Friday, June 27, 2008
Day 17
We are in Cologne, Germany this morning and are heading to Koblenz, Germany by train in a bit. Once in Koblenz we are going to camp for a few nights, check out some castles, and do some hiking. We stayed in Cologne at Shannon's for three nights (although we were only supposed to stay for two). We're having too much fun in Cologne to leave, especially with the Eurocup this week! The weather has been beautiful here with just a touch of rain. I am being summoned to go. Have to catch up more later!!
Friday, June 20, 2008
Day 10
Hello everyone,
We are currently in Dublin, Ireland. We arrived yesterday and are staying near the city center. We hung out in a pub last night and had some excellent Bulmers cider with Ryan, Kalypso, Ali, and John. Today, Kalypso gave us a tour of some of the major sites in Dublin such as the Christchurch and Dublin National Museum. This has been a huge dose of history for us, and every bit of it has been great.
Best of all, it was a beautiful day!!! No rain even!
There were some excellent musicians playing on the walking streets. Definitely felt like we were in the movie Once (the best movie ever).
There won't be any pics downloaded because I forgot to bring the cord with. We almost lost all our pics because I left the camera at the B & B we stayed at outside of Limerick. Woops!
We took a detour from Cork to Limerick to Dublin to get the camera back. Mary Corcoran (the hostess from the B & B) was wonderful and dropped of the camera with us at the bus station. If ever near Limerick, I would definitely recommend their B & B. Very hospitable and interesting people.
Anyway, to recap we traveled to the Burren and then the Cliffs of Moher which are on the west coast of Ireland. The Cliffs are beautiful and are settings for a few movies although I am not sure which ones. We then checked out the Knappague (don't think I spelled that properly) Castle located between Enis and Shannon. It was fun castle with secret passages.
After returning our car at the Shannon airport on Tuesday (thank goodness Andy isn't driving like the Irish anymore-we may still live through this trip!) we bussed to Cork. Our day in Cork was spent walking through the rain for 10 miles to the city of Cobh (formerly known as Queenstown for Queen Victoria and before that Cove). Cobh (known as Queenstown then) was the last port of call for the Titanic. Also it was the destination of the Luisitania that was never reached. They had a nice museum with plenty of information about both of these fateful voyages.
We then spent a day picking up our camera (we haven't been having much like with those) and arrived in Dublin. We will stay in this area until Tuesday, and then will fly to Frankfurt.
Kalypso has been writing down Greek phrases for our future trip to Greece. We may even be able to see her when we are there toward the end of July.
Thank you for the nice messages everyone.
Ryan- you should see Andy's beard now!
Lissa- It's good to hear your day to day events and that you are doing well. Keep up the good luck at work.
Moms and Dads- we are going to try to call tomorrow (Saturday) with Ryan's phone.
Whoever I missed- It was good to hear from you!
We'll write more later!!
Becca (and Andy)
We are currently in Dublin, Ireland. We arrived yesterday and are staying near the city center. We hung out in a pub last night and had some excellent Bulmers cider with Ryan, Kalypso, Ali, and John. Today, Kalypso gave us a tour of some of the major sites in Dublin such as the Christchurch and Dublin National Museum. This has been a huge dose of history for us, and every bit of it has been great.
Best of all, it was a beautiful day!!! No rain even!
There were some excellent musicians playing on the walking streets. Definitely felt like we were in the movie Once (the best movie ever).
There won't be any pics downloaded because I forgot to bring the cord with. We almost lost all our pics because I left the camera at the B & B we stayed at outside of Limerick. Woops!
We took a detour from Cork to Limerick to Dublin to get the camera back. Mary Corcoran (the hostess from the B & B) was wonderful and dropped of the camera with us at the bus station. If ever near Limerick, I would definitely recommend their B & B. Very hospitable and interesting people.
Anyway, to recap we traveled to the Burren and then the Cliffs of Moher which are on the west coast of Ireland. The Cliffs are beautiful and are settings for a few movies although I am not sure which ones. We then checked out the Knappague (don't think I spelled that properly) Castle located between Enis and Shannon. It was fun castle with secret passages.
After returning our car at the Shannon airport on Tuesday (thank goodness Andy isn't driving like the Irish anymore-we may still live through this trip!) we bussed to Cork. Our day in Cork was spent walking through the rain for 10 miles to the city of Cobh (formerly known as Queenstown for Queen Victoria and before that Cove). Cobh (known as Queenstown then) was the last port of call for the Titanic. Also it was the destination of the Luisitania that was never reached. They had a nice museum with plenty of information about both of these fateful voyages.
We then spent a day picking up our camera (we haven't been having much like with those) and arrived in Dublin. We will stay in this area until Tuesday, and then will fly to Frankfurt.
Kalypso has been writing down Greek phrases for our future trip to Greece. We may even be able to see her when we are there toward the end of July.
Thank you for the nice messages everyone.
Ryan- you should see Andy's beard now!
Lissa- It's good to hear your day to day events and that you are doing well. Keep up the good luck at work.
Moms and Dads- we are going to try to call tomorrow (Saturday) with Ryan's phone.
Whoever I missed- It was good to hear from you!
We'll write more later!!
Becca (and Andy)
Sunday, June 15, 2008
Day 6 -- we've lasted a week
Well, we've lasted a week and we haven't asked either set of our folks for money yet. Except my dad for a direct deposit, I guess, but that's something different entirely.
We've cruised through Limerick, the Dingle Peninsula, Killarney, Clare Co. and up near Galway, where we are currently. I can't remember the name of the neat seaside village that we're in, but they have a castle (Dunguine or something), a small harbour with sailboats on moors, an internet cafe, and plenty of pubs filled with Irish music. What more could we need?? What's that, Bec? Oh, right, I suppose we should find a place for the night.
Today was, of course, the highlight of our trip thus far, as we watched many hours of a horse jumping competition. Quite entertaining, really. Especially the cheery old feller who took a wee tumble down from his mount. No broken bones, but the crowd cheered anyhow. Tomorrow we're off for the Burren and the Cliffs of Moher on the West coast of Ireland. And then, on Tuesday, we'll sadly have to part with our trusty Versa and start taking public transportation. I probably have already started to develop ulcers from this crazy driving that they practice over here, though it really doesn't resemble driving in the States much at all. Full size, breakneck-speed go-karting, really, and only slightly less contact. I'll be glad to hop on the trains and busses!
Happy Father's Day, fathers. Sorry about Gas Cycle 2, Trane guys (and thanks for the Euro's, Terry -- it took a while to find the first ATM!). And Brad and Curt, it's a shame about the house. I hope you got the dogs and the big screen out in time. Oh, and I hope you guys got out safe, too. I haven't heard from Curt in awhile, actually . . . I'm sure my folks will put you up. Just remind them about the direct deposit thing--the fresh oysters for dinner hit the charge card rather hard this evening.
Becca's cutting me off--I'm starting to ramble. Hope all is well. We'll write more soon. Er--Becca will atleast, so as to save our Euro's for food and shelter. Good thing I brought her along. We're still happily married, by the way. I think. Take care all,
Andy ( and Becca)
We've cruised through Limerick, the Dingle Peninsula, Killarney, Clare Co. and up near Galway, where we are currently. I can't remember the name of the neat seaside village that we're in, but they have a castle (Dunguine or something), a small harbour with sailboats on moors, an internet cafe, and plenty of pubs filled with Irish music. What more could we need?? What's that, Bec? Oh, right, I suppose we should find a place for the night.
Today was, of course, the highlight of our trip thus far, as we watched many hours of a horse jumping competition. Quite entertaining, really. Especially the cheery old feller who took a wee tumble down from his mount. No broken bones, but the crowd cheered anyhow. Tomorrow we're off for the Burren and the Cliffs of Moher on the West coast of Ireland. And then, on Tuesday, we'll sadly have to part with our trusty Versa and start taking public transportation. I probably have already started to develop ulcers from this crazy driving that they practice over here, though it really doesn't resemble driving in the States much at all. Full size, breakneck-speed go-karting, really, and only slightly less contact. I'll be glad to hop on the trains and busses!
Happy Father's Day, fathers. Sorry about Gas Cycle 2, Trane guys (and thanks for the Euro's, Terry -- it took a while to find the first ATM!). And Brad and Curt, it's a shame about the house. I hope you got the dogs and the big screen out in time. Oh, and I hope you guys got out safe, too. I haven't heard from Curt in awhile, actually . . . I'm sure my folks will put you up. Just remind them about the direct deposit thing--the fresh oysters for dinner hit the charge card rather hard this evening.
Becca's cutting me off--I'm starting to ramble. Hope all is well. We'll write more soon. Er--Becca will atleast, so as to save our Euro's for food and shelter. Good thing I brought her along. We're still happily married, by the way. I think. Take care all,
Andy ( and Becca)
Thursday, June 12, 2008
Limerick and Adare, Ireland
We arrived in Shannon, Ireland yesterday the 11th of June. We were very tired after a long flight, but excited to be in Ireland. It is chilly-around 50 degrees F-and rainy here. It is also very green and hilly.
We rented a car which Andy can drive wonderfully on the wrong side of the road. It's a bit scary, but we've done well so far!
We visited St. John's Castle dated from the 1200s and St. Mary's Church dated from the 800s yesterday (see pics below).
We then stayed in a B & B and fell asleep 7 pm Ireland time and slept till 8 am this morning. The dairy farm B&B was quaint with a tasty breakfast and comfy beds. Today we head South!!
We rented a car which Andy can drive wonderfully on the wrong side of the road. It's a bit scary, but we've done well so far!
We visited St. John's Castle dated from the 1200s and St. Mary's Church dated from the 800s yesterday (see pics below).
We then stayed in a B & B and fell asleep 7 pm Ireland time and slept till 8 am this morning. The dairy farm B&B was quaint with a tasty breakfast and comfy beds. Today we head South!!
Monday, June 9, 2008
Saturday, June 7, 2008
Getting ready to Travel
Today is our one week anniversary!
The first week of marriage has flown by. We were busy with out-of-town guests until Tuesday of last week. We also celebrated my mom's birthday that day. Andy finished up his last day of work at Trane on Friday.
In our free time, we have been writing thankyous and packing for our European honeymoon. We leave Tuesday the 10th from Chicago and will arrive in Shannon, Ireland on Wednesday the 11th. We are staying in Ireland until the 23rd when we fly from Dublin to Frankfurt, Germany.
Take care!
The first week of marriage has flown by. We were busy with out-of-town guests until Tuesday of last week. We also celebrated my mom's birthday that day. Andy finished up his last day of work at Trane on Friday.
In our free time, we have been writing thankyous and packing for our European honeymoon. We leave Tuesday the 10th from Chicago and will arrive in Shannon, Ireland on Wednesday the 11th. We are staying in Ireland until the 23rd when we fly from Dublin to Frankfurt, Germany.
Take care!
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