Blogs from Ireland, Europe - page 341

Hi guys, Well as we are heading off sooo soon we decided to get the owl blog up and running- and we figured what better place to start then with our leaving doo.... Anyway- hope you all had a fun night- we certainly did!! Thanks a mill for coming (if you did...if not get off our page!!!) and for all the best wishes!!! We will miss everyone sooooo much when we are gone- but will be updating this page regularly so make sure to subscribe and you will get an email letting you know when we make any changes!!! Woo woo...only a week to go!!! Don't forget to keep us updated with all your news by leaving us comments and bebos/emails!! Thanks again for coming on Saturday- the turnout was amazing!! Love Dave & Sarah Enjoy ... read more

While we were in Cork, Ireland, we took a daytrip to a wildlife park that we had read about randomly in an atlas. My friend Kate and I thought it looked like a really cool place, the other girls weren't interested but they dropped us off on their way to a different tourist destination. The park was amazing! The moment we entered we could see giraffes and they had a huge field and even though there were fences, it was nothing like the zoo. Everything was much more open! FOTA has a lot of endangered species and a lot of them are able to roam free around the park and get along well with other animals. The giraffes also had ostriches, oryx, and zebra in the same field. They had a lot of cheetahs too! That's ... read more

It was a pretty bold, last minute decision - but we decided to get amongst our geographical surroundings, and missioned over to Ireland for tiki touring good times and to celebrate St Paddy's Day in Dublin. We had such a blast, the vibe was supreme and it's been confirmed - the Irish are drunken and crazy! We arrived in Dublin on St Paddy's day itself and picked up our backpaker van (similar thing to Wicked rentals in NZ) then missioned into the city to check things out. We parked up on a back street and headed into town to watch the parade. It was simply amazing! We had a great time and Sam got amongst some home video action and took 200 hundred photos of the parade (no exageration - the fully charged camera battery died ... read more

I had a few friends from America visit me for their spring breaks. Jill, my friend from home, was in Dublin with me for St.Patrick's Day. The celebration was more than I could have ever expected. Until a decade ago the holiday was a low key celebration and national holiday in Dublin. It was only after Americans started coming to Ireland for St.Patrick's Day that Dublin really capitalized on the holiday. The city was filled with American tourists everywhere. The St.Patrick's Day festival was stretched out over four days. They closed down the center of town to traffic and put up a carnival. On the 17th there was an interesting parade. It was nothing like the St.Patrick's Day parades in American cities. There was absolutely no traditional irish dancing, music or bagpipes. Instead, the parade had ... read more

First blog - Ireland Well, this is the third time I've tried to start this blog and each time I've been interrupted. Anyway, I'lll try to finish it this time. I'm here! in Ireland! It's beautiful! (of course) But it does rain. A LOT. Even when you look outside and its sunny, there's probably a 50/50 chance that its raining. And when its sunny and you are walking along, the weather will defy the laws of weather and it'll rain even though the nearest clouds are close to the horizon. It is also pretty cold and windy, though I'm used to that because Boone is cold and windy. They have a weather joke here - Nine months out of the year it's cold, wet and windy, and don't get me started on winter. The town I'm ... read more