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Journey To The Emerald Isle
In 2010, I traveled with my best friend and our mothers from Dallas to Ireland for a tour with Paddywagon Tours. Here is a quick rundown of our journey:
Our arrival into London was delayed by about an hour, thanks to a late take off from DFW. This late arrival caused us to hurry through Heathrow, stopping only at the request of two rather rude passport agents who, from the way they treated us and people we met on the tour, don't really like it when non-Brits come through their airport. Aside from them, though, the airport seemed nice, and I have to admit that flying over London made me want to visit England soooo much. This wish was almost granted, thanks to our good friend Eyajafjallajokull, the Icelandic volcano. As we were standing in line to board our plane in London, a breaking news update flashed on the TV from the BBC: Dublin's airport was set to close. I am not exaggerating when I say that I heard a collective murmur go through the crowd, punctuated by random voices wondering if we would make it through the ban. Fortunately, Aer Lingus was not daunted by the closure, and slipped us in an hour before the airport closed. Note: I was on a constant lookout for any ash in the air, both on the flight over and the flight to Ireland. I didn't even see a gray cloud. Upon our arrival at Dublin's airport, we exited the plane-not a noteworthy experience in most airports, but here, we got to come down those fancy stairs, just like we were all the President of the United States or some celebrity from the 1950s. It may seem mundane to a lot of people, but I got a kick out of it. After navigating our way through the airport, we finally made it to where the Paddy's Palace shuttle was waiting to take us to our lovely hostel. If you've never stayed at a hostel before, just imagine a college co-ed dorm or a summer camp cabin with communal bathrooms, although all of Paddy's Palaces were much cleaner than either of those. Hostel living is easy and breezy, and once you get used to it, no problem at all. We all really enjoyed it. We looked around Dublin on our own that night, and the next day set off on our grand tour, six days going around the Irish coast on a big green tour bus filled with Aussies, Kiwis, South Africans, a Belgian, a Canadian and some Americans (plus our Irish driver, Joe). It was a multi-cultural bonding experience, I'll tell you that much! As much as I would love to go into great detail telling you every single thing we did, I'm afraid that I would run out of room. I can tell you that the first night we stayed in Derry, Northern Ireland. Derry was an interesting city, full of history and struggle, although there have been great advances toward peace recently. Not knowing too much about Irish history, I was very interested in all that we learned in Derry. The next morning, we woke up and headed toward Belfast, stopping on the way to see my favorite thing in all of Ireland, the Giant's Causeway. I LOVED this place, and would have happily spent days there. Unfortunately, two hours was all we got, but we were rewarded by seeing one of God's coolest creations, and by some delicious Irish stew at a hotel near the coat that I definitely intend on staying at one day. When we arrived in Belfast, I immediately fell in love with the city. There is a ton of history there, to be sure, which was all outlined on our Black Taxi Tour (ironically, I was in the only red taxi in the group). I wish we could have spent a few days in Belfast, but alas, onward we went toward Galway. By Kate Adams - I am a recent college graduate and newlywed from Texas. I enjoy reading, writing and editing, as well as spending time with friends and family. I have lived in the Dallas-Fort Worth area for my whole life, b...(HD) Northern Ireland Railways - Botanic Station
25 May 2010 at 12:23pm
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