After spending our first night in The Hostel, we started May 20th by heading to the Royal Yacht Britannia. We had to walk about 2 miles to catch a bus to take us to Port of Leith, Ocean Terminal. The Royal Britannia sailed the waters carrying the Queen and the Royal Family for 44 years. It was taken out of service in 1994 and is now...
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We arrived in Edinburgh around 6pm on May 19th and we were in for a special treat… we stayed at The Hostel (yes, that’s the name.. they don’t even bother trying to fool you). When we arrived, the Hearts had just beaten the Hibs in the Scottish Cup Final. The Scottish Cup Final is football, or what we call soccer in America. It was a...
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Our last day in Ireland was May 19th. Time seemed to be flying by and I didn’t want to leave Dublin, but at the same time I couldn’t wait to see what else was out there. But before leaving will still had a few final stops to make. First we went to Christ’s Church Cathedral, which was founded in 1030 and is still in use...
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Spent the entirety of May 18th in the countryside of Ireland. We left at 8am and got back at 6pm, although a lot of it was travel time. We went to Glendalough first where we got to see an old monastery that was founded by St. Kevin in the 6th century. We also got to see the largest church in Glendalough, which is also one of the...
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May 17th was a long day full of drinking lots of Irish beer and whiskey. Before I get to that though, I need to mention my epiphiany of the day. The one thing I thought I could not live without broke… my hair straightener :/ I blew it out because it was way too powerful for the plugs overseas, even with the converters. I was...
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On May 15th I sat in O’Hare airport with the rest of the group awaiting the departure of our flight. I bought sleeping pills ahead of time because I wanted to make sure I wasn’t jet lagged so I could make the most of my first day in Dublin. I was worried the first day would be a repeat of the terrible jet lag I...
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I just returned from an advertising study abroad program that took place in the British Isles. I traveled with 25 other students and 2 faculty members through Dublin (Ireland), Edinburgh (Scotland), and London (England). Most of the time, the trip put me at a loss for words as I tried to take in as much as possible about these new countries all the way on...
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