Yeah, I'm still alive.... but I'm not sure I should be after all I've don't this week haha.
This past week, I've done some unforgettable things! I've been all over Ireland, in some of the strangest situations, and it has honestly been one of the best weeks of my life. Five of us girls flew from Memmingen Germany to Shannon Ireland- with the wonderful help of a site called "Couch Surfers", some busses, trains and planes. I think overall, in the past week I've been on 7 trains, 5 busses, 1 taxi, and 1 plane. Meanwhile, I'm typing this as I am all snuggled up in the airport in Ireland. I'll get to that in a second. So we flew into Shannon, where two of my friends split off and went one way- and three of us went another. We took a few trains to Dublin where we stayed in the middle of the city! I won't go into too much detail, but the few days we spent in Dublin were like a living hell... Just don't go to Dublin- unless you are a party animal. That is all they do there! And the hostels are... interesting. While we were there, however, we did get to do some really wonderful things. We toured the Guinness Store House- FUN! We took a train to Belfast where we toured the city on a "Hop on- Hop off" bus- FUN! It was so crazy to learn about the history (and present days) or Belfast. We drove right passed the Peace wall, which separates Catholics and Protestants. It was originally built in the 60's and intended for a few months use, but it is still up and even bigger today. They have a gate that joins the two sides, but it is only open during certain hours of the day. How crazy! We also passed the site where Titanic was built, and we were tempted to go in the museum but we are all cheap.. We also passed a few cites on the "C.S. Lewis" tour, since he did live there and all. Then we did quite a bit of shopping too, and back to Dublin we went. Luckily we were only in Northern Ireland for a few days before we made our way to Ennis. Let me just say- Ennis is now my favorite town on the face of the earth. I am in love, and I hope one day I get to move to Ennis, or somewhere in South-West Ireland. We took a train from Dublin to Ennis where we met some very friendly people who told us all about Ennis. We had heard that it's called "The friendliest town in Ireland", and boy is that true! People are so delightful, and love to help you out or just chat. Our hostel, the Rowan Tree, was one of the loveliest places I've ever been, I definitely recommend it for all you travelers. And by the way, Brittney, they are already expecting us in the summer! Can't wait :) It felt like home, and it was right in the middle of the small town, I already miss it! We got comfortable right away, and went on the explore the town and all it's glory. We had a wonderful supper at one of the many pubs, and I slept so well that night! Which, if you know me, is a BIG deal. The next day we booked a tour with Barratts tours, which I also recommend. We spent the day touring west Ireland, from the cliffs of Moher (SO AMAZING), to Galway, and so many places in between. I secretly don't remember the names of most of the places, but I do have pictures! :) Guys, the Cliffs of Moher was my favorite part of this trip. I literally sat on the edge of the cliffs with my feet dangling over the water. But shhh, you're not supposed to do that.... I took many pictures, so please take a took in the "Part 3" section of my photos. Our tour guide was amazing and I hope when my best friend and I go back, we get him again. The next day we relaxed, after running around Ireland for five days. We did some shopping, some napping, some coffee drinking, and some hanging out with our new friends. We met people from New Zealand, Germany, America, Italy, and Spain. That was a cool experience. Guys seriously, you have GOT to check out my pictures. I don't upload all of my pictures on here, because they are all posted on facebook, but a majority of them are here on my blog for those of you who don't have FB (Shannon). ;) Anyways, it is about 1:00 PM here in Shannon Ireland, and our plane leave around 6:00 AM in the morning.... tomorrow. But the three of us are all sitting in the airport lobby, ready to stay the night here... This will be an adventure! The busses don't run early enough to get us to the airport tomorrow, so we decided to put up camp here. Luckily I have quite a bit of homework to do- and they have wifi! Alrighty, that's all for now. Miss you all!
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