Monday, March 1, 2010

Limerick, Ireland

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After landing in Shannon, Ireland we proceeded to board a bus and drive for forty five minutes to Limerick. All the speed limit signs were in kilometers and all the roads were narrow...making us narrowly avoid hitting oncoming traffic. We arrived at the Clarion Hotel around 4 am, just in time for the sun rise.

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The hotel ended up having one of the best views in the entire city. Unfortunately we arrived right as one billing day was ending and another was beginning...so for a total of fifteen hours in the city, we were billed for two days at the hotel. A grand total of 404.00. That equals 27 dollars an hour...2 of which I spent in the room.

Walking around aimlessly through the city led us to a river and a good view of this castle. This is the same castle that the Disney castle was modeled after. Just kidding.

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In case you forgot...

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Across the river, where according to a bartender, you die.

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Limerick's noteworthy qualities:
Best / Freshest / Cheapest Guinness
Getting to stay in the tallest building in the city
River of Death

The fifteen hours spent here were short considering what awaited us - endless desert full of bomb-crazed cave dwellers.

Using the time travel mode on my camera I was able to take a picture of what Ireland looked like in the 1940s.

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