My last day in Ireland and both my
first and last in London. I guess before any closing thoughts I'll
just tell you what we got up to today. We got up early as usual and
started driving towards Dublin airport to get to London with the
hotel's super helpful directions. We soon found ourselves lost and 40
minutes off schedule. Luckily we woke up early so we had time to
kill... just barely though. After dropping off Sally, (our rental
car) we ran through the airport as fast as we could, and made it with
10 minutes to spare. It was fun, never doing that again...
But we made it so I can't complain I
guess. The flight to London was short and uneventful and we made it
through security to London no problem. My dad being the prepared guy
that he is bought us train tickets online, so we took the train
straight into London. We of course took a famous black taxi to our
hotel where we dropped off our bags and went out again. I'm not in
London for long so I have to make the best of it.
Dad took me to St. Paul's Cathedral
where he and his dad had a talk when my dad was a boy. Trying to
maintain tradition and such. But that conversation is between me and
my dad. So I'll tell you about the rest of London instead, we only
walked around it, but it was still a grand time. We saw the London
eye, Big Ben, the Tower Bridge. The whole sh-bang.
I was unfortunately super tired after
waking up early and staying up late so many times. So I made dad head
back early. Like I said, tomorrow I return home. Which I'm honestly
super psyched for.
Before I leave you just some finishing
thoughts. Ireland is a place of amazing ancient beauty, both in
historical landmarks and natural beauty. If you ever had a desire to
go, please do so. Just make sure you have someone to plan it as well
as my dad did.
Ireland has really progressed from
where I'm told it was a few short years ago. It even has a green
initiative and pride parades. It really feels like home, so I'm glad
to have my citizenship. Like I said earlier I didn't sleep a lot last
night so I'm nodding off here. I have to make the flight home
tomorrow by waking up at 5... I'll try to talk dad into posting the
pictures while I'm gone.
So home is where the heart is. Now I
need to get home while my heart is still in Vancouver. Signing off
for the last time.
-Matt
Matt,
ReplyDeleteAlthough I've not commented before, we have reading the blot entries with great interest and enjoyment; your style was most appealing. I guess you are home now and soon preparing for the start of your next chapter at college. We return from Ottawa on the 5th and look forward to seeing you and your Dad and hearing more about your adventures.
Love,
Uncle Gary and Aunt Deirdre
Hey Matt, sounds like you two had a great trip. My old man sent me the link to your blog so I have read most of your ramblings now. You are a good writer. You should go to UVic ;). Speaking of which, I suppose I should get back to work now. PS: Your Dad was a little lax on uploading photos btw, ;p. Love to y'all, Bradley
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