Shopping and Walking!

Hey!

Today I had a good day. I have pretty much scene all the main attractions in Dublin now. I did some shopping which was nice and bought two cute and cheap tops (cheap for Dublin that is). I couldn't help myself! I did a lot of walking today too, pretty much the whole downtown.

Later this afternoon I went to St.Patricks Cathedral and attended a service their. There was a choir who sang and it was a very old and traditional service. It was neat to experience it. The church is quite large and has beautiful architecture. I'll post pictures above.

As for this evening I'm having a quiet evening at the hostel. It's only 9:15pm and I'm getting ready for bed. Ha I know I'm crazy. I should be going out, I'm in Ireland! lol But I enjoy my evenings by myself!

Tomorrow I have decided to take the train to Bray for a day trip. Bray is just south of Dublin and its on the coast of Ireland so i'll get to see the beach and a bit of countryside. This should be a nice little day trip for me that isn't too expensive. I'm also really looking forward to going to Galway in two days. I hear its absoultely beautiful and the more I think about it the more excited I am to get there.

Anyway, thats about it for now. Please continue to pray for me on my trip.

My prayers are with everyone back home too.

Maryse

Relaxing Day in Dublin

Greetings!! ha

Today was a good day. I did a lot of walking around. I went to Trinity Western University....oh my goodness. This is the most beautiful university I have ever scene. I have some great photo's of it. Unfortunetly my computer is currently dead and my photo's are on it so i'll have to wait until tomorrow when its charged to upload them.

I also went to St.Steven's Green. This is a huge park and garden area in Dublin. It truly is gorgeous. There are ponds, flowers, statues, and a couple of stages for performances. It is so green and peaceful. I sat in the grass and read my book for about an hour enjoying both the sun and some rain! ha

This evening was absoultely wonderful. I went to the theatre by myself and watched a professional irish riverdance performance. This was amazing and a lot of fun. It cost quite a bit of money but I thought "Hey..I'm in Ireland on vacation, its Riverdance, when am I going to experience this again??" So I went for it and it was worth every euro!!

I'm quite tired now and looking forward to a good nights sleep!

I'll post photo's tomorrow of my adventure's from today.

God Bless,
Maryse

Travelling Around Dublin

Hello!

It's quite late here and I'm ready for bed. I thought I would give an update before I fall asleep. I had a slow start to my day but it turned out to be a great day.

I visited the Dublin Castle and got a guided tour around it. It was very beautiful and I liked learning about the history. (picture above) I also went to the Chester Beester Library and it was basically turned into a huge gallery of history, alot of which was religious. It was neat to read a lot of random information. haha

I also did some random walking and picture taking around Dublin. I got a quick chance to walk down the main shopping street in Dublin and of course the first shop I walk into is amazing. I broke down and bought a really cute top! ha

As for this evening...I had an absoulte blast. At the hostel they give free Irish Dancing lessons twice a week so I decided to check them out. It started at 8pm, we did a warm up, learned some moves, then a whole routine, and then we danced and danced. I seriously had SO much fun. I use to Irish dance when I was younger and I really enjoyed this...it truly brought back memories of dance. The really neat thing was they chose the best female and male dancer for the evening and they got a free nights accomdation..and I won! It was special and gave me a few extra Euro's for the rest of my trip! Sweet hey??

Anyway, I have had a good day in Dublin and I look forward to walking around and doing some more touring tomorrow. I got to phone home today for free as well which was AWESOME. First time I talked to my mom in 3 weeks. It was great!!!

Hope all is well back home! I'll update again later.

Maryse

Pictures Above:

(Red Building is the Hostel I'm staying in right now)

Incredible Ireland!

Hello!!

Well I made it to Dublin no problem! I got on all my flights with ease. My goodness I have hardly been in Ireland for a couple of hours and I'm in absoulte awe of how beautiful it is. My jaw dropped as I was taking the bus to my hostel. I never thought that a city could be so amazing. I love the housing made with bricks and stones, the shapes of the typical houses is wonderful. I just wish I could describe what it's like and how amazing I think it is.

I am looking forward to exploring tomorrow and soaking up this amazing, beautiful, green country of Ireland. More great news is that I have decided I'm going to continue on in my travels and stay in Europe longer. My plan is to travel England for awhile before I come home. I am doing amazingly well, enjoying myself, and I'm already half way across the world I might as well keep travelling!!

It's crazy for me that looking back now Greece is all a memory for me its no longer a reality. I most definetly enjoyed my time on the Greek Islands and in Athens. It is a relief to be out of the crowded city of Athens and in a country that at least speaks my own language. It was perfect timing for me to leave and I truly got to see everything I wanted in Greece. Now I have a completely different culture and area to be excited about!

I will update tomorrow evening after I travel around for the day. Tomorrow I'm going to stay in Dublin all day and roam the streets, shops, and visit a few churches.

Sending my love home! Missing you all!

Maryse

The Amazing Acropolis!

Hello,

Well...its quite late in Greece. I had a good last day in Greece. I really enjoyed my time at the Acropolis today. It was so beautiful, and such an amazing view of Athens. I brought a book from home about travelling Athens and it happened to have a written tour of the acropolis so I did get my own personal tour...haha the book!! ha

Anyway, there is not a lot to write about my day. Hopefully the pictures will do some justice. I`ll write once I`m in Ireland whenever I get there! ha

Hope all is well back home!!

Maryse

Last day in Athens!

Hello!!

I know that I havent written a detailed blog entry in awhile so I will try and do so now! Yesterday I spent the whole day at a beach in Athens and had a blast. I know it seems silly that I was just on a boat for two weeks but we really didn't get time to relax on a beach. I met a few people from England and they were sooo great to hang out with. Couldn't have asked for a better day.

Today I'm going to the Acropolis by myself! My plan is to find an english tour there and sneak around behind them and catch all the facts. haha Kidding! I'm really looking forward to seeing the parthenon as well as having a great look at Athens from up high. This is my last day in Greece and I plan to soak it all up. I'm leaving a day early for Ireland tomorrow because of flights.

I have caught up on sleep since I got off the boat which is nice.

I know that a few people were interested to know a litle bit more about my experience on the boat. I'll mention a few quick things now:
-The food was amazing on the boat. A women named Sandra was our cook. She is the wife of Theo our skipper/captain. They live on the boat year round.
-I learned how to wind surf on the trip which was a lot of fun. It took me awhile to get good at it but it was fun.
-You already knew that not many people were my age so I didn't make any deep relationships but for the most part I enjoyed people's company! haha
-I got to see a ship wreak and snorkel around it which was cool.
-And we studied the book of Romans pretty much the whole trip. I learned a lot and enjoyed the teachings!

That's a bit more information on the boat. I have sooo many stories to share with each of you when I'm home.

God Bless,

Maryse

Off the Boat and In Athens

Hello!

Well I have made it safely to Athens. I'm at a very nice hostel, much better than the last one. I am very tired from the sailing but it was good. The last few days were filled with great adventure, lots of sailing, time in the sun, climbing, wind surfing and great bible studies. It was a great trip.

As for now I'm going to be in Athens for a few days before I leave for Ireland. When I think about what I'm going to do there and why I'm going there I just laugh because I have no clue. I'm sure it will be a great experience though.

As for now I'm just going to relax a bit. I'm going for dinner tonight with two of the people from the boat so that should be nice. I promise to update again soon when I'm not so tired. My ankle is much better by the way.

God Bless,

Maryse