IRELAND
Ireland is an island in the North Atlantic to the west of Great Britain, from which it is separated by the North Channel, the Irish Sea, and St Georges Channel, and after which it is the largest island of the British Isles archipelago. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest islandon Earth.
Politically, Ireland is divided between the Republic of Ireland, which covers five-sixths of the island, and Northern Ireland, a part of theUnited Kingdom, which covers the remaining area and is located in the north-east of the island. The population of Ireland is about 6.4 million. Just under 4.6 million live in the Republic of Ireland and just over 1.8 million live in Northern Ireland. ~source: wikipedia
Day 1: 12022015
Get out from home (Beumont) on 4.30am to catch bus 5.10am at marble arch (stop M). Reach stansted about 6.30am. Do visa check and terus masuk security check and ready to fly!
Flight at 8.30am... Reach dublin terminal 1 airport on 9.45am.
Dublin is the capital and largest city of Ireland. Dublin is in the province of Leinster on Ireland's east coast, at the mouth of the River Liffey.
Founded as a Viking settlement, the Kingdom of Dublin became Ireland's principal city following the Norman invasion. The city expanded rapidly from the 17th century and was briefly the second largest city in the British Empire before the Act of Union in 1800. Following the partition of Ireland in 1922, Dublin became the capital of the Irish Free State, later renamed Ireland.
Dublin is administered by a City Council. The city is listed by the Globalization and World Cities Research Network (GaWC) as aglobal city, with a ranking of "Alpha-", placing it among the top thirty cities in the world. It is a historical and contemporary centre for education, the arts, administration, economy and industry. ~source: wikipedia
Direct took bus to the city centre... Ticket bus €6 from dublin airport to o'cornell street. Its either stop at o'cornell street or 1 stop b4 or after that. Its ok. But o'cornell street is really the main attraction. If london,its just like oxford street. The central of dublin city.
Then we look for a map to tour dublin. We found it at i counter (information counter). After that by guide of the free map, we go to Busara's coach station where the bus station for our next journey to Galway (roughly 10-15minutes by walk from O'cornell street). There are lockers for luggage. We shared medium locker €8 that can fit our 3 bags. Then we buy open returned ticket for Eireann Bus to Galway €20.50 if international student got €18.00.
Then we began our walk tour to dublin city.
1st we go to Custom House Quay. Next to the bridge in front of Ireland convention centre. The building a bit unique.
Then we proceed our tour to main city. We start with Trinity college, national museum, park, then to few cathaderals that we passed by on our walk tour to dublin castle.
Next we go to millenium bridge and Ha'penny bridge. We do follow the Hop on Hop off bus route. But we do by walk and skip a few places that not so interesting for us. It is possible but only for the people that do not have problem with their leg. I think its about thousands of foot step we do our tour today!
After all, we look for Halal food for our lunch cum dinner. So hungry!!! We found 1! I ordered pizza for my meal today ;) Haha
Around 5.50pm, we make our move to Busara's to take bus to Galway at 6.30pm. We bought Eireann Bus which have buses to Galway every hour. Unfortunately, we did not ask how many hours to Galway and we coincidently took bus that stop many stations b4 reached Galway and it take us 4hours 15minutes to reach Galway!! Huhuhu nasib baik la tido je sepanjang jalan. Hehehe
we reach 10.45pm at Eyre Square,Galway and took taxi to our friend's house at Cybry Road,Newcastle,Galway. The taxi charged us €10. Sampai2 je... Mandi2 and tido because tomorow nk jalan awal pagi plak
GALWAY!!
Galway (Irish: Gaillimh, pronounced [ˈɡalʲɪvʲ]) is a city in the West of Ireland in the province of Connacht. Galway City Council is thelocal authority for the city. Galway lies on the River Corrib between Lough Corrib and Galway Bay and is surrounded by County Galway. It is the fourth most populous urban area in the Republic of Ireland and the sixth most populous city in Ireland.
The city's name is from the river Gaillimh (River Corrib) that formed the western boundary of the earliest settlement, which was called Dún Bhun na Gaillimhe ("Fort at the mouth of the Gaillimh"). The word Gaillimh means "stony" as in "stony river" (the mythical and alternative derivations are given in History of Galway). Historically, the name was Anglicised as Galliv, which is closer to the Irish pronunciation as is the city's name in Latin, Galvia.
~source: wikipedia
Day 2: 13022015
Early morning, we make our move as early as 7.50am to main centre Galway to look for tour to Cliff of Moher. We go out together with Aimi' friend, sarah. It took about 15-20 minutes walking to the Eyre square and Sarah directed us to the Bus coach station. There are a lot of tour company do offer their services ~ tour to cliff of moher, tour to conemara etc. We take Healeys tour which cost us €15 (student price) normal price €20.
CLIFF OF MOHER
The Cliffs of Moher (Irish: Aillte an Mhothair) are located at the southwestern edge of the Burren region in County Clare, Ireland. They rise 120 metres (390 ft) above the Atlantic Ocean at Hag's Head, and reach their maximum height of 214 metres (702 ft) just north ofO'Brien's Tower, eight kilometres to the north. The tower is a round stone tower near the midpoint of the cliffs built in 1835 by Sir Cornelius O'Brien. From the cliffs and from atop the tower, visitors can see the Aran Islands in Galway Bay, the Maumturks and Twelve Pins mountain ranges to the north in County Galway, and Loop Head to the south. The cliffs rank amongst the top visited tourist sites in Ireland, and receive almost one million visitors a year.
The cliffs take their name from an old fort called Moher that once stood on Hag's Head, the southernmost point of the cliffs. The writer Thomas Johnson Westropp referred to it in 1905 as Moher Uí Ruis or Moher Uí Ruidhin. The fort still stood in 1780 and is mentioned in an account from John Lloyd's a Short Tour Of Clare (1780).It was demolished in 1808 to provide material for a new telegraph tower. The present tower near the site of the old Moher Uí Ruidhin was built as a lookout tower during the Napoleonic wars. ~source: wikipedia
Our tour begins at 10am. So we do have 1 hour time for breakfast. And we took hot chocolate at Cafe Express near to Eyre Square. Hot choc €2.50. Then we go back to bus coach station to begin our tour.
Subhanallah the view is really amazing!!!! Cantik gilerrr..... I couldnt even blink my eyes to see how beautiful it is. We only have 1 1/2hour at the cliff and it is not enough! Huhu... Never mind. Insyaallah 1 day if ade rezeki Allah nak bg, i'll come here again. Xsempat pun nk tngk castle. Just took pictures at the cliff. And buy some souviners..around 3.40pm we go back to Galway city.
B4 that, we do stop for lunch at 1 bar and of course we just lepak2 kt luar2 tu since its bar and nothing we can eat. So we just chit chatting and curik wifi from the nearest hotel.hehehe ;)
b4 balik tu, tourist guide do stop at 1 place near to the sea and the view... Mashaallah cantiknye!!! Terus teringat view kt kudat, sabah! Cantikkkkk tenang. i hope i could have more time here. But..... What to do..as we follow the tour, we need to follow the route!...
Day 3: 14022015
Morning at 10am we took taxi to Eyre square, Galway. And we do walk around the city.. Look for sourviner and cuci2 mata. The sourviner price is average compare to the european country... Fridge magnet price ranged between €2.50 - €5 each. Tshirt roughly €7 onwards.
Then we have late breakfast at Cupan tae as recommended by Sarah. Not bad. Combination of nice flavoured tea (toffee popcorn tea) with scones (jam and butter) really nice. A pot of tea €4 and scones €2.25 each. Burrrrpppppp..... Thats only for breakfast, not our lunch anymore eventough we have our breakfast on 11am. Hehehe
Bye bye sarah! Our 3hours journey to Dublin Aiport began. Nasib baik la ade internet kt dlm bas. Xde la bosan sngt. Hehehe sampai kt airport on 4.30pm. Rehat2 solat smua... We all masuk kol 7pm. Our flight on 8.25pm and reach london 9.30pm.
End of my journey to Ireland ;)
By the way, flight ticket price is GBP40 for return ticket London - dublin - london ;)
Balik Dublin, macam balik kampung kan? Tenang je...
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