A journey begins...
So as my blog name suggests, I am in Ireland, to be precise, in Cork. 2014, I had planned to be in Boston, doing my semester abroad course at Harvard in Boston, but as always fate had a different plan and I ended up in Cork (a) Corcaigh.
I never knew I would be in Cork until 2 weeks back, when my Visa arrived. Within a week of shopping, packing, repacking, etc, I ended up in Dublin airport with my fellow classmates for a semester abroad programme at University college Cork (UCC).
I left India on 29th Jan, with as much as 16 people who came to send me off. At that moment I realized how much I have been loved and how lucky I am to have so many people who cared about me. Flight journey was uneventful as I arrived at Dubai airport around mid night.
1st Impression of Dubai airport:
AMAZING..!!
I wondered whether the airport had a mall inside or the mall had the airport included. All night around I roamed around the airport, exploring it, and meeting so many new people. So much of cultural diversity one could see at the airport. After a short nap, I got ready to board the flight to Dublin.
This journey of 8 hours, was purely a bliss with watching movies and flying through the clouds. You could see mountain peaks covered with snow, and oceans so calm, suddenly you fly through a pack of clouds and all you can see is white.
1st Impression of Dublin:
COLD..!! SOO COLD..!!!
Being used to the temperates of 25 - 40oC, it came as a shock when I stepped out of Dublin airport to the cold winds and a temperature of 4oC. We rushed to zip up our jackets, wear our hoodies and put on our gloves. A new country, with some what new people and we had to figure out on how to get to Cork. Finally, after running here and there we found the non-stop bus to Cork.
Sitting on the bus and looking out as we drove through Dublin to Cork was amazing. Being used to Indian roads and driving, and seeing a different country is always an exciting experience. The bulidings, the farms, the mountains, was beautiful. There would be no words to explain those. Finally as darkness fell we arrived at Cork, at Parnell place, one of the biggest bus terminals, and hailed a taxi to the Hotel we had reserved for a few days stay.
And the rest tomorrow..............................
So as my blog name suggests, I am in Ireland, to be precise, in Cork. 2014, I had planned to be in Boston, doing my semester abroad course at Harvard in Boston, but as always fate had a different plan and I ended up in Cork (a) Corcaigh.
I never knew I would be in Cork until 2 weeks back, when my Visa arrived. Within a week of shopping, packing, repacking, etc, I ended up in Dublin airport with my fellow classmates for a semester abroad programme at University college Cork (UCC).
I left India on 29th Jan, with as much as 16 people who came to send me off. At that moment I realized how much I have been loved and how lucky I am to have so many people who cared about me. Flight journey was uneventful as I arrived at Dubai airport around mid night.
1st Impression of Dubai airport:
AMAZING..!!
I wondered whether the airport had a mall inside or the mall had the airport included. All night around I roamed around the airport, exploring it, and meeting so many new people. So much of cultural diversity one could see at the airport. After a short nap, I got ready to board the flight to Dublin.
This journey of 8 hours, was purely a bliss with watching movies and flying through the clouds. You could see mountain peaks covered with snow, and oceans so calm, suddenly you fly through a pack of clouds and all you can see is white.
1st Impression of Dublin:
COLD..!! SOO COLD..!!!
Being used to the temperates of 25 - 40oC, it came as a shock when I stepped out of Dublin airport to the cold winds and a temperature of 4oC. We rushed to zip up our jackets, wear our hoodies and put on our gloves. A new country, with some what new people and we had to figure out on how to get to Cork. Finally, after running here and there we found the non-stop bus to Cork.
Sitting on the bus and looking out as we drove through Dublin to Cork was amazing. Being used to Indian roads and driving, and seeing a different country is always an exciting experience. The bulidings, the farms, the mountains, was beautiful. There would be no words to explain those. Finally as darkness fell we arrived at Cork, at Parnell place, one of the biggest bus terminals, and hailed a taxi to the Hotel we had reserved for a few days stay.
And the rest tomorrow..............................
No comments:
Post a Comment