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Posted on Tue. May. 24, 2011 by wickedj
So, I went to London with a couple of friends, Matt and Leticia. We decided we would drive from Stuttgart, Germany to Calais, France and then to London, England through the Chunnel.
We stayed the night in Calais but we were really too tired to do any real sight-seeing. Here's the view from the hotel.
Here we are driving up to the Chunnel.
You can't drive through the Chunnel. Basically, they load you and your car onto a train and then you ride for about 45 min. Not much to see, it's all dark.
Once we got to London, we ended up sleeping again. It was really hot and we had no energy. Still, we drove by Big Ben.
Our hotel was right near King's Cross which was made famous by a certain, "Boy Who Lived".
I even waited for the Hogwart's Express but I guess school was out for the summer.
A view of the London Eye from underneath.
Outside the rebuilt Globe theater made famous by the "Bard".
A really cool Peter Pan statue.
"Up where the smoke is all billered and curled
'Tween pavement and stars is the chimney sweep world
When there's 'ardly no day nor 'ardly no night
There's things 'alf in shadow and 'alfway in light
On the rooftops of London coo, what a sight!"
See more photos by clicking here!
We stayed the night in Calais but we were really too tired to do any real sight-seeing. Here's the view from the hotel.
Here we are driving up to the Chunnel.
You can't drive through the Chunnel. Basically, they load you and your car onto a train and then you ride for about 45 min. Not much to see, it's all dark.
Once we got to London, we ended up sleeping again. It was really hot and we had no energy. Still, we drove by Big Ben.
Our hotel was right near King's Cross which was made famous by a certain, "Boy Who Lived".
I even waited for the Hogwart's Express but I guess school was out for the summer.
A view of the London Eye from underneath.
Outside the rebuilt Globe theater made famous by the "Bard".
A really cool Peter Pan statue.
"Up where the smoke is all billered and curled
'Tween pavement and stars is the chimney sweep world
When there's 'ardly no day nor 'ardly no night
There's things 'alf in shadow and 'alfway in light
On the rooftops of London coo, what a sight!"
See more photos by clicking here!
Posted on Sun. Oct. 04, 2009 by wickedj
Friday
Arrived in Dublin and traveled on to Bru Na Boinne and Newgrange. Saw some ruins that were 500 years older than the Pyramids.
Had Guinness stew for lunch. Delicious. Drove on to the Annahilt lodge which was a fantastic bed and breakfast. Had a burger with fried onions and bacon for dinner.
Saturday
Kyrell had Crossfit certification so, I went to the Giant's Causeway. Absolutely gorgeous and highly recommended.
I had an Irish breakfast, appetizer's for lunch and Chinese for dinner.
Sunday
More Crossfit certification for Kyrell. I went to the Lough Neagh lakeside and took a boat tour. There were also some hiding spots that you could do some birdwatching from but they were filled with spiders.
I had a cajun chicken panini which was okay while watching a soap opera. For dinner, we went in to Belfast and had a mixed appetizer platter that wasn't very good.
Monday
We headed out to the Cliffs of Moher on the Atlantic coast.
We had lunch at the Stonecutter's Kitchen right before you get to the cliffs. I had a panini with ham, cheese and chutney which was delicious.
We drove on to the outside of Cork, where we stayed at the Bunratty Castle Hotel. Too pricey and not worth it but we were tired. Had pub food again at the Creamery Bar.
Tuesday
We spent the day touring Blarney Castle and the surrounding castle grounds.
I did end up kissing the Blarney Stone but I don't believe I am any more eloquent than I used to be. The dungeon was small and cramped. I can only imagine how much it would have sucked to be locked up in there. It was essentially a cave. There were also some cool rock/tree formations called the Witch's Kitchen and the Druid's Home.
From Blarney, we drove on back to Dublin and stayed at the Abbey Court Hostel. That night, I had roast beef for dinner.
Wednesday
We spent the day in Dublin. Our first trip was to the Guinness Storehouse. I had some Guinness ( pre-fermintation). The place is shaped like a Guinness glass. On the roof is a cool bar with a 360 degree view of Dublin.
From there, we went to lunch at the Brazen Head pub which was founded in 1198. It's the oldest pub in Ireland. I was Irish stew which was really good but not as good as Guiness stew. After lunch, we traveled to the Jameson Distillery. We didn't take the tour but Kyrell got to take shots of some of the nicer whiskey's Jameson had to offer. Kyrell got a tattoo afterwards. I, however, forewent the inking. Later, I ate some really good fish and chips at the Quays restaurant.
Arrived in Dublin and traveled on to Bru Na Boinne and Newgrange. Saw some ruins that were 500 years older than the Pyramids.
Had Guinness stew for lunch. Delicious. Drove on to the Annahilt lodge which was a fantastic bed and breakfast. Had a burger with fried onions and bacon for dinner.
Saturday
Kyrell had Crossfit certification so, I went to the Giant's Causeway. Absolutely gorgeous and highly recommended.
I had an Irish breakfast, appetizer's for lunch and Chinese for dinner.
Sunday
More Crossfit certification for Kyrell. I went to the Lough Neagh lakeside and took a boat tour. There were also some hiding spots that you could do some birdwatching from but they were filled with spiders.
I had a cajun chicken panini which was okay while watching a soap opera. For dinner, we went in to Belfast and had a mixed appetizer platter that wasn't very good.
Monday
We headed out to the Cliffs of Moher on the Atlantic coast.
We had lunch at the Stonecutter's Kitchen right before you get to the cliffs. I had a panini with ham, cheese and chutney which was delicious.
We drove on to the outside of Cork, where we stayed at the Bunratty Castle Hotel. Too pricey and not worth it but we were tired. Had pub food again at the Creamery Bar.
Tuesday
We spent the day touring Blarney Castle and the surrounding castle grounds.
I did end up kissing the Blarney Stone but I don't believe I am any more eloquent than I used to be. The dungeon was small and cramped. I can only imagine how much it would have sucked to be locked up in there. It was essentially a cave. There were also some cool rock/tree formations called the Witch's Kitchen and the Druid's Home.
From Blarney, we drove on back to Dublin and stayed at the Abbey Court Hostel. That night, I had roast beef for dinner.
Wednesday
We spent the day in Dublin. Our first trip was to the Guinness Storehouse. I had some Guinness ( pre-fermintation). The place is shaped like a Guinness glass. On the roof is a cool bar with a 360 degree view of Dublin.
From there, we went to lunch at the Brazen Head pub which was founded in 1198. It's the oldest pub in Ireland. I was Irish stew which was really good but not as good as Guiness stew. After lunch, we traveled to the Jameson Distillery. We didn't take the tour but Kyrell got to take shots of some of the nicer whiskey's Jameson had to offer. Kyrell got a tattoo afterwards. I, however, forewent the inking. Later, I ate some really good fish and chips at the Quays restaurant.
Posted on Sun. Oct. 04, 2009 by wickedj
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