http://www.travelblog.org/Bloggers/OldMan/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from OldMan en-us Sun, 07 Sep 2008 09:30:56 BST Sun, 07 Sep 2008 09:30:56 BST I arrived into Central Paris via the EuroStar. This is the coolest train EVER SO FAST. But still better than flying I get to watch as the French countryside opens up in front of me beautiful. From Gare du Nord the end of the Eurostar Line in Paris I made my way...all by myself using the two french words that i know...to the suburban train station and catch a train to PlasirGringon Plaisir http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/France/-le-de-France/Paris/blog-264374.html I arrived in London on March 19th still without much of a plan or a definite place to stay. The flight from Dublin wasn't too bad Gatwick International on the other hand...a disaster ahaha. The place is HUGE and the signs are not the most helpful. I had such a hard time trying to find the bus to Central London that I ended up just taking the Express train twice the price...but twice as fast. http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/United-Kingdom/England/Greater-London/Elephant-and-Castle/blog-263230.html My last few days in Dublin were great I toured Christ's Church Cathedral. Beautiful I also checked out an exhibit on early viking life in Dublin. My last day in Dublin before heading out West I went to The Guinness Brewery It was AWESOME When you finish the self guided tour you go up to the SkyBar where you get a free pint of the freshest Guinness in the world to enjoy overlooking the entire http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Ireland/County-Galway/Galway/blog-256417.html ...the Guiness really is better hereSo i arrived around 9am Dublin time on March 1st. The flight went well...i slept most of the way. I spent most of my first day just wandering around City Centre Dublin making an attempt to acclimate myself. HA. good luck Luckily though the people here are SO welcoming and always willing to share a story...even when all you wanted was directions to the pub. I http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Ireland/County-Dublin/Dublin/blog-252106.html Last April I was in a play. It changed my life in ways i never could've known at the time. For the first time in my life i've made the concious decision to do something completely for me. It's an amazing feeling of freedom that makes my brain swoon with expectation everytime the thought comes to the forefront of my mind.In February I will embark on a somewhat whirlwind RTW trip. RTW Round T http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/New-York/New-York/Queens/blog-228351.html