I know this posting is a little overdue but between getting my itinerary situated ( not a small task), adjusted to a new sleep schedule and just trying to take advantage of all the things to see, I have not had much free time. Hopefully my entries to come will be more punctual.
I flew into Dublin on june 6, and made it to the ash field youth hostel before noon. Saw Dublin castle, trinity cathedral, the oconell statue, and a couple other churches I can't remember their names right now. I was pretty tired and stressed over trying to figure out where I would be traveling next, but God came through and worked everything put. Next day I travelled with two of my roomates, Tim and jochem, to howth peninsula. They were brothers from holland and very nice. Howth was beautiful. Definitely my favorite thing in Ireland.
Next, we went back to Dublin and saw trinity college. That night, we went with mother roomates to the famous ( apparently) temple bar. It was really packed and lively, but a pint of Guinness cost 5 euro. As such, I only had one of them. Next day took the train to rosslare, a pretty scenic route, and then took the irishferries ship to roscoff, France. Really a nice boat and I met a French college student onboard. We kept each other company and I enjoyed talking with him.
June 9 I took the tgv from roscoff to Paris, and miraculously was able to book a hostel in a good location for a pretty good price. June 10 ( today) I wales from the hostel to the sacre coure cathedral, a very beautiful place and a greAt view of the city. Next I went to the place tertre, which was a town square containing hundreds of painters and caricaturists. A very Parisian feeling spot.
I then proceeded to visit the trinite church, the place d'opera, and the printemps department store in the galeries lafayette district. I finished my sightseeing with a walk to the place de la Madeline, then headed to the oblique, champs élysées, and the arc de triumph. I am really looking forward to tomorrow. Paris is such a neatly laid out city and it is so amazing to be walking down the street and stumble upon a centuries- old church, let alone come into view of the champs élysées.
Hopefully this hasn't been too tedious to read. More to come soon.
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