Tuesday, November 3, 2009

Traveling by Train

Yesterday I traveled from London to Dublin via train and ferry It was an all day affair. I left Keely's at 9 and got to London half past 5. I took a cab to the hostel because it was dark and the ferry left us off at the docks. (on a side note the ferry was a bit rough but they had a movie theatre on board so I saw Dr. Parnassus-with the late Heath Ledger. good, but odd).

I checked in at the hostel, and got a room. It was cheap, but really nice. For $15 I got sheets, towel, and breakfast. It was also right in the middle of Dublin. I went into my room, and then walked out. It smelled like smoke, and there was no way that I was going to be able to fall asleep. So then I asked for another room and they gave me it. Much better, and there was only one girl staying inthe 6 bed room. I then went for a run around town. There were plenty of people out running/walking so I was safe. I got stuff to make a sandwich at the grocery store, watched friends/one tree hill with a bunch of people in the hostel lounge. After sleeping 9 hours, I wandered around town. Got a train to Wicklow. It was very pretty there. Walked around, grabbed food at another grocery store, and then got another train to Wexford. I love traveling by trains. They are fast, and you get to see so much of the countryside. I took a bunch of pictures. After getting into Wexford I tried to find the hostel, and soon learned that people give horrible directions in this town. First of all the streets are narrow and windy, which makes for pretty pictures, but horrible if you need to find something. I found the hostel, and then left. It was too expensive for a hostel, and it was quite gross. Such a hassel. Then I tried to find a B&B. Couldn't find one with free rooms, so I looked for the internet cafe. Literally walked around for an hour. People would tell me you're two minutes away turn at the round about. I did that for an hour. Ridicuouls. When it started raining and my bag got heavy I found a B&B. I looked so pathetic that the lady gave me a discount so it was only 5 euros more a night then the hostel. I'm going to stay here two nights because there are plenty of trails to walk around in. Then I think I'm going to head towards Cork. ( I might get to Tralee earlier then I expect, but I have to call my grandma tomorrow to check). I just had soup and now at the internet cafe that I finally found.
On a more postie note, it is beautiful here. The country side is great, and the weather hasn't been too cold yet. Night!

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