Blogs from Limerick, County Limerick, Ireland, Europe - page 2

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 13-13. 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 don't ever stop the clock. There were two halves and each was 40 minutes long. Also in the middle of the game, about half of the players on the field would line up and just push and turn. I still have no idea what they were doing. Going to the rugby game reminded me of being home. They had chants just like we do in America. They were selling hot dogs and I felt ... read more

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 I'm here. One thing I found to be different was how they defined their houses in the more downtown part with colored doors. They did this to decorate their house without changing the outside too much. The houses more out of the main drag are so well kept and always have stone barriers around their parcel. Although it rained the entire ride, it was definitely worth sitting on the ... read more

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 stereotypical-looking Boston natives on their way home, proudly wearing their Redsox gear. I saw a few nicely-dressed hair-parted men over 6 ft. looking like they'd be returning from a business trip. Then of course there are the adorable little kids strapped into various gadgets who wave and coo at you while you exchange pleasant knowing smiles with their parents. All that was almost old hat to me. International departure gates, however, pose a whole new world—literally? But in a very good way! I joked with an Irish woman and her daughter in line for ... read more

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!!! So most of you will already be aware that I am heading off, this time destination Central America. Not sure if i am as brave as most people have been telling me or just plain crazy but anyway Im off. This time it is only 12 weeks so back home for Santa and all my lovely ... read more

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 penned in by dry stone walls, often sharing paddocks with the various breeds of cattle around. It was a late lunch stop at Galway in the town centre, then continued south to Limerick where a small group of us dined out at a local pub to enjoy some seafood chowder and Guinness. A late start had us venturing into Bunratty Castle and folk ... read more