Note: To help me remember my recent trip to Europe, so that I may look back at these photos one day and relive the experience, I’ve decided to blog about my visit. This post has nothing to do with weddings, engagements, portraits, etc. It’s purely personal.
Day 1:
SFO->YYZ->CDG. That’s airport code for San Francisco, to Toronto, to Paris (Charles de Gaulle). It was a long flight with very little sleep. (about 20 min). Thankfully, movies, editing, and reading, and music kept me busy during most of the flight. I was happy to land in Paris.
As I waited for Sara (my cousin) to pick me up, I stood at the airport and did some people watching. People coming, people going. This magazine rack caught my eye as well. Although I couldn’t understand half of what the magazines were talking about because my French is horrible, I snapped a photo of the rack….
After meeting up with my cousin, we made our way back to her flat and I had my first experience riding the Metro. It was quite warm down in the tunnel…
After a nap and a little bit of exploring, it was time for dinner. Sara lives in the heart of Paris and right around the corner from her flat is a very popular street called “Rue du Montorgueil.” There are bakeries, butchers, fruit stands, and tons of restaurants.
We ate at a place on Rue du Montorgueil called “Terroirs d’Uzes.” I can’t remember what I ordered but I was glad to be having my first (of a few) glasses of wine! Cheers!
Day 2:
My time in Paris was short. Mainly because we had to get ready to leave for Ireland the following morning. I was excited to hear that we were flying Ryan Air. Why? Because it has my name in big bold letters on the side of the plane! I wasn’t excited to find out that their nick name was Ryan scAir. Apparently the flights are rough and people applaud once they land. Our flight wasn’t too rough, but people did applaud once we landed in Dublin.
After settling into our Hostel, we were all hungry. All of us being Sara, myself, Nora, Shauneen, Adam, Evan, and Cristalle.
Lunch time. Yum. š
Mona Lisa, the restaurant we ate at, had clever signs posted all around. I thought this one was pretty funny. (sorry about the quality, taken with iphone)
First glimpse of Dublin walking down the main street…O’Connell street.
And the photo taking begins…
To be sure you know which way to look for cars, they painted it on the ground for you.
Trinity college is the main college in Dublin so we decided to check it out. Here we are walking into the main courtyard…
There were many bikes. Reminded me of Davis, CA. š
I thought this gate made a cool contrast to the building behind it.
Making sure people got their news…
Churches in Ireland are quite different from ones in the States. The architecture is amazing.
This is still part of the church pictured above…
A side street…
The Temple Bar area is a popular destination for tourists. It’s also a hot spot for nightlife in Dublin as well. We couldn’t believe how many people were out on a Tuesday night!
I often found myself looking at the reflections in Shauneen’s glasses.
No shortage of “creative” graffiti in Dublin…
Funny how the only opening in this fence has the only sign of growth above it.
Quite the bridge…
Dinner and Guinness was had at the Long Stone Pub…
Early morning in Dublin with no people around. Probably one of my favorite photos from the city.
My cousin Sara and I
More of Europe coming soon…
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