http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Ireland/County-Limerick/Limerick/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Europe , Ireland , County Limerick , Limerick en-us Tue, 21 May 2013 15:14:44 +0000 Tue, 21 May 2013 15:14:44 +0000 Today was The Great Limerick Run. It is the 2nd largest race in Ireland after the Dublin Marathon. Sara ran the half marathon. She ran around a 150. After the race we went to O39Connor39s for Shepard39s Pie as a celebration of her race. Being at a race really made me feel at home and made me excited to fly home after these finals. I may regret not running the half marathon in the futu http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Ireland/County-Limerick/Limerick/blog-784384.html So it was Student Race Day As we were putting on our makeup and putting on our dressy clothes everyone walking outside was in suits and dresses. I loved it Everyone looked so nice. I had even bought a big flowery hat for the occasion. We all went over to Reed39s house before we got on the bus to go to the Races. Everyone looked so nice On the bus I met one of Brittany39s friends from L http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Ireland/County-Limerick/Limerick/blog-780791.html I attended the weekly Tuesday lunch series concert on March 12nd 2013. I had the privilege of hearing Karen Tweed on the button accordion Timo Alakotila playing the baby grand piano and Timo Myllykangas accompanying on the acoustic double bass. It was held in theater 1 in the Irish World Academy Building. The audience ranged from college students participating because of the requirement for thi http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Ireland/County-Limerick/Limerick/blog-779717.html This weekend was uneventful. I spent most of it in my room doing homework. On Saturday though I went to a Munster v Osprey Rugby Game. In the end it ended in a tie of 1313. I expected Rugby to be like football. I have never been so wrong. They have to pass backwards which I had known before. But they literally don39t ever stop the clock. There were two halves and each was 40 minutes long. A http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Ireland/County-Limerick/Limerick/blog-773960.html Today the International Club sponsored a free shuttle to the city for students. I went down to the Milk Market. The milk market is a lot like a flea market except there is a lot more food. I discovered that the Irish make a pastry a lot like a Kringle which I also discovered is only something Wisconsin people know about. One booth was selling pulled pork sandwiches right off the pig. He let us tr http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Ireland/County-Limerick/Limerick/blog-768132.html Today I went on an open bus tour of Limerick city. It was absolutely stunning. The houses are so quaint and cute. There were lots of catholic churches. According to the tour guide everything in Ireland is called St. Johns like a few of the churches on the tour and a castle. He showed us the shopping district which will definitely help with my shopping needs while I39m here. One thing I found http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Ireland/County-Limerick/Limerick/blog-768023.html The countdown is on with only 12 days to go before lift off and I decided to get this blog up and running cause I know if I dont do it before we take our first flight Ill never do it. Hopefully I can keep this blog as less boring as possible but with some of the places we are going to before we hit Oz there should hopefully be a few crazy experiences. First stop will be Singapore and as promised http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Ireland/County-Limerick/Limerick/blog-752878.html Airports are lovely petrie dishes of diversity. People watching is one of my favorite pasttimes yet I so easily forget that the airport is one of the most interesting places to people watch in Going to Boston I saw a few very stereotypicallooking Boston natives on their way home proudly wearing their Redsox gear. I saw a few nicelydressed hairparted men over 6 ft. looking like they39d be http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Ireland/County-Limerick/Limerick/blog-740955.html Back in 2009 you followed Eric and I on our round the world trip the M.P. After a few years in the U.S. we are back out on the road again. This could have been called the M.P. 2 but it is a permanent journey so it is now the L.P. or Life PlanFollow my new travel blog at www.ashworldtravel.com. Just like before you can add your email address on the right side of the website. You will recei http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Ireland/County-Limerick/Limerick/blog-736183.html So here I am 2 days to go and its complete chaos in the house. I39ve turned into a pile maker piles of stuff everywhere stuff to go into the van stuff that could go into the van stuff that I39d like to take in the van but probably won39t.... and thats not even starting on clothes. I39ve gone balloobas checking weather forecasts trying to decide how warm it could be in europe in http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Ireland/County-Limerick/Limerick/blog-659814.html So Im ready for road again....... Last hour of Work before I finish up for a busy week of organisation and planning. Still have to sort out travel insurance accomodation for my first few nights make a plan of where to go after I arrive........ the list goes on and of course get all my goodbyes out of the way.So I hope I am as dilligent with this blog as I was on my last trip heres hoping http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Ireland/County-Limerick/Limerick/blog-653703.html ELVIS IS ALIVEBut before we get to that today we travelled from Sligo to Limerick for the most part via some smaller B roads. If we thought the main road were a bit rough then these ones bounced us all over the placeFrom Sligo we headed to a lovely little village called Cong its claim to fame is that the John Wayne movie The Quiet Man was made there. Obviously it was some time ago 1952 I thi http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Ireland/County-Limerick/Limerick/blog-634836.html Sligo to Limerick Kylemore Abbey was first stop for the day with picturesque views over the lake. A few busy nuns were seen walking around the gardens in preparation for one of the many weddings that take place in the church here. A pair of loud donkeys watched tourists from a nearby hill while some fishermen tried their luck on the lake.We passed plenty of small farms with hundreds of sheep pen http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Ireland/County-Limerick/Limerick/blog-624387.html Hello all and welcome again to the wonderful world of what has Brandon done to humiliate himself and possibly the entire United States. surprisingly nothing in this one actually... but don't worry I'm sure to get stopped by the police again soon.People have been asking to hear about University of Limerick UL and my apartment and all of that fun stuff. Well ask or bug me enough and you sha http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Ireland/County-Limerick/Limerick/blog-572683.html Saturday October 16 Happy Birthday Ed We woke up this morning at the O'Neill BB in Dingle with a beautiful view out a picture window from our room to the bay and the mountains beyond. It was a fabulous start to our last day in the Emerald Isle. We had a tasty breakfaststill not the 'full Irish breakfast'but enough brown bread to last a lifetime. We packed up and took off to tour the http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Ireland/County-Limerick/Limerick/blog-540267.html Our objective today was to get up early and head to the Dingle peninsula. Hahahahahahahahahaha...we were on the road at the crack of...noon. We rolled into Limerick instead. The first thing we did was have a snack before doing some sightseeing. We were in a bit of a hurry and that of course always leads to poor decision making and culinary disaster. I had a godawful fish and chips dish. Ther http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Ireland/County-Limerick/Limerick/blog-511833.html The last bit of my trip nothing too exciting just last things I saw and did and my welcome home http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Ireland/County-Limerick/Limerick/blog-505747.html More pictures ha. http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Ireland/County-Limerick/Limerick/blog-498380.html Pictures from the last bit of Ireland I've gotten. Bunratty Farewell AIFS dinner awesome night http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Ireland/County-Limerick/Limerick/blog-498369.html Day 119. So I keep telling people Yeah I leave Tues morning but do I believe it yet nope. My suitcases are packed sorta and my prayers are for a safe flight and no ash mess. I cannot believe in 24 hours i will be several hundred miles away from this country. Honestly I am not sure exactly how I feel today. i guess peaceful is the most appropriate. I am not upset I am not crying I am not http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Ireland/County-Limerick/Limerick/blog-498357.html