't' take long. I got my computer unpacked, and that gave me the time, so I got my clock, so now I've got a good sense of time. The alarm clock also has a 2nd time function, where it shows me what time it is in the States, which is cool. It's also 24-hour, so I'm trying to get used to that. It's taking me a while.
So I got unpacked, and by this time it was 8:30 or 9, and only starting to get light outside. I would have thought it'd have gotten much lighter much earlier, but it's a pretty cloudy place, and even when it's light out, it's not bright. So I went for a walk around, up to some of the other dorms, went to the library to use the internet, since I don't get internet until I get my student ID number, which I don't' get until orientation tomorrow. So I've been going over there fairly frequently to use internet. The keyboards are different over there, it's kinda weird. Different buttons over the numbers, like when you hit shift, and the return key is only the long half of the backwards 'L' that it is, so I kept hitting the asteric, which is where the arm of the enter key should be. (I hope that makes sense, I guess you just had to be there.) They've got lots of books, but they're all non-fiction. -sigh- I can interlibrary loan books, I guess, but we'll see how much time I have for pleasure reading. (Speaking of pleasure reading, I finished Narnia. I don't' remember reading it before, though I know I did. Good books, but got a little preachy towards the end.)
So where was I? The rest of yesterday I didn't' do much, went for another walk, saw my roommate Amy for a few seconds between her running to work and whatnot. Did some more reading, and took a nap at 12, which was a bad idea, because I didn't wake up until 3. Then I went to the library again, went for another walk, and came back and went to bed at 8. Not very exciting, really.
I woke up at 1:30, finished the last book of Narnia, went back to sleep, and slept until 10, when I made myself get up. Then I went to the registration thing, to see how to get a Sim card, and she said I should go into Limerick, which I did. I took the bus (which was extremely clean. I wish we had public transportation back in the States) and it was only 1.35 euros. Dropped me off, and I wandered around for a bit. Eventually I found a phone place, and the lady was really nice and got me a card and everything for about 10 euros. It's prepaid, for 10 euros, and I just have to keep topping it off. So then I shopped a bit, had a delicious wrap, and came back around 2. I just called Taryn, and we're going to meet for a pint in half an hour, so I figured I'd write before I forgot what happened. Oh, interesting things I saw in Limerick: Down by the water, they had about 8 swans, swimming around, just like we would ducks. They were beautiful. (And when I came back to campus, I saw a heron in a tree. It was cool!) Also, there was an internet cafe called “LOL!” which I thought was funny. There is a gas station called EMO, and I saw a store that was from the UK called French Connection, or something, so the acronym they chose was FCUK. (Close, but no cigar).
And that's it so far, I'm sure I'll update soon in the beginning, then forget as time goes on, but what can you expect?
Love,
Justin
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