One of the best parts of studying abroad through SUNY Brockport was the included excursions that took place. They set up a trip to Stonehenge and Salisbury for us towards the end of our trip. They even let Trevor join along for free even though he is not technically a student. I thought that this was the perfect day trip it took a few hours to get out to Salisbury. We got off the bus and had free time to walk around until around 3 or 4 p.m. giving us a lot of time to eat and look around.
Friday, January 30, 2009
Salisbury and Stonehenge
One of the best parts of studying abroad through SUNY Brockport was the included excursions that took place. They set up a trip to Stonehenge and Salisbury for us towards the end of our trip. They even let Trevor join along for free even though he is not technically a student. I thought that this was the perfect day trip it took a few hours to get out to Salisbury. We got off the bus and had free time to walk around until around 3 or 4 p.m. giving us a lot of time to eat and look around.
Thursday, January 29, 2009
Paris
Paris was the trip of a lifetime. I ended up going for my three week spring break during school with my friend Elise, and my mom, dad, and brother. One thing that made the trip was the place we stayed. It was literally almost across the street from the Louvre. The place we stayed felt like an apartment and had all of the furnishings of one. It was from this Web site called http://francetoyou.com the best part was it was about 116 dollars a night and had a full kitchen, a bedroom, and a pullout. It was in an apartment building with other permanent Parisian residents.
I thought that it was much more beautiful than London. On the other hand it didn’t feel nearly as safe. The French weren’t as rude as everyone said they would be but they got annoyed because we didn’t speak the same language.
We were not there for very long, and I didn’t get the chance to explore the city that much but I will give some hints.
1. 1. Do not take the bus from London to Paris. It was terrible hot, stuffy and let me tell you the bathroom had no light which meant complete darkness when you were going to the bathroom.
2. 2. The Louvre is a must, and would take days to explore.
3. 3. Stay at one of the apartments through francetoyou.com, it is probably the cheapest and best way to go.
4. 4. Eat crepes and croque monsieur’s… mmm delicious
5. 5. Go to the Luxembourg Gardens
6. 6. Walk the stairs up the Eiffel Tower and if you are nervous about heights do not go to the very top. You will feel like you’re moving. It made me nervous. Very nervous I went down as quickly as I went up!
7. 7. Don’t get tricked by old men who tell you they found a gold ring. They will try to give it to you then ask for money it’s a scam!
8. 8. Drink lots of wine!!!
Sunday, January 25, 2009
Northern Ireland
For the last two weeks in Europe my Trevor and I vacationed in Northern Ireland. I really didn't have high expectations because I had already been to Dublin but Trevor wanted to go so I followed along. We arrived in to Belfast which was much smaller than anticipated. We stayed in a horrible hostel. It was dirt cheap and looked like a 1970s throw back, I wish I had taken pictures. But after we got settled it was actually a pretty nice city. I don't think I would go back but parts were very beautiful. We went up to Belfast Castle and it had a spectacular view of the city. A wedding was going on during the time we were there so we could not go in. But we met the cutest old man who had lived there all his life and walked up there everyday. It was funny we both were so out of breath after walking a long way up and he breezed right past us at eighty years old.
Friday, January 23, 2009
Future Travels
Wednesday, January 21, 2009
The start of our adventures.
Over a year ago now I left for a semester to travel see Europe and study abroad. I wanted to create somewhere my boyfriend and I could share travel tips and plan for any upcoming ones I might plan.