This week I had a tour planned to go up to Northern Ireland and it left early early Saturday morning so I booked a night at a hostel in Dublin. The tour was actually leaving from the hostel soo it worked out perfect!
I didn't get into Dublin until about 10:30 cause I had to leave after work, and the dumb 2 hour bus. plus i had to tell jen my plan of leaving in September or at least the end of Aug. lol. Soo once I got there I just chilled out at the hostel and then went to bed cause I had an early morning. Before I went up to bed I asked the girl at the front desk What time the giants causeway to
It left..she said it was 7:20. I thought ok...that's a little later then I thought but if she says so. But something just really didn't sound right soo I asked again and if she was sure and she said she was.
Soo the next morning I go down to the lobby at 7. Go get some breakfast and kinda just chill out on the couch...the girl said they would call for my tour when the guy was ready. So I just waited.
There was some girls sitting across from me from Australaia and they were super nice. And we talked how the Irish people haven't been that welcoming to them and I agreed and yeaa they were nice. Soo finally like 45 min later I go up and ask the lady...when my tours gonna leave cause I know it's a long tour we will have to be leaving soon. When I go up there and ask he whole face sunk...she knew she messed up! It just so happened to be the girl from last night and soo she remembered me! She was all that tour left at 6:55.... I told her that she told me the wrong time and that I was here at 7 and that's why I spent the night...so at this point she was panicking. She called the bus guy to see if they could come back....then she looked into shipping me up via public transport. But the end result was...I got a free tour that day...a super cheap night at the hostel again and then my actual tour the next day. It was super annoying but it did work out in my favor.
So this tour was the Glenalogh tour. It goes up into the Wicklow mountains and where brave heart and PS I love you was filmed and then up to some lakes and over to Kilkenny, which I had already been but ohwell!! We literally went to the top of the mountains and you could see for miles and it was soo pretty!! And up in the mountains cutest little villages and old ruins and lakes...and it was sunny!! :). That always makes everything better! In one little village they had the cutest little streams and cottages. It really is soo interesting all the stories behind everything. USA is soo boring in that fact or maybe I don't care lol
Then we went to Kilkenny and like I said I had already been there and seen the castle and stuff soo I just hung out..there was a music festival going on so lots if people playing in the streets...so I wondered around. Then I just chilled out on the castle grounds...that's the public park lol. And there were load and loads of people out because it was such a beautiful day! After that we headed back to Dublin.
I got dropped off right down town and I went shopping I only brought clothes for one day. Soo I had a legit reason to go shopping lol. The shops close so early though soo I barely had any time. After that I walked around the city and the sun was setting and it was soo soo pretty!
Then I went and got dinner at a little place nod at right in the window and watched people for like two hours lol. Then back to the hostel for an even early morning lol
This night was actually horrible...they put me in a room right near the road and door and soo I heard everyone come in all night and the cars and then dumb people coming in super late. I got up super early cause I wanted to be sure to be there and I couldn't sleep lol. When I went to go into the lobby the guy yelled at me and said the lobby wasn't open yet... Oh brother I had to wait 20 min
I made him feel like an ejit cause I was like soo you want me to sit outside or go back to my room and sit in the dark for 20 min?? And then he was like oh we'll well you can sit in the hallway! Dumb. Soo I sat there for 15 min and then went into the lobby.
When the guy came in I was the first one up and ready to go!! So there was quite a few people. We all piled into the big green bus and I say right in front. So I can see everything and so I can get an inside scoop talking to the guy also so I don't have to wait for everyone getting on and off the bus!! Lol
So we headed up, first stop was the Carrick-de-rede rope bridge. It was such a pretty drive up to the bridge and you could see the coast and the Scottish islands in the background. Soo pretty but nothing compared to the amazing view when you got there.
It seriously was the coolest thing....you had to walk about 10 min down to the bridge and the whole way the view kept getting prettier and prettier! Finally I got there and had to climb down a super steep ladder and then onto the bridge. It seriously was just some rope and a couple planks...and it was alot higher and wobblier then I thought but that made it fun! Once on the other side....there was a sign that said...No ropes or railing on cliffs beware!! Lol. Soo I climbed to the top and it was soo cool and soo windy! I met this girl that was on our bus from Boston and we took really cheesy pictures of each other. One picture I got super close to the edge to try and scare mom and as I was walking away...I slipped and fell...I was soo scared!! I just lauded there on the ground all laughing lol
Then we got back to the bus and went to the Giants Causeway it was only about 15 min away. But on the way over the bus driver was telling us the old folk story about the giants causeway and he was all into his story and his accent was getting all thick and like story telling mode and then... WACK WACK.....and me screaming! As two huge birds hit the window right in front of my face. I started laughing all crazy and then the guy did too and he had to pull the microphone away until,he stopped laughing and then had to explain to explain to everyone what had happened. Then he started his story telling back up lol
So when we got there, that girl from Boston catches up to me and had another little Asian girl from Australia...so we all headed down there together! They were both really nice but then also kinda weird. I hope people don't think that of me! Lol The actual rocks down there, are soo strange! There's just thousands of flat rocks all different shapes everywhere. Of course I'm like jumping and running all over. Number one... I've been to the beach before lol and number two it was soo easy cause it was seriously like stepping stones! Soo we all took pictures of each other and it was fun!! They thought I was the funniest thing....who doesn't!! Lol
After that we went up to the visitor center and there was a little pub near there and so we went and got some lunch! It's always interesting to hear other single travelers story's!
After that back on the bus! We are headed back to Belfast. We had an hour to walk around and do whatever there. So me and the girls went to this shopping center and at the top they had a look out view of all the city it was pretty cool. We saw the titanic memorial statue. It was also "festival of fools" soo there was all these wacko people everywhere and weird street performers. But Belfast was soo nice...slightly reminded me of LA on a much smaller scale but it was very clean and nice! So that was all there really was time for. Then back to Dublin!
Once there...back on the tram and then the bus..and finally home!! Woo that was a long weekend!! But it was soo fun!!
Monday, Jen told me that she was looking at some girls to replace me and that there was quite a bit of interest. I was happy for her. But then she said it would probably be best if I was gone by the middle of July! What?? Excuse me?? Like in a month and half holy crapola lol. I was a little taken back but didn't say anything. It's kinda annoyed cause I wasn't planning on leaving THAT early, but ill see what I can do.
Tuesday was my birthday...old!! :(.
Annalee and me were gonna go into Dublin and do stuff but she had to work soo we just stayed around town and went to the park with the kids she watches...not that fun but it was better then sitting at home I guess.
Soo that's my week!
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