Blogs from Ireland, Europe - page 444

Last time I visited Europe I lost my soul. I did not lose it all at once, but in small increments. As such, bits and pieces of my soul are floating around the United Kingdom and it is about time I started finding them. I captured a piece back last weekend from Beavertail in Edinburgh, and so now off to Liverpool, where I am certain the Embassy Hostel will offer me a small bit of it back at a reasonable price. What started as a simple day trip to Liverpool, brought the birth of, what is sure to be one of the most legendary rock bands the world has ever seen. Leonie, Natalia, Mitch and I sat quietly in the stuffy bus as it pulled into Manchester Piccadilly. The women in front of us shifted her ... read more

so much fun!!! i just arrived back from my 6 day southern ireland tour today. i had a great time. we got to see and do so much stuff but it was really relaxed and cruisey - at the same time as seeing a lot. hmmmm. what did i do. i can't really remember as i haven't had any time to reflect on it but a few major highlights were ... kissing the blarney stone, seeing the cliffs of moher, driving around the dingle peninsular and the ring of kerry. the scenery is absolutely amazing in ireland. i was told how green it was but nothing could prepare me really. most of the time was spent on tiny country lanes in extraoridnarily picturesque areas. we had great fun on our nights out too. thursday was probably ... read more

Hello again! yesterday we went on our last group trip of ireland. we made our way to Galway city. It was just another city like every other in ireland really known for shopping, everywhere you went there was a store.. the professor just wanted us to get out there and see what else there is. We also came upon a man singing on top of a trash can... Wow... We walked around the city, and actually went to see a comedian, very liked over there. His name is Karl Spain. After we left galway this morning, we went back to the cliffs of moher with the rest of the class. I wont put any more pictures up of the cliffs because i put so many on the other pages. I did include some pics of Galway ... read more

These past few days have jsut been going around the town and shopping. Buying some last minute items because on the 26th were leaving for the capital of ireland, DUBLIN!... i am excited just because i have heard so many awesome thngs about the area. So yesterday while the girls and i were shopping, we went into Vera Moda, our favorite store in Tralee, and well.. as i was standing in line, i wasnt really paying attention and i felt a tug on my purse, this old lady behind me had her entire hand in purse!!! Can u beleive it?! With my wallet in her hand, I looked at this lady with the most obsurd look on my face and she RAAAAAAAAAAAN out of the store and dropped my wallet back in my purse.. Do i ... read more

Today was a very random day. I decided to go on a little trip with Mr Sands(our professor) and Greg, another student on the trip, around the area. Mr Sands had a rental car, so it was easy to get around. We stopped in Dingle to get a bite to eat, it was really good. We went to the Derrymore Strand of beaches, and we wanted to go to this one place called "Castle Gregory" because greg thought it was an actual castle. Nope, it was just another town haha.. We then made our way up through Brandon Mountain and Connors Pass. It was breathtaking once again... We wanted to stay to make it to sunrise.. and we did =)... here are some more pictures for you to all look at and be jelous of me. ... read more