I have updated a summary of my study abroad trip. Enjoy and please consider going abroad. It was a fabulous learning experience.
- Hiked along Howth's Head with a random dog guiding the group
- Spent 8 hours on the bus so I could visit Cork, 4 hours there, 4 hours back
- Day trip up north to Belfast, 4 hour train ride round trip
- Became friends with students from France, Germany, Finland, Singapore, Poland, Australia
- Attended a concert abroad (3 actually: Good Charlotte, My Chemical Romance, All Time Low/Yellowcard)
- Slept in an airport (Manchester Airport & Glasgow-Prestwick)
- Slept in a hostel
- Watched an EPL football match in a pub (West Brom v. Aston Villa)
- Had a pint of Guinness
- Had dim sum in Dublin
- Rode a double decker bus
- Celebrated Chinese New Year in Dublin and attended a festival
- Ate Irish Stew, Fish & Chips, Beef & Guinness pie
- Saw a Gaelic Football game live
- watched the St. Patrick's Day parade
- watched Irish traditional music in a pub
- Dublin
- Book of Kells
- St. Stephen's Green
- Merrion Square
- Grafton Street
- Docklands
- Trinity College Dublin
- Temple Bar Market
- Stillorgan
- Blackrock
- Dun-Laoghaire
- National Gallery of Ireland
- National Museum of Ireland: Archeology Branch, Fine Arts Branch
- Dublin Zoo
- Kilmainham Gaol
- Wolf Tone Square
- The Academy
- The O2 Arena
- Olympic Theatre
- Phoenix Park
- Guinness Storehouse
- Ireland (not around Dublin)
- Cork City
- Kilkenny
- Cong
- Connemarra
- Kylemore Abbey
- Cliffs of Moher
- Galway
- The Burren
- Bray
- Dalkey
- Howth
- Belgium
- Brussels
- Bruges
- United Kingdom
- Glasgow, Scotland
- Glasgow University
- Edinburgh, Scotland
- Edinburgh Castle
- Royal Mile
- Calton Hill
- Holyhead
- Manchester
- Trafford
- Toured a football stadium (Manchester United)
- London
- Rode the London Eye
- Toured the Tower of London
- Visited Westminster Abbey
- Walked on Abbey Road
- Visited Johnny Cupcakes
- Went to Harrod's Department Store
- Rode the Underground (Tube)
- Went into St. Paul's Cathedral
- Saw Shakespeare's Globe Theatre
- Found the Peter Pan statue
- Road a taxi with back facing the driver
- Camden Town
- Northern Ireland (Belfast)
- saw the murals on Shankill Road and Falls Road
- Ulster Museum
- Botanical Gardens
- Greece
- Rhodes
- Santorini
- Road a donkey up to Oia
- Hiked a volcano
- Drove from Oia to Perissa Beach on an ATV
- Athens
- The Acropolis
- Temple of Zeus
- Italy
- Pisa
- Leaning Tower
- Florence
- David
- The Duomo
- Rome
- The Colosseum
- The Roman Forum
- Trevi Fountain
- Spanish Steps
- Vatican City
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