My “European” haircut
As some of you know, I’m pretty picky about where I get my haircut. Back home, I’ve gone to the same lady for some 10+ years. When I first went to Brandeis, I just let my hair grow out almost the entire first semester because I was too afraid to go […]
And now for the final bit of Dublin. Parts one and two are here and here, respectively.
We proceded on to St. Stephen’s Green:
After dinner, we went out to the Temple Bar area. Matt got another pint, and I opted for an Irish Coffee, even though it was really really warm in the bar. […]
The first part of our Dublin adventure is detailed here.
Before continuing, I want to point out that Dublin has some freaky bunny statues all over the place. This is the least creepy one we could find, so I was ok taking a picture with it:
It’s interesting to note that Darren has a photo of […]
Dublin (or in Gaelic, Baile Átha Cliath, don’t ask me to pronounce it) was awesome. Chris, Matt, and I headed out on Thursday morning, and returned Saturday.
The weather was gorgeous (or at least how I like it) - cool, windy, and a little overcast. That being said, upon my return I was told […]
Last weekend was a trip to Blenheim Palace in Woodstock/Marlborough, Oxfordshire. We decided to just pay to see the gardens, which ended up being a good decision, as it took us all day just to walk around them. The trip yielded over 100 good photos.
Here are some highlights:
A bunch of people from my program went to Bath two weekends ago. The pictures are all online here.
I’m back safe and sound from Dublin, where I had a great time. I have a paper that I should be writing, so that means it’s time to update you on London (4 weeks late…)
Since I want to update about Dublin, this is going to be a lightning post:
Brad and I went to Buckingham […]
Just a quick heads-up to everyone, I’m heading out for Dublin early tomorrow morning, and will be without internet access. You can expect pictures and updates when I get back on Saturday evening.
The last few days here in Oxford have been really warm, especially because the Brits don’t believe in air conditioning or good ventilation. While it’s only been in the mid-to-high eighties (F, not C), the buildings are all pushing 90 (including the bedroons at night).
That didn’t stop us yesterday from going to Blenheim Palace […]
Eep, it’s been a few days since I last updated you about my whirlwind Europe trip. Things have been pretty busy here at Oxford, but more on that in a future post.
Day two saw Les Halles-Beaubourg, the Louvre, Notre Dame, Jardin du Luxembourg, the Arc de Triomph, and the Eiffel Tower by night. […]
We last left our intrepid heroes in Paris, where they met Pierre the baguette. Alas, Pierre was never seen again.
Brad and I got up early in the morning to head over to the Louvre - one of those things that you know is going to be boring, but you can’t not do while you’re […]
William Shatner“speaking” French
After our harrowing adventures with easyJet, Brad and I were eager to relax. Kim and Renee (who you will recall, once again, from the easyJet escapade) shared a cab with us to the hotel, where they stayed as well.
The hotel was awesome (see Paris album one for some pics, including along Rue […]
For all you Doctor Who fans out there, “this is the story of how I [almost] died” (sorry, couldn’t resist).
It started out like a normal enough trip to the airport. We took a taxi to BCN, went through security, and decided to head to our gate. Little did Brad and I know what […]
Parc Güell
The next two days in Barcelona were a little less hectic than the first two (on day two, we hit up almost every major tourist trap sight in the city).
On day three, we headed to Gaudí’s attempt at landscaping - Parc Güell. At least, that’s what the tourbooks call it, his attempt at […]
The café where Brad and I had breakfast
Barri Gòtic
Day two of Barcelona started out a little bit more successfully than our first night in town. We had breakfast at a very European little outdoor café. They had a neat prix fixe menu - a ham and cheese sandwich (sorry Kosher peeps) and café […]
As promised, here is the first of several posts about what Brad and I did while we were in Europe. Barcelona started off with a bang…
Adventure #1: Imagine you’ve just been on planes and in airports for over 15 hours. You’re tired, grouchy, and have only eaten awful airplane/airport food. You’re […]
Notre Dame makes me pensive
I survived Europe!
I’m posting this from my (very nice) room at Oxford (Trinity College), where I’ll be for the next six weeks. Things are kind of hectic moving in, so I don’t have time for a full update, but while you’re waiting, you can see the photos I took on […]