I don't even know where to start....I honestly had the best weekend of my life. I did not want to come home on sunday, but I had to. All I know is that I will be back in Ireland again some time in my life.
For starters, I just went with my friend chelsea. I think the secret is traveling with less people. It is a lot easier than with a huge group because there are less opinions to but heads with.
We first flew into Dublin. We went to some pub and waited for our friend Sean to get there...Quick little side note....My friend chelsea met him in Barcelona and he invited us to come to Dublin and stay with him and his family, which live in Galway. Anyways, back to the story....so we were sitting in some pub waiting for Sean, while we drank our first Guinness. Which was really yummies! So he finally got there and we headed to his apartment. We then went out because by that time it was already 10pm. We got Irish stew for dinner. It was so great! One of the best dinners I have ever ate. Then we went to Temple bar where we went to a bar and hung out with a few of his friends.
The next day we were up and went sightseeing on a Viking tour. It was really fun! The tour was on ground and also in the water. Also every time we passed an ATM we had to scream, we were also all wearing viking hats which made it twice as funny. After that we found out that Michael Buble was going to be there, I waited for 3 hours while he was coming to turn on the Christmas lights in Dublin. There was so many people there just to see him. He ended up not even singing; however I still got to see him and see him turn on the lights.
That night we then went to Galway. Sean's dad picked us up at the Train station and we headed to his house. His parents were so welcoming and wonderful to Chelsea and I.
That next morning we woke up really early to take his mom to work; so we could use the car for the day. We went to the Cliffs of Moher. Which were beautiful. No words can really describe them. Once we were there for a few hours we headed to a small town called Lehinch, were we decided to go surfing!!! It was really cool because this was my first time ever surfing and I was in the Atlantic Ocean, only 7 hours away from New York! We surfed for about 3 hours, and once we were done we headed back to Sean's house really tired.
For dinner we ate Irish stew, from sean's family's pub! It was really good. Once we were done we picked his mom up at work and she took us to the city center. We then grabbed a few beers with his friends and then came home.
On sunday we had to leave at 12 :( We didn't get home till around 11 pm. It was a long day of traveling, but it was well worth it. It honestly was the best weekend of my life. I did not want to leave. I hope one day to go back for over a week.
In a few days I leave for Italy, which i'm sure will be a great time!
L&L
-jenny
Tuesday, November 22, 2011
Monday, November 14, 2011
double trouble in Paris....
I got the pleasure of going to France 2 times in a month :) It was amazing. I have always wanted to go. It has been a dream of mine since I can remember. This is because my grandpa, one of the most important people in my life was born and raised there.
The first time I went there was with a few of my friends. We stayed in a hostel, right in the center of the city. This was honestly the worst experience I have ever had. 2 of my friends got all of there luggage stolen the first day we were there. It was horrible but they really made the best of it. I got to see everything in paris that I wanted to see. Things from historical monuments to museums :) I really had the best time. I felt right at home there. The food also was really great.
The second time I went was with my mom. It was a different experience because we stayed at a really nice hotel. It was a lot different than the first time. We stayed right behind the Champs Elysees. I also met up with a friend that lives in Paris. I have not seen him in over 6 years so it was really great to reconnect with him there! My mom and I were lucky enough to go to Lyon, the town my Grandpa was born in. It was honestly one of the best days of my life. I got to see his street that he grew up on and the address at which he lived. His town was beautiful and everyone there was extremely friendly. I hope to one day go back and stay there a lot longer than a day because just one day was not enough.
I leave in a few days for Ireland for the weekend. After Ireland, im off to Italy and after Italy I go to London :) Time is passing by so quickly and its getting more and more real that I have to leave in a month and go back to real life. I graduate College in less than 6 months and then real life really begins.
I'm trying to take in every moment and enjoy everyday as much as possible!! :) Off to to some homework just thought I should update this because I keep forgetting
L&L
-Jenny
The first time I went there was with a few of my friends. We stayed in a hostel, right in the center of the city. This was honestly the worst experience I have ever had. 2 of my friends got all of there luggage stolen the first day we were there. It was horrible but they really made the best of it. I got to see everything in paris that I wanted to see. Things from historical monuments to museums :) I really had the best time. I felt right at home there. The food also was really great.
The second time I went was with my mom. It was a different experience because we stayed at a really nice hotel. It was a lot different than the first time. We stayed right behind the Champs Elysees. I also met up with a friend that lives in Paris. I have not seen him in over 6 years so it was really great to reconnect with him there! My mom and I were lucky enough to go to Lyon, the town my Grandpa was born in. It was honestly one of the best days of my life. I got to see his street that he grew up on and the address at which he lived. His town was beautiful and everyone there was extremely friendly. I hope to one day go back and stay there a lot longer than a day because just one day was not enough.
I leave in a few days for Ireland for the weekend. After Ireland, im off to Italy and after Italy I go to London :) Time is passing by so quickly and its getting more and more real that I have to leave in a month and go back to real life. I graduate College in less than 6 months and then real life really begins.
I'm trying to take in every moment and enjoy everyday as much as possible!! :) Off to to some homework just thought I should update this because I keep forgetting
L&L
-Jenny
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