The Bergstroms take Ireland and the UK

Just after Nicole left, I was joined by my parents and sister Kelly at Heathrow airport, Where We Took a short flight over to Ireland. We rented a car, and my dad chauffeured us to our hotel. Driving on the left proved to be very Stressful for both the driver and the passengers !! Not to Mention our car was a little too wide for the skinny Irish roads. It Took a lot of maneuvering. 

My parents, doing a pretty good job hiding Their fear of the Irish roads.
We soon found our hotel, Which was an adorable privately owned hotel over the pub just outside of town. We stopped in for dinner, Which proved to be the best meal we would have over the course of the Entire trip. 




 The next day we headed into the town of Limerick, and we saw the house and my mom university Spent time in When She was my age.


That afternoon we walked into a pub in town and about ten men who all Clearly Knew Each Other to Turn Around us great. All Eyes Were on the very Clearly American military family who wander into Their regular spot. Pretty soon thought, everyone Returned to conversation as we settled into a booth and my parents enjoyed an Irish coffee. 

On Tuesday we Began by driving to the Cliffs of Moher. They were absolutely stunning !! They absolutely Took my breath away, and they'll Look Like They were straight out of Lord of the Rings movie. 



We then Drove to Dublin, and after dinner we walked to the river just before we call it a night. We had an early appointment with a cap to take us to the ferry !! 



Wednesday was full of travel. We Used the ferry and the train to take us straight to the heart of London. Thank god the underground was not too busy for us to drag our luggage around! Our final hotel was just about the pub straight across from the busy Waterloo station. It was a very popular spot! We had lots of city and Noises to fall asleep to every night. 

And there again and I exploring London! We saw the Winston Churchill War Rooms, Buckingham Palace, the London Eye and a bus tour in the evening. My personal favorite was seeing the Mousetrap, a murder mystery by Agatha Christie show. The show is in its 65th year running on the West End! 








Pretty soon it was time for me to coast and to head off to Hungary! I just received a message harm They have arrived Safely home. I am writing this from my desk in my new apartment in Budapest! I can not wait to share more of my discoveries here. 

Stay tuned as the tourism stops and the actual studying begins!!

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

First Impressions

Image
This is the Buda castle, as seen from the river Danube.  Not pictured: the chunks of ice floating in the river because it is so cold!!! Well I have been in the city for about three days now, and it feels like I have already been here for about a month. I have met so many wonderful people already, and I am so glad that I have the time to sit down with them and actually have a conversation. It is time to stop being a tourist and start actually living abroad! This is the courtyard of my apartment building.  When I first moved into my new apartment, I was met by two international roommates. Juan, who is from Spain, was nice enough to share dinner with me, so I didn't have to find a supermarket until the next day. We had a lot of fun talking about music, pop culture and the differences between the Spanish and English language. Very quickly I realized that we had a lot in common, even though we are from very different places. Pretty soon Ahmet came out of his room and g
Read more

All about the food! (Cultural Proof #2)

Image
Again, this post was written specifically for the McBride Honors Program.  Here in the land of Goulash and Paprika, rich comfort food is always on the menu. I think it has something to do with the bitter cold... The other night I went with a large group of international students to a restaurant that served traditional Hungarian food. Like most good food places in the city, it had a walk up counter and a casual atmosphere that catered to the locals and the visitors to the streets many bars and night clubs. It was also fairly inexpensive for a large hot meal. I'll list a few of the things I tried.  Crispy Duck   Duck is actually a fairly common menu option here, although I'm not exactly sure why. It is much richer than chicken, and the way they had it prepared was delicious! The spices were very similar to what you might find in the states.  Pickled Cabbage  Cabbage is everywhere!!! With cold winters, pickling was necessary to preserve it in the winter months,
Read more

This engineer's travel blog won't bohr you.

Image
My name is Morgan Bergstrom and I am currently a Sophomore studying Biochemical Engineering at the Colorado School of Mines. The Rocky Mountains have been treating me well for nineteen years but its about time to explore!! I have always dreamed of living in another country, and this semester I have finally been blessed with the opportunity to do so. Starting tomorrow (yikes!) I will be traveling through Chicago and the United Kingdom on my way to Budapest, Hungary. There I will be studying at the Budapest University of Economics and Technology. I am looking forward to meeting the other international students, as this university draws in European students through its large Erasmus program.  I absolutely could not have done this without help from the McBride Honors Program and the Office of International Programs at the School of Mines. Not to mention my absolutely fabulous parents who have made it possible for me to have such a unique experience while pursu
Read more