SHIRO GOES TO EURO

I guess the third time (day) really is the charm. I'm starting to get the hang of this traveling thing. Today was the first day I wasn't jet-lagging and I met some other hostel-goers and we left Killarney for the Ring of Kerry to see a very different Ireland than Dublin. Really amazing. Only wished the fog had cleared for Skellig. Check out the pictures on my other blog. They say more than I can right now (I'm exhausted!).

Oh, and in Killarney, wich seems to be a very popular destination for middle-aged Americans, I heard a man (American) yelling on the street to his wife (who granted was complaining about something) "You bitch more than anyone I know!" Haha.. I think I'll start up a quote of the day. There's my first.

Ok, I realized that I have too many photos for travelerspoint, so I've posted an album on myspace...

www.myspace.com/shirakelly

Today I left Dublin and traveled by bus to Killarney in County Kerry. It is beautiful country filled with green rolling hills, crumbling stone castles, villages with little curving streets.

So I did it! It only took 28 years, but I've officially left the country! I touched down in Dublin this morning after a long day of last minute packing and running about. Ireland was a patchwork quilt of green from the sky and it surprised me how bald the land is.

It also surprised me how Dublin didn't seem like a foreign land, a nice city and easy to navigate. On a side note, New Yorkers have nothing on the walking speed of Dubliners...they were in mad rushes all about the city today. Funny, I suppose I can sympathize with the tourists in Time Square now. Though I'm sure I'M nowhere near as annoying!

Well it has indeed been a long day, up for 24hrs straight. It's time to get some rest before exploring this fine country tomorrow!

Can't wait to get to the countryside!

Shiro is going to Euro for the first time!
4 days from now!

I don't know why I thought working up to my trip was such a brilliant idea...

So here's the basic itinerary (bound to change with the flow):

Ireland (Dublin, Wicklow, Ring of Kerry) May 13-20
England (Liverpool, Sheffield) 21-23
Scotland (Edinburgh, the coast) 24-26
England (Sheffield, London) 27-31
Austria (Vienna) June 1-6
Italy (Venice, Florence) 7-10
Germany (Berlin, Munich, Maybe Prague CZ) 11-16
France (Cote D' Azure, Paris) 17-23
Ireland (Dublin) 24-26

So...I'll keep you updated!

foofoos* Shira

PS - Thank you to Daniel for the travellerspoint tip!