Saturday, August 20, 2011

Summary of study abroad trip

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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