I've Landed on Another Rock
Good morning all from the city of Limerick!I tried to send out something from the hostel a bitearlier this morning but it was some rubber toy thatthey call the internet, so left the hostel in hopes offinding a real computer...and I did, with studentrates, so yahoo!
Well, I spent quite an eventfilled day yesterday inthe city of London, after having the day to make myway from Heathrow airport to Stansted airport. I tookthe Tube from the airport to Picadilly Circus, just tohave a look at what is there, as the name soundedinteresting. Went for a walk, as it was very earlyand had a little rest in St. James's Park, and aftergetting up and walking around, realized I was a blockfrom Buckingham Palace! So away I went. I saw thelittle red guards change, and tons of people, thequeen's lovely tulips and daffodils galore, and theQueen Victoria Monument.
Then as I was in front of Palace Gates, I was just turning to walk to the monument, and stepped off acurb without knowing it and landed flat on my face...literally...my knees hit first, and because Iwas still wearing the big pack, the weight of itpowered me forward where I proceeded to smack myforehead off the ground!!! So I have two skinnedknees, and a bump and a scratch on my forehead, and abit of skin ripped off my right hand...of course,while some tourists came to my rescue, the others werebusy snapping photos of this dumb tourist...ha ha..was telling an Irish guy about it at the airport lastnight and he sais, I should have just got up and put on an Irish accent and they would have just nodded and said "drunk again"...LOL
My other sights that I took in, as they were all invery close vicinity (although nothing seems close whenyou are lugging off 28kgs on your back) were Big Ben,which is attached to the Parliament building, andacross the street from St. Paul's Cathedral, andWestminister Abbey, and the Eye (that ridiculous bigferris wheel they built for Y2K and couldn't use). They are also all near the River Thames, where I tooka break and rested my scabby knees. I also stopped byTrafalgar Square, and saw the statues of King Richard,Winston Churchill among others.
I didn't take the tour of the palace this time as Ihad that pack with me, but will probably take a lookwhen I come that way home.
The hostel I am staying in is on Broad Street, just aminute or less walk from the River Shannon, and ablock or two from the busy downtown area where I foundthis cafe. So I guess I picked a good one. The roomis clean, has it's own sink, and only three beds andas no one else has checked into the room, I have itall to myself! Breakfast was included in the price,so I didn't have to go out looking for somewhere,although there are plenty around the corner, includingMcDonald's!
My muscles are painfully sore from lugging thatbackpack around all day yesterday...never make amountaineer out of me! So I think I might just stayin Limerick for more than the three days, depending onhow I feel by Monday. I have been reconsidering myplans and think that I will probably spend more timein a few places than trying to get all around Ireland. So my areas of concentration look to be Limerick,Dingle and Galway...seems to be where most of theIrish are recommending.
Jet lag seems to be over, but if I would recommend onething it would be to take Gravol to help you sleep onthe plane over...I didn't close an eye as my body knewit wasn't my bedtime...next time I'll know better.
Well, that's the update from this side of the pond fortoday.
Amber, I miss you and I will send you somemore e-mails outside of the group.
Well, I spent quite an eventfilled day yesterday inthe city of London, after having the day to make myway from Heathrow airport to Stansted airport. I tookthe Tube from the airport to Picadilly Circus, just tohave a look at what is there, as the name soundedinteresting. Went for a walk, as it was very earlyand had a little rest in St. James's Park, and aftergetting up and walking around, realized I was a blockfrom Buckingham Palace! So away I went. I saw thelittle red guards change, and tons of people, thequeen's lovely tulips and daffodils galore, and theQueen Victoria Monument.
Then as I was in front of Palace Gates, I was just turning to walk to the monument, and stepped off acurb without knowing it and landed flat on my face...literally...my knees hit first, and because Iwas still wearing the big pack, the weight of itpowered me forward where I proceeded to smack myforehead off the ground!!! So I have two skinnedknees, and a bump and a scratch on my forehead, and abit of skin ripped off my right hand...of course,while some tourists came to my rescue, the others werebusy snapping photos of this dumb tourist...ha ha..was telling an Irish guy about it at the airport lastnight and he sais, I should have just got up and put on an Irish accent and they would have just nodded and said "drunk again"...LOL
My other sights that I took in, as they were all invery close vicinity (although nothing seems close whenyou are lugging off 28kgs on your back) were Big Ben,which is attached to the Parliament building, andacross the street from St. Paul's Cathedral, andWestminister Abbey, and the Eye (that ridiculous bigferris wheel they built for Y2K and couldn't use). They are also all near the River Thames, where I tooka break and rested my scabby knees. I also stopped byTrafalgar Square, and saw the statues of King Richard,Winston Churchill among others.
I didn't take the tour of the palace this time as Ihad that pack with me, but will probably take a lookwhen I come that way home.
The hostel I am staying in is on Broad Street, just aminute or less walk from the River Shannon, and ablock or two from the busy downtown area where I foundthis cafe. So I guess I picked a good one. The roomis clean, has it's own sink, and only three beds andas no one else has checked into the room, I have itall to myself! Breakfast was included in the price,so I didn't have to go out looking for somewhere,although there are plenty around the corner, includingMcDonald's!
My muscles are painfully sore from lugging thatbackpack around all day yesterday...never make amountaineer out of me! So I think I might just stayin Limerick for more than the three days, depending onhow I feel by Monday. I have been reconsidering myplans and think that I will probably spend more timein a few places than trying to get all around Ireland. So my areas of concentration look to be Limerick,Dingle and Galway...seems to be where most of theIrish are recommending.
Jet lag seems to be over, but if I would recommend onething it would be to take Gravol to help you sleep onthe plane over...I didn't close an eye as my body knewit wasn't my bedtime...next time I'll know better.
Well, that's the update from this side of the pond fortoday.
Amber, I miss you and I will send you somemore e-mails outside of the group.
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