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Tuesday, September 5th, 2006

10:17 PM, 9-5-06

We finished the battle tour and Ashley and I returned to the bed and breakfast in Bayeux. We decided to go out to a nice restaurant for a genuine French dinner. We browsed around, checking virtually every menu in town until settling on a restaurant that was both classy and affordable. [read on]

A Necessary Sacrifice

Monday, September 4th, 2006

5:14 PM, 9-4-06

It’s difficult to convey the magnitude and emotional tour de force of the experience I had on this day. I suppose I’ll go through each step of the day and then try to sum up the significance and enormity at the end after I’ve related the details of the places I visited.
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That’s One Big Tower

Monday, September 4th, 2006
3:01 PM, 9-4-06 So the Eiffel Tower. It really takes seeing the tower to truly realize it. It’s just so big. I’d seen pictures, of course, but I’d never really comprehended the immensity of the great steel creature. (At least, I ... [Continue reading this entry]

Paris, City of…well you know.

Saturday, September 2nd, 2006
11:41 PM, 9-2-06 Paris. Oh, Paris. It doesn’t take an ounce of imagination to see as clear as day why it is known as the city of love. Like a fine wine, it gets better with time, infusing with taste, color, ... [Continue reading this entry]

History Misplaced

Thursday, August 31st, 2006
11:51 AM, 8/31/06 Nothing quite so poetic to write today (as opposed to yesterday’s post). Things have been pretty uneventful here in Edinburgh. I’m trying to figure out what the heck I’m going to do with myself. But more on that ... [Continue reading this entry]

Chain of Islands

Wednesday, August 30th, 2006
10:29 AM, 8/30/06 So while posting the blogs I put up yesterday, I met a couple of American girls who were working on the computer next to me. And what a pair of cool chicks they were. Now something I’ve noticed ... [Continue reading this entry]

Inspiration in Edinburgh

Monday, August 28th, 2006
1:49 PM, 8/28/06 I love Edinburgh. From its old buildings to its friendly people to its affordable prices (finally!), the place is great. Of course my affable disposition toward the city might also have to do with the fact that I ... [Continue reading this entry]

Lost in Transportation

Monday, August 28th, 2006
12:17 PM, 8/28/06 I got up early Monday morning and, leaving a sleeping Jacob, headed for the train that would take me north to Belfast. Only, after I got all the way across town to the station, I discovered that the ... [Continue reading this entry]

On High in the Emerald Isle

Monday, August 28th, 2006
7:31 AM, 8/28/06 When we last left off, Greg was enjoying a peaceful, restful night of sleep. And that it was, except for the fact that we had to be up by about 8 AM, which is probably nearly the latest ... [Continue reading this entry]

Ireland Knows How to Party

Sunday, August 27th, 2006
9:41, 8/27/06 After visiting the Cliffs of Moher, we returned to Galway only to find that there was no accommodation in the hostel we had hoped to stay at. It was fully booked when we left for the cliffs and there ... [Continue reading this entry]