Some of you may already know this, but in case you dont, this is for you!
See the bottom right of this page, it is a little thing to click on with what looks like small clips of pictures? It is the link to our "flickr" page, and this is what displays the pictures of ours. Click on that link and take a browse!
Sunday, June 10, 2007
Another Feeney!!!!
Some crazy drunk Irish man, stops Scott in the hall at 4 PM to ask "How's Jack Osborned Today??".... Later that evening, while having dinner with our roomates, the same fella and his mate join us in the kitchen, drinking their cheap wine (not needing anymore may I add). Thats when one Irish mate yells to the other " Feeney, what's the craic??"... I froze, he wasn't talking to me!!! So I jumped on that, saying "what did you just say??" Yeah, his name is Sean Feeney... He turns to his friend after totally investigating my passport to say " Jack Osbourne's my cousin!"
We ended up spending the evening with them, and it really was like being with family, they treated us like best mates... Irish Feeney was threatening anyone that looked at me with a funny eye yelling "you got a problem with my cousin?" .... They were still going strong at 3 am, and it was around then that Niki and myself turned in for the night. They called and left a message on our cell at 8:55 am the next morning, asking us to join them for one or two alcoholic beverages, maybe three! we opted for breakfast instead... But they will now be friends for life.
We ended up spending the evening with them, and it really was like being with family, they treated us like best mates... Irish Feeney was threatening anyone that looked at me with a funny eye yelling "you got a problem with my cousin?" .... They were still going strong at 3 am, and it was around then that Niki and myself turned in for the night. They called and left a message on our cell at 8:55 am the next morning, asking us to join them for one or two alcoholic beverages, maybe three! we opted for breakfast instead... But they will now be friends for life.
Galway via Dublin
We lost one of our mates.... it was a sad flight as we had an empty seat beside us :( Jill took the flight from London to Canada, as we boarded a flight to Dublin, Ireland.
As the immigration officer told us to enjoy our guinness, we had good insight as to how our Irish trip was going to be. We had to listen to the immigration officer though.... We didn't want to get sent home... So we took a quick stop into a pub for our first pint of Guinness. Mmmm ... It truly does taste better here!
Dublin was basically an administrative stop on our way to Galway, which we had heard was beautiful, so Galway was going to be our destination of choice to settle down and find work. After a few days of paper work, we loaded the bus for the country side drive to Galway. The minute we stepped foot off the bus, we knew this was home. The streets were filled with ambiance. And the job hunt began...
We got here on a long weekend, and so we really got a clear view of how the Irish like to spend their time.... In the pub.... literally, all day. They started at 8 am, and went strong all through the day, and they partied until 6am, just to wake up and do it all again. No exaggeration, this really happened...
Throughout the day, and throughout the night, Galway's streets are lively. As you walk, you pass some talented buskers, someplaying the fiddle, one a flute, a tapdancer, a master of puppets, and many guitarists. Our latest (and favourite) sight was a group of 5 people playing steel drums outside a bunch of pubs on the street... We were on our way out for the night with some friends we met from the hostel. Because there was so much ambiance on the street, and the weather was beautiful, we opted for a stop at the convenience store instead of a pub for some brewskies, so we could enjoy what the streets of Galway had to offer. The night ended by joining a group of random Irish locals for some brews and plenty of laughs by the river. Needless to say, this is one of the coolest places we have ever been.
As the immigration officer told us to enjoy our guinness, we had good insight as to how our Irish trip was going to be. We had to listen to the immigration officer though.... We didn't want to get sent home... So we took a quick stop into a pub for our first pint of Guinness. Mmmm ... It truly does taste better here!
Dublin was basically an administrative stop on our way to Galway, which we had heard was beautiful, so Galway was going to be our destination of choice to settle down and find work. After a few days of paper work, we loaded the bus for the country side drive to Galway. The minute we stepped foot off the bus, we knew this was home. The streets were filled with ambiance. And the job hunt began...
We got here on a long weekend, and so we really got a clear view of how the Irish like to spend their time.... In the pub.... literally, all day. They started at 8 am, and went strong all through the day, and they partied until 6am, just to wake up and do it all again. No exaggeration, this really happened...
Throughout the day, and throughout the night, Galway's streets are lively. As you walk, you pass some talented buskers, someplaying the fiddle, one a flute, a tapdancer, a master of puppets, and many guitarists. Our latest (and favourite) sight was a group of 5 people playing steel drums outside a bunch of pubs on the street... We were on our way out for the night with some friends we met from the hostel. Because there was so much ambiance on the street, and the weather was beautiful, we opted for a stop at the convenience store instead of a pub for some brewskies, so we could enjoy what the streets of Galway had to offer. The night ended by joining a group of random Irish locals for some brews and plenty of laughs by the river. Needless to say, this is one of the coolest places we have ever been.
Tuesday, June 5, 2007
Pitstop : London
No big suprise to anyone, it was raining when we arrived. Since it was expected, we strapped on our rain gear, and set off to explore the city. We bought a "tube" pass so we could hop on and off at all the stops, without getting TOO wet... We quickly saw Trafalgar Square, Picidilly Circus, Buckingham Palace, and we went to see a play. Chicago. Turns out London offers last minute tickets for dirt cheap, and since this had always been Jill's dream, we had to go! Sorry to say guys, but we only spent one night in London, but from what we did see, in our opinion, it is over rated. Then again, it could be the rain and the lack of time. We will re visit later this year.
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