-Julie
After leaving the airport, Kenton and I took the Dublin bus to the city center bus station. Upon arriving we realized that we did not know how to get a bus to take us to our hostel. Therefore, we hailed a taxi and found ourselves in more than just a regular cab ride. Our driver was a gregarious Dubliner who immediately informed us of such happenings around Dublin as vicious magpies and the Oxygen music festival. By the time five minutes were up we knew that a shotgun was the best way to eliminate magpies, the Irish language is taught to all official Irish citizens, and if we want to survive Oxygen we would need a tent. After this educational journey, we were dropped off on Aungier Street to fend for ourselves.
Our first order of business was to check in at the hostel. This was quickly done, and then free of luggage, I could take on the second order of business - coffee! After 12 hours without caffeine this coffee connoisseur was in need of some strong joe. Aungier Street provided a perfect spot and the need was completely satisfied. Besides coffee, Kenton and I also explored the area for an ATM and food. A friendly sighting was made at the ATM (see picture). This Miller encounter would be the first of many as we soon discovered that Dubliners really like Miller beers (although Guinness is the clear favorite).
Saturday, July 12, 2008
Friday, July 11, 2008
July 10th, 2008 (En Route Dublin, Ireland)
-Kenton
My wife drove me to the O'hare airport today and dropped me off. We said our farewells and I went inside. I met Julie at the ticket desk, her father dropped her off, she had arrived shortly after I did. We were flying continental because they had the cheapest tickets at the time we were looking. The woman at the front desk said flights to Newark(where we had a layover) were running late. It was too early in the trip to be already getting bad news. After we checked in we headed towards our gate.
We got to our gate and took a seat and started to wait.... and wait... an wait... then finally our plane showed up! But they had a small technical issue that needed to be looked at, so we waited...... and waited.... and waited.... then they were ready! So we got on the plane and started to head towards the runway, then we stopped... and we sat.... and sat..... and sat... for about an hour before we finally took off.
Luckily we had planned for this and choose a pretty long layover in Newark so the delays didn't affect us catching our connecting flight to Dublin. In fact our flight to Dublin was about an hour an a half delayed so we had more than plenty of time. We were able to grab one last American meal before we left. Julie had a fillet o' fish, I had a hot dog with kraut. Soon after we were on the plane and headed to London.
The flight there was pretty good. We got dinner and breakfast. Neither were great but they weren't horrible. he best part of the flight was a personal on-demand entertainment screen that everyone had on the head rest in front of them. You had lots of movies, television shows, and games you could choose from. I watched "Be Kind Rewind" and "Drillbit Taylor" while Julie watched "Run Fat Boy, Run!" and "Catch Me If You Can". I don't think she mea
nt to have a theme about her choice of movies but the titles definitely go together.
It was about 8:30 in the morning when we finally touched down in Dublin. We went got our passport stamped and head to get our bag and go through customs. We were expecting a big search when we got to customs but we just got waived on with no questions or searching at all. Then after talking to a friendly attendant outside who showed us where to catch our buses we were on our way to Dublin Town Center.
My wife drove me to the O'hare airport today and dropped me off. We said our farewells and I went inside. I met Julie at the ticket desk, her father dropped her off, she had arrived shortly after I did. We were flying continental because they had the cheapest tickets at the time we were looking. The woman at the front desk said flights to Newark(where we had a layover) were running late. It was too early in the trip to be already getting bad news. After we checked in we headed towards our gate.We got to our gate and took a seat and started to wait.... and wait... an wait... then finally our plane showed up! But they had a small technical issue that needed to be looked at, so we waited...... and waited.... and waited.... then they were ready! So we got on the plane and started to head towards the runway, then we stopped... and we sat.... and sat..... and sat... for about an hour before we finally took off.
Luckily we had planned for this and choose a pretty long layover in Newark so the delays didn't affect us catching our connecting flight to Dublin. In fact our flight to Dublin was about an hour an a half delayed so we had more than plenty of time. We were able to grab one last American meal before we left. Julie had a fillet o' fish, I had a hot dog with kraut. Soon after we were on the plane and headed to London.
The flight there was pretty good. We got dinner and breakfast. Neither were great but they weren't horrible. he best part of the flight was a personal on-demand entertainment screen that everyone had on the head rest in front of them. You had lots of movies, television shows, and games you could choose from. I watched "Be Kind Rewind" and "Drillbit Taylor" while Julie watched "Run Fat Boy, Run!" and "Catch Me If You Can". I don't think she mea
nt to have a theme about her choice of movies but the titles definitely go together.It was about 8:30 in the morning when we finally touched down in Dublin. We went got our passport stamped and head to get our bag and go through customs. We were expecting a big search when we got to customs but we just got waived on with no questions or searching at all. Then after talking to a friendly attendant outside who showed us where to catch our buses we were on our way to Dublin Town Center.
Wednesday, July 9, 2008
July 9th, 2008 - (Milwaukee, WI)
-Kenton
Hi everybody and thanks for comming to read our blog! This blog will cover everyday of the
Odieas Gael Study Abroad trip. Julie, Joe, Sarah, Ryan, myself, and Professor John Glesson will all be posting entries of our faorite stories from each day. Today I'm packing and getting ready for my big trip. It definitely gives me a feeling of excitement and anticipation knowing that I'll be in a forigen country far from home for the next four weeks. You also start to feel the dread of leaving the comfort of your friends and family behind for so long. But having a loving wife and dog supporting me helps alot.
Well my bags are almost packed and I should try to get some sleep for the long trip ahead ofme tomorrow. Even though my mind is racing and I probably won't get a bit of shut eye.
Hi everybody and thanks for comming to read our blog! This blog will cover everyday of the
Odieas Gael Study Abroad trip. Julie, Joe, Sarah, Ryan, myself, and Professor John Glesson will all be posting entries of our faorite stories from each day. Today I'm packing and getting ready for my big trip. It definitely gives me a feeling of excitement and anticipation knowing that I'll be in a forigen country far from home for the next four weeks. You also start to feel the dread of leaving the comfort of your friends and family behind for so long. But having a loving wife and dog supporting me helps alot.Well my bags are almost packed and I should try to get some sleep for the long trip ahead ofme tomorrow. Even though my mind is racing and I probably won't get a bit of shut eye.
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