Blogs from Ireland, Europe - page 336

This account follows the tale of a young 21 year-old traveller finding herself while on the green lands of eire. Most sincere apologies for not writing sooner, it has been somewhat of an adjustment lving away from home, depsite all the comforts one could ask for. I can safely say that so far my time in Ireland has been one in which knowledge about people has be ascertained, limits tested, tastes enlarged and fitness increased. :D That first fortnight or so was spent dully looking for jobs while being discriminated against because of own surname. Kind of a wake-up call, given that my unusual ethinc background gave me somewhat of a distinction amongst my peers. But for a country that was until very recently, ethinically homogenous (while having its place in wider multicultural and well travelled ... read more

I have a lot to catch up on, and I´ve recently learned the par of a good story from the Irish, and so there´s no better place to start than with the death of two bulls. A couple weeks ago Laurel and I went to a bullfight. A traditional Spanish Intelligence versus Strength man versus beast macho elegant bullfight. If that´s what you want to think about Bullfights for the rest of your life, or if you have a weak spot for bulls, stop reading....here. Because heres what really happens. The Bull comes out into the ring, seeing light for the first time in days and already bleeding, and I´m guessing it´s not because he tripped on his way out or picked a scab or something (gross, sacha.) And there´s not one flamboyantly dressed man out ... read more

We're finally in Ireland! We arrived in Dublin at 9:30am and unbelievably so did all our luggage. Yea Delta! We had too much luggage for the car we rented...must have been the bag full of shoes for "you know who". Upgraded to a Hyundai SUV Diesel...gets good mileage but sounds like a truck. We made our way cross-country and arrived in Galway around 2:30pm. Met up with Jessica and after lots of hugs and kisses, we checked into the bed and breakfast. It is a nice place overlooking Galway Bay. We have a room with a balcony that looks out over the bay. After we unpacked and freshened up, Jessica took us to the city center to see the shops and pubs. We started our pub crawl at The King's Head where I got a pint ... read more

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Hi, we are in Belfast, got here yesterday. Since I keep getting bounced off the internet, I am putting just a little bit on this blog and then ending e-mails with longer text. Today we took the 1.5 hr tour bus and it was very interesting. We passed through an area that has a wall that opens at 7a and closes at 6p. If you live within the wall you are of the Catholic faith. It is amazing that in this day and age of the 21st century people still live like that. One side of the street is Protestant and the other side is Catholic. Although the tour guides are quick to add that everyone has been working very hard at a whole country continuity, with this wall in plain site, it does make you ... read more