I have just arrived home again after a long travelling day. As always, it's weird being back home again, especially since it feels like I have been away for months. The vacation in Ireland was just all good. Apartment was lovely. Weather couldn't have been better if it wanted to. I did a lot of things I wanted to do. I took the train out to Tralee and back again for instance, which turned out to be a blissful experience (and cheaper than the bus as well!), I hiked out to Blennerville from there, about a 4k walk. Enjoyed the sun, the warmth and just the overall scenery. I rented a bike twice, once to visit the Gap of Dunloe, and once to visit the Muckross part of the national park. Both times were amazingly nice. I love riding on the wrong side of the road, it always feels more natural somehow, but maybe that's because I'm a born lefty. I walked the streets of Killarney, a town I love so much ever since I first set foot there back in 2002.
I love how laid back this country is, even though they have it rough. People still have jobs we no longer have because we let machines take over. I love how there is no rush, a bus can leave 5 minutes later. Need to get off somewhere that isn't a busstop? No worries, just ask and it happens. I love how they don't just say 'thanks', but always add 'a million' to it. I just love the language in general. And I love, love the quiet. Only 4 million people in a country 1,5 times the size of ours, while we have got over 17 million people living in it.
I also met some lovely, interesting people and while I'm no people person at all, these meetings were nice.
I now should get a much needed sleep and then try to adjust to my life here again. I'll miss the views when waking up.
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I love how laid back this country is, even though they have it rough. People still have jobs we no longer have because we let machines take over. I love how there is no rush, a bus can leave 5 minutes later. Need to get off somewhere that isn't a busstop? No worries, just ask and it happens. I love how they don't just say 'thanks', but always add 'a million' to it. I just love the language in general. And I love, love the quiet. Only 4 million people in a country 1,5 times the size of ours, while we have got over 17 million people living in it.
I also met some lovely, interesting people and while I'm no people person at all, these meetings were nice.
I now should get a much needed sleep and then try to adjust to my life here again. I'll miss the views when waking up.
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