Well, we've arrived in France and made two friends from Chicago on the ferry. They are both farm boys and are very entertaining. The ferry ride wasn't too bad despite being about 20 hours long. We also met a very nice girl from Brussels who offered me a spot on her cuch when I make it out that way.
Tomorrow we're going to meet at the tower and go to the Catacombs together. Heather and I are so relieved because we've been getting hit on right and left by French men. Not ones our age, but older men. It's kinda funny but kind not at the same time.
Today we saw Notre Dame, the Louve, and Luxemburg gardens. We very much enjoyed the day and can't wait to get some rest. And I was going to upload picture tonight but they want to charge me 6 euros ($9) so you'll have to wait. We're going to try to upload tomorrow morning.
MIss you all, cheers!
Wednesday, June 29
Sunday, June 26
we'll be on land again soon
Hi everyone,
Just a quick update, Heather and I will be taking a ferry to France which basically means we won't be on the internet for 2 days at least. So check back on June 28/29 June. Just wanted to send a quick update. :)
Just a quick update, Heather and I will be taking a ferry to France which basically means we won't be on the internet for 2 days at least. So check back on June 28/29 June. Just wanted to send a quick update. :)
Dublin
Heather and I arrived in Dublin safe and sound to find it a place neither of us liked. We spent a half a day in the city and enjoyed the bus tour and St.Patrick's Catedral. But we decided to spend our next day (today) in Dun Leary (phonetical spelling) instead of Dublin. There were certain areas of the city we felt okay, but it felt like every other block we a not okay area.
We're both disapointed in not loving this part of Ireland but are asking about reccommend places from people our hostel. Dun Leary (again phonetical since gaelic has strange spelling) is beautiful and a smaller town connected to South Dublin. Tomorrow we will be taking a ferry from Ireland to France and it's going to be a long haul. Take care and we'll update you all on our experiences as soon as we can.
Cheers!
We're both disapointed in not loving this part of Ireland but are asking about reccommend places from people our hostel. Dun Leary (again phonetical since gaelic has strange spelling) is beautiful and a smaller town connected to South Dublin. Tomorrow we will be taking a ferry from Ireland to France and it's going to be a long haul. Take care and we'll update you all on our experiences as soon as we can.
Cheers!
Wednesday, June 22
Edinburgh!!
Well, we've completed a couple days in Edinburgh and we both love it! Edinburgh is a nice mix of the old and the new. We both have been enjoying the tours...we just got back from our last one, "The City of the Dead Tour" which was pretty cool. We were literally standing over mounds of corpses (yes, that's for you mum).
Our hostel has a free walking tour that they take you on if you want, so Heather and I were there promptly at 10 this morning. The tour ended up just being the tour guide (Marty) and ourselves. It took two hours and was filled with a lot of interesting history and I was able to get a lot of questions answered. If anyone reading this is considering a trip to Scotland, look up MacBackpackers. Although their tours are geared to backpackers they can arrange for people to stay in B&Bs and they last for days to even as crazy as a year long.
Cheers from Scotland, hope to hear news from back home from all of you...and pictures will be coming probably in a couple days when we move onto Dublin.
Our hostel has a free walking tour that they take you on if you want, so Heather and I were there promptly at 10 this morning. The tour ended up just being the tour guide (Marty) and ourselves. It took two hours and was filled with a lot of interesting history and I was able to get a lot of questions answered. If anyone reading this is considering a trip to Scotland, look up MacBackpackers. Although their tours are geared to backpackers they can arrange for people to stay in B&Bs and they last for days to even as crazy as a year long.
Cheers from Scotland, hope to hear news from back home from all of you...and pictures will be coming probably in a couple days when we move onto Dublin.
Tuesday, June 21
onto Scotland
On our last morning in London, Heather and I visited Westminster Abby in the morning. Unfortnately due to the limited time we were unable to take a tour. It was a beautiful sight, and Heather particularly like all the monuments to the famous authors.
We boarded our train at King's Cross Station around 1pm (no we couldn't find platform 9 and 3/4). The train ride was very nice. We both got some sleep and a chance to see the countryside. Trains here are a very smooth experience, unlike flying which can be very jolting physically. When we reached Edinburgh and had about a half mile hike to the hostel, which wasn't too bad, unfortunately it was almost all up hill. We both did well though.
The hostel (Castle Rock Castle) has a view of the castel of Edinburgh and is much nicer than our last place. It's complete purpose is to serve backpackers, thus is it cleaner and larger but full of life and personality. I already like Edinburgh better, it is smaller, so it feels more managable and much like Florence, is mostly composed of old buildings so it feels more full of history.
Almost as soon as we came in, Heather and I were invited out to a meal and tour (Mary King's Close) by a friendly hosteler. She actually is currently living in Issaqua (town where my Dad used to work in Washington) and was about our parents age. She was a lot of fun and we enjoyed her company. We had a very enjoyable evening but were definately ready to sleep.
Today we are going to visit the Castle and other sites. Stay tooned for more adventures.
Cheers!
Emilie
PS Currently we cannot upload pictures due to limited access on the computers, we'll send more updates and pictures as soon as we can.
We boarded our train at King's Cross Station around 1pm (no we couldn't find platform 9 and 3/4). The train ride was very nice. We both got some sleep and a chance to see the countryside. Trains here are a very smooth experience, unlike flying which can be very jolting physically. When we reached Edinburgh and had about a half mile hike to the hostel, which wasn't too bad, unfortunately it was almost all up hill. We both did well though.
The hostel (Castle Rock Castle) has a view of the castel of Edinburgh and is much nicer than our last place. It's complete purpose is to serve backpackers, thus is it cleaner and larger but full of life and personality. I already like Edinburgh better, it is smaller, so it feels more managable and much like Florence, is mostly composed of old buildings so it feels more full of history.
Almost as soon as we came in, Heather and I were invited out to a meal and tour (Mary King's Close) by a friendly hosteler. She actually is currently living in Issaqua (town where my Dad used to work in Washington) and was about our parents age. She was a lot of fun and we enjoyed her company. We had a very enjoyable evening but were definately ready to sleep.
Today we are going to visit the Castle and other sites. Stay tooned for more adventures.
Cheers!
Emilie
PS Currently we cannot upload pictures due to limited access on the computers, we'll send more updates and pictures as soon as we can.
The Globe
Hello everyone,
Sorry about the delay in a new posting. The last computer I was on was on the fritz and I was unable to post updates. Well, I last left off on a day in London and while London was full of adventures I think I will share our experience at Shakespear's Globe theater.
We purchased tickets for a 6:30pm showing where we'd be standing just like the poor people did in the old days. Heather and I thought it would be fun...and it was minus the standing thing. The production was "A Winter's Tale" and was fabulously done. The acting was supurb as was the blocking and the costumes. We both enjoyed the show. Our poor feet were screaming bloody murder though, after a full day of running around London they didn't appreciate standing for 3 hours. We enjoyed it though but if you ever see a show at th Globe, buy seat tickets!
Sorry about the delay in a new posting. The last computer I was on was on the fritz and I was unable to post updates. Well, I last left off on a day in London and while London was full of adventures I think I will share our experience at Shakespear's Globe theater.
We purchased tickets for a 6:30pm showing where we'd be standing just like the poor people did in the old days. Heather and I thought it would be fun...and it was minus the standing thing. The production was "A Winter's Tale" and was fabulously done. The acting was supurb as was the blocking and the costumes. We both enjoyed the show. Our poor feet were screaming bloody murder though, after a full day of running around London they didn't appreciate standing for 3 hours. We enjoyed it though but if you ever see a show at th Globe, buy seat tickets!
Saturday, June 18
Everyone in London is a foreginer
Yesterday, we spent the day roaming around London. After updating everyone on our arrival via the internet, we decided to walk up the street a ways. In looking for a tube station we ended up asking a person for directions and thus encountered another very friendly Londoner.
Ronny ended up being our second London tour guide; he took us all around town with his frien Ellena. Ellena lives outside of Florence and is from Romania. Ronny lives in London very near where we are staying in Dollis Hill and is also originally from Romania. They took us all over town, we saw tower bridge, Tower of London, Greenwich, PIccadilly Circus and so much more I cannot list it all. We had a very late night but a memorable day!
Ronny ended up being our second London tour guide; he took us all around town with his frien Ellena. Ellena lives outside of Florence and is from Romania. Ronny lives in London very near where we are staying in Dollis Hill and is also originally from Romania. They took us all over town, we saw tower bridge, Tower of London, Greenwich, PIccadilly Circus and so much more I cannot list it all. We had a very late night but a memorable day!
Friday, June 17
Arrived
We arrived and met as planned in the baggage claim. Heather's flight arrived about 1.5 hours behind schedule so I got nervous waiting for her; it was awesome when she came down the hall!
The place we are staying is cute, Ned Kelly's Hostel. The people were very warm in welcoming us. After settling in we decided to head down to Green Park and Buckingham Palace. In the park we were taken under wing by an eccentric older gentleman who gave us a tour of the city and some food. We crawled into bed a little after 9pm and slept until 9am this morning. Breakfast was on the house so we had toast and cereal and are about to head on the days adventures. Cheers!
The place we are staying is cute, Ned Kelly's Hostel. The people were very warm in welcoming us. After settling in we decided to head down to Green Park and Buckingham Palace. In the park we were taken under wing by an eccentric older gentleman who gave us a tour of the city and some food. We crawled into bed a little after 9pm and slept until 9am this morning. Breakfast was on the house so we had toast and cereal and are about to head on the days adventures. Cheers!
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