http://www.travelblog.org/Bloggers/misskathryn7/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from misskathryn7 en-us Mon, 28 Dec 2009 14:26:43 +0000 Mon, 28 Dec 2009 14:26:43 +0000 Hey everybody. So jeez it's definitely about time I get this posted. So as many of you know my old man came to visit for a little over a week and half and boy did we have ourselves a good time I tell you Dad and I make quite the pair indeed. So I'll get right to it. Dad arrived in Dublin after 35 hours of being in air and in airports he really does show the love doesn't he and after a http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Ireland/County-Kerry/Dingle-Peninsula/blog-60342.html Hello everybody So this last weekend I decided I needed some time away from the cold and windy weather of Ireland and decided to head down to sunny Portugal And it was seriously the best four days of my life I'm not kidding. My friend Erin and I caught an early flight from Dublin and after much delay due to the french strikes we eventually arrived safe and sound in Faro. We weren't hav http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Portugal/Algarve/Lagos/blog-51791.html Well I can now say I survived Amsterdam and have travelled into Europe And boy was it an experience. I most certainly felt like I was in a different country over there...wow. So you may be asking...how did you go to Amsterdam during the week Well in Ireland they like to have what we call 'study weeks' and we have about three more left in the semester. It's supposed to be a time to catch http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Netherlands/North-Holland/Amsterdam/blog-47804.html Hey there So yes indeed Dublin has done it again My friend Erin and I did a touristy weekend about time right and had a great time venturing around the city. Dublin really does have a lot to offer boy. So on Saturday morning we caught the bus into Dublin and then immediately hopped onto the tour bus. Dublin is really cool because it has a few different tour buses that are hop on hop http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Ireland/County-Dublin/blog-46090.html So hey I know this isn't big traveling or anything but I just had to write about my awesome night last night I went into Dublin with a group of buddies and we hit the city highclass style We started the night at a famous microbrewery called The Porterhouse where I was able to sample their three best stouts. One was a chocolate brew and it was absolutely delicious It seriously tasted li http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Ireland/County-Dublin/blog-44571.html Hey everyone So this weekend Butler the organization I came over here with organized a trip up North to the city of Belfast. We stayed for four nights and had a really good time. I met so many different kids and it gave us a chance to meet other Americans going to other schools in Ireland. The first day there I spent the day venturing around Belfast seeing its sights. I walked around the http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/United-Kingdom/Northern-Ireland/Belfast/blog-44089.html Hello everyone So oh my gosh I'm in Ireland It still doesn't feel real although I feel right at home here. This place is truly amazing and although I feel so at home it still feels like a different country. In fact I've been keeping a list of all the differences and some of my experiences. But yeah so the first few days were definitely the highlights so far. I stayed in a hostel in Galwa http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Ireland/County-Galway/blog-43462.html