I have so much to catch up on due to the fact that we have not had any Internet.
The past few days have been full of much excitement and lots of driving! After we happily left Cheltenham, we drove to Broadway for a day stop and it was a site to see. Broadway is a town of maybe a handful roads with one main strip where the city center is. This cute little town won our hearts from the minute we drove in. The buildings remind of you of a time long ago and you feel so cozy and relaxed. We started at a cute mom and pop’s tea house and ate a delicious English breakfast, which has so far has been my favorite meal on this trip. After breakfast we decided to walk the city...which was not to hard to handle. We walked down the streets and looked at all the cute homes covered with beautiful red ivy. People would pass by on horseback and there were rolling fields of grass with wild animals wondering. We decided to take a little hike up the mountain to see a well known tower. We bravely decided to take the steep route, only because it was the shortest way and we were up for a little challenge :) We started our hike pretty cocky and thought it wasn’t even steep, but little did we know what lied ahead. I have to say it would have helped if we had actual hiking boots on or at least some sneakers, but either way after a very hilly and quite steep hike we made it to the top and it was well worth the view. Once we got up there and took some amazing photos we headed down a different route, getting a little lost but we made it down and in time to move the car before our meter was up!
We arrived in Oxford that afternoon and checked in our room. We stayed in one of the colleges and had a single room that was intended for one, but we managed to sleep three in one double bed :) That’s all part of the territory when traveling and we had so much fun just dealing with what we were deal. Oxford itself is a beautiful town with amazing buildings and history, the people on the other hand I can’t say the same. We did however have a wonderful host there which was one of my cousins friends and he was kind enough to take us ladies out the two nights while we were there. Oxford just fits in to every stereo type that you have. We saw people walking wearing outfits that you would never think people wear and having intelligent conversations. I by no means am saying that is bad but it was quite different and they are all in their own worlds.
We left Oxford early on Saturday morning and headed back to the London airport in order to head off the Dublin. At the airport we sadly parted with one cousin who headed back home. I had a few issues at the airport only because we decided to flight with a small airline and they of course had to rip me off as much as possible and charge 20 pounds for every kilo my bag was over. So, after a bit of research, I decided to send one bag to Munich where my cousin is and I will pick it up once I get there. In a way this was the best solution because I don’t have to deal with two bags traveling around Ireland and Scotland. If you really think about it 20 kilo’s is nothing and to charge a per kilo rate is just a rip off. I guess we were getting a deal with the cheap tickets so they had to make up for it.
We arrived in Dublin in the afternoon, rented a car and headed out to my cousin’s friends house. They were kind enough to give us a room and some home cooking! It was wonderful just to be able to do some laundry and eat at a kitchen table. Last night we went out in downtown Dublin and stopped at a few pubs. The Irish are every bit what you think. They are super nice and friendly and at the same time they are heavy drinkers that love dancing to some good old country folk music. It was a sight to see, at one point while we were walking down the street I saw a drunken Irishman fall in the streets and women if ALL ages were getting wasted and dancing the night away. So far I love the simplicity of it here; everyone seems to be happy and easy going. Tomorrow we head out for Cork and will make our way around the country!
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