This past weekend was London!! Kat, Sarah and I hit up the capital city and I seriously want to live there, it's just so expensive!! I loved every minute and it's so beautiful, and yes very cosmopolitan like New York, but I think it has so much more original and historic character.
We took a 4 hour bus to Dublin, waited 2 hours then took a 4 hour ferry (which was awful), then took a 7 hour bus to London. That trip was hell. We got to London by 9amish and walked to Buckingham Palace then figured out the Tube and headed to Borough St for our hostel. We then went back to Victoria and bought tickets to ride a double-decker hop on and off bus. It was so worth it because we saw everything. I got a hole in my pants and had to wrap my sweatshirt around my waist so I was freezing under my jacket w/just a little Tee on. Luckily I found a cheap pair of jeans and solved that problem! At night Katie and I found peanut butter KitKats - which the US needs NOW - and then walked around our hostel area. Turns out back in the day it was the slummy area that Shakespeare got his inspiration from - pretty cool if you ask me. Now it's such a hidden gem - great little night life - one bar was made out of the arch of a bridge!
We rode the bus all over the first day and then walked around Leicester Square and Regent St at night which was great. The next day we tried for cheap West End tickets with no luck, then Katie and I headed to watch the changing of the guard. I dunno I wasn't that impressed - it was really cool and all, but a lot of pomp and circumstance over nothing. Then we hopped on the bus and went all over again, walked around Trafalger Square, Picadilly, Leicester again, the Horse Guard, Parliament and Westminster. We also took a river cruise also from Tower of London to the London Eye along the Thames and saw Shakespeare's new Globe theatre, and an actual pirate ship - which Katie kind of freaked out about. We took the bus over to the Kensington are of town which was beautiful and saw Harrods, Princess Di's memorial park, all the museums and Albert Music Hall. Then by night we ate at Garfunkels - I had cottage pie which was delicious. Then we hit Leicester again - it's very Union Squareish, and at delicious gelatto and waffle desserts - we had to indulge it's vacation! Two Russion/London boys begged us to club with them because they needed girls to get in, but we declined the offer, we're not much of club people and we were dressed like bums! We headed back to the hostel and that great night life was non-existant. Everything closed on a Saturday night so we walked over London Bridge and saw everything at night, sooo pretty. Then we found a local pub called the Old Kings Head and chilled out there. We just really didn't want to go back to our hostel - the people were creeping us out.
On Sunday we headed to Tower of London and tried to get in for free with no luck (again) so we bought tickets, did a tour then explored for about 2 hours. That place was great - soo soo much history. Then we snuck on our tour bus (our tickets had expired) and rode over to Victoria Station. We got lunch and wandered, but we were ready to go home. We then took that dreadful trip back, but I popped some sea sickness motion and just slept the whole ferry and bus ride home. I would reccommend it tho because it's so much cheaper than flying. And back to Galway we were, and I had to quickly finish a paper, shower, and head to class!!!
Wednesday, February 21, 2007
Dublin
I've been very far behind on writing - I've been so busy!
A few weekends ago I went to Dublin w/Kat and Audrey and it was a blast. We visited a few Fordham friends who live in an amazing flat and our friend from London visited and stayed there too. We took the train which provided a lovely view of the countryside and then got there at night and had a home cooked meal, which we needed after a month of cooking for ourselves! Then we hit the pubs - Porterhouse, Stag's Head, and O'Sullivans. Porterhouse was great, the guy was playing great covers.
On Saturday we walked aaall over the city and started with lunch at Lemon which has delicious crepes and the like. We met up with my friend Tim and he gave us a tour of Trinity college. It's a beautiful campus and the Book of Kells is impressive - the exhibit more so than the book, but I like it much more the 2nd time around. I first saw it when I was 14 and I was less impressed. Then we walked and saw all the sights - the General Post Office where the Easter Rising took place, Christ Church, St. Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin Castle, Grafton Street, and the Guinness Factory. I'm sure there was more, we walked everywhere. We took in the views of the Liffey on H'Penny Bridge too. That night - more great food and then off to a party.
This trip has made me realize what a small small world it is. My friend Jason from highschool is in Dublin and in the same program as my Fordham friends and their roomates so we were all invited separately and realized that night we were going to the same party. When we got there it was great to see Jay, and then my friend Pat from Galway was standing there too! He's friends from highschool w/another Fordham Dubliner and he was on a trip and decided to visit Brian and off they went to the party. So bizarre, but lots of laughs too. The next day was just hanging out and a museum - the weather wasn't great and we had a train to catch. We thought it'd be a great idea to walk to the station along the Liffey - longest trek ever. Overall the trip was great, I could visit Dublin every weekend there is so much to do, but Galway is still better.
A few weekends ago I went to Dublin w/Kat and Audrey and it was a blast. We visited a few Fordham friends who live in an amazing flat and our friend from London visited and stayed there too. We took the train which provided a lovely view of the countryside and then got there at night and had a home cooked meal, which we needed after a month of cooking for ourselves! Then we hit the pubs - Porterhouse, Stag's Head, and O'Sullivans. Porterhouse was great, the guy was playing great covers.
On Saturday we walked aaall over the city and started with lunch at Lemon which has delicious crepes and the like. We met up with my friend Tim and he gave us a tour of Trinity college. It's a beautiful campus and the Book of Kells is impressive - the exhibit more so than the book, but I like it much more the 2nd time around. I first saw it when I was 14 and I was less impressed. Then we walked and saw all the sights - the General Post Office where the Easter Rising took place, Christ Church, St. Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin Castle, Grafton Street, and the Guinness Factory. I'm sure there was more, we walked everywhere. We took in the views of the Liffey on H'Penny Bridge too. That night - more great food and then off to a party.
This trip has made me realize what a small small world it is. My friend Jason from highschool is in Dublin and in the same program as my Fordham friends and their roomates so we were all invited separately and realized that night we were going to the same party. When we got there it was great to see Jay, and then my friend Pat from Galway was standing there too! He's friends from highschool w/another Fordham Dubliner and he was on a trip and decided to visit Brian and off they went to the party. So bizarre, but lots of laughs too. The next day was just hanging out and a museum - the weather wasn't great and we had a train to catch. We thought it'd be a great idea to walk to the station along the Liffey - longest trek ever. Overall the trip was great, I could visit Dublin every weekend there is so much to do, but Galway is still better.
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