Things to see in Europe from Dan Wolotsky on Vimeo.
Tuesday, November 24, 2009
Monday, November 23, 2009
Things to do or see
Ireland-
Dublin- The optimism will get you tipsy as the pints among the city's old Georgian architecture, literary gosta, and Guinness and mad craic. This is a "hot spot" for younger people. The population here for people under 25 is 41%. Dublin has historic museums, top-class attractions, Georgian architecture, humour and warmth of the people, and the legendary kindness and relaxed feel.
Blarney Stone- The Blarney Stone is five miles north west of the small city of Cork is the village of Blarney. It is standing almost 90 feet in height is the castle of Blarney with its world-famous Blarney Stone. More than 300,000 people come to kiss the Blarney Stone each year, in the hopes of gaining more eloquent speech. This was constructed in 1446. The history of the place goes back two centuries before that time. The story begins with a magical stone, its origins shrouded in mystery. One legend says it was the rock that Moses struck with his staff to produce water for the Israelites during their exodus from Egypt. Another legend relates that it had once been Jacob’s Pillow and that the prophet Jeremiah had brought it to Ireland. According to this telling it became the Lia Fail, or ‘Fatal Stone’ and was used as an oracular throne of the Irish kings.
France-
Paris- Many cities struggle to match the beautiful, and elegant sites of Paris. It's home to shaded boulevard cafes and exceptional museums such as the Louvre, the Musee d' Orsay and the Pompidou center.Paris is the romantic capital that is full of famous sights, including the Eiffel Tower, the Notre Dame Cathedral on Ile de la Cité, the Arc de Triomphe leading to Champs Elysées,
the nightlife- In major cities such as Paris, Lyon or Marseille, there are lively nightclubs that are sometimes free of charge, although drinks are likely to be more expensive. Alternatively, the entrance price sometimes includes a consommation of one drink. Nightclubs are everywhere and in even the remotest corners of France. Their style and music vary widely from one place to another.
Italy-
Napels- Naples, Napoli in Italian, is the third most-populated city in Italy and the biggest city in Southern Italy. Its name comes from the Greek Neapolis meaning new city. Its close proximity to many interesting sites, such as Pompeii and the Bay of Naples, makes it a good base for exploring the area. Naples is a lively and vibrant city, full of wonderful historical and artistic treasures and narrow, winding streets with small shops, making it worth at least a few days visit.
Spain-
Take to the water - swimming, waterskiing and windsurfing facilities can be found at nearly all seaside resorts. Spain's premier windsurfing resort is Tarifa, where the world championships are held. Spain is also great for sailing, with plenty of harbours and sailing clubs.
Dublin- The optimism will get you tipsy as the pints among the city's old Georgian architecture, literary gosta, and Guinness and mad craic. This is a "hot spot" for younger people. The population here for people under 25 is 41%. Dublin has historic museums, top-class attractions, Georgian architecture, humour and warmth of the people, and the legendary kindness and relaxed feel.
Blarney Stone- The Blarney Stone is five miles north west of the small city of Cork is the village of Blarney. It is standing almost 90 feet in height is the castle of Blarney with its world-famous Blarney Stone. More than 300,000 people come to kiss the Blarney Stone each year, in the hopes of gaining more eloquent speech. This was constructed in 1446. The history of the place goes back two centuries before that time. The story begins with a magical stone, its origins shrouded in mystery. One legend says it was the rock that Moses struck with his staff to produce water for the Israelites during their exodus from Egypt. Another legend relates that it had once been Jacob’s Pillow and that the prophet Jeremiah had brought it to Ireland. According to this telling it became the Lia Fail, or ‘Fatal Stone’ and was used as an oracular throne of the Irish kings.
France-
Paris- Many cities struggle to match the beautiful, and elegant sites of Paris. It's home to shaded boulevard cafes and exceptional museums such as the Louvre, the Musee d' Orsay and the Pompidou center.Paris is the romantic capital that is full of famous sights, including the Eiffel Tower, the Notre Dame Cathedral on Ile de la Cité, the Arc de Triomphe leading to Champs Elysées,
the nightlife- In major cities such as Paris, Lyon or Marseille, there are lively nightclubs that are sometimes free of charge, although drinks are likely to be more expensive. Alternatively, the entrance price sometimes includes a consommation of one drink. Nightclubs are everywhere and in even the remotest corners of France. Their style and music vary widely from one place to another.
Italy-
Napels- Naples, Napoli in Italian, is the third most-populated city in Italy and the biggest city in Southern Italy. Its name comes from the Greek Neapolis meaning new city. Its close proximity to many interesting sites, such as Pompeii and the Bay of Naples, makes it a good base for exploring the area. Naples is a lively and vibrant city, full of wonderful historical and artistic treasures and narrow, winding streets with small shops, making it worth at least a few days visit.
Spain-
Take to the water - swimming, waterskiing and windsurfing facilities can be found at nearly all seaside resorts. Spain's premier windsurfing resort is Tarifa, where the world championships are held. Spain is also great for sailing, with plenty of harbours and sailing clubs.
Friday, November 13, 2009
Green traveling
Since there is so much global warming going on in today's society you wonder why and how people are still traveling to many places. No matter how you travel, other then walking, you are contributing to global affects, but this will not stop people from going places they want to go. The next time you want to travel, think of a way to help make it more Eco-friendly.
Thursday, November 5, 2009
Buying our tickets
Amanda and I have added Ireland to our list of places we will be visiting! A few days ago I purchased our tickets. We will be leaving from Newark, New Jersey on June 30,2010 and arriving in Shannon, Ireland on July 1,2010. About a month ago I sat down to look for tickets and I found some for very cheap tickets and some that were not cheap at all. After a long journey on the world wide web I found tickets for $550.00. Someone told me that if I wait to buy them I will find some for even less then that. I didn't buy them and over time the prices continued to rise a lot. All the tickets we found were over $1000.00. We both started to panic and thought that maybe we were not going to be going on this trip. The other day I was searching airports in very random places and finally found some tickets for $800.00 into Bucharest, Romaina. Ramania was not in our itinerary but we almost picked those tickets just because they were cheap and it would be another part of the world that we could experience. As we talked about it we both didn't really feel comfortable flying there so we continued our search using CheapOair.com and found some decent priced tickets into Ireland. Amanda and I both really wanted to go to Ireland but we didn't know that we could using the Eurail, but then I found out that we could also go to Ireland. I found our tickets for $773.00 so right then I knew that I needed to call Amanda and tell her we are getting those tickets, so we did! We will be gone from June 30,2010 to August 3,2010.
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