Saturday, July 5, 2008

Everything I love gets lost in drawers

I want to start over, I want to be winning
The National

So, after Cork we went to Killarney and stayed at this awesome hostel called The Sugan. The Aussie girl and I walked around the national park there, and saw Ross Castle. The next day we did a bus tour around the Ring of Kerry.

The next day we left for Galway. We did a another bus tour to the Cliffs of Moher and a walking tour around the Burren. It decided to rain that day so my photos weren't great. We then hopped on a ferry to Innis Mor, the largest Aran Island and rented bikes for the day. That was fun. It was beautiful out and we had a picnic by the beach.

After Galway we went up to Derry and stayed at another cool hostel. This was basically a house with maybe 15-20 people staying there. We met up with a girl from Santa Barbara and went to the Giant's Causeway for the day, and proceeded to get stuck in this tiny town called Bushmills because the busses stopped running. We then took a taxi to the train station, and then the hostel had a bbq that night. The next morning we walked around in the rain and saw all the murals along the street where Bloody Sunday happened. We then took a bus to Belfast and absolutely nothing that night because it was Sunday and nothing was open. The next morning we said goodbye to the Santa Barbara girl and took the ferry to Stranraer, and then spent that night in Edinburgh. I said goodbye to the Aussie girl the next morning and took a train to London and met up with Simon after spending a night at the Globetrotter's hostel. I had lost my voice by then so I wasn't exactly up for partying.

So, after wandering around Oxford St looking for Black's the outdoor/camping store, we then met up with his half-sister and her husband, had some dinner and slept at their place, and then took the train to Glasto. It rained Thursday night but the rest of the weekend was great. Massive Attack, Xavier Rudd, Band of Horses, Holy Fuck and The National were my highlights. I also randomly met some people Saturday night on a bed in a field with wheels, and we stayed up all night and saw the sun rise together. Monday we went back to London, stayed at Simon's half-sister's again, and then took the 7am Eurostar to Brussels, where we spent the day wandering around and eating waffles. The next day we went to Amsterdam, and saw the sights. I spent an extra day there hanging out with a couple of Americans, and now I'm in Bruges for the next 2 days. After that I'm going to Paris for 4 nights.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Hey Kyle!
Sounds like you're having the most amazing time on your journeys! I'm sooo jealous!!! :) Love reading the blog and can't wait to see some more photos! Hope all is well, take care.
- Mel :)

AllAbroad said...

Heh. It was the next day by the time we finally went to bed, wasn't it? Sorry I fell asleep on you, honey.

Tell me about France!