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Over the Hills and Far Away...
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I'm going to use this blog as an online journal to document my six months studying at the University of Manchester.
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Architecture in Florence

Florence was only a quick stop along the way for us. I think we had about 3 hours half of which was taken up by a brief walking tour before some free time to wander. Ill be honest, some of us where a...

19 h ago

Roman Holiday

Im sure youll all be glad to know my exams are done and dusted. Thanks for your concern. So now I have plenty of time for updating my poor neglected blog. Ok, well thats a fib. The next three weeks a...

2 days ago

Venezia

At long last we reached Italy!! I was so excited to get to Venice - it has been on my must-see list for as long as I can remember. And I absolutely loved it. Such a beautiful city, unsuprisingly. It ...

5 days ago

Toblerone Country

From the Rhine Valley we continued venturing south to Switzerland, Alps bound. I was surprised to see how many people actually live in the area - I know that probably says more about my ignorance tha...

6 days ago

Neun und Neunzig Luftballoons*

Two exams down, one to go. Perfect time for a celebratory blog post me thinks. After one hell of a bus ride we made it to the Rhine Valley, Germany. I was a little disappointed that the tour bypassed...

25 may 12

Cheese and Clogs

Im a terrible blogger. I dont even know how long its been since my last post. I wish I could say Ive been doing something productive with my time but I really havent. Ive written two mediocre essays ...

20 may 12

Parlez-vous francais?

After close to a week back in the real world it is probably about time I started posting about my European adventure as a means of explaining my three week absence from this here bloggy blog. So...

23 apr 12

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18 apr 12

Whats the craic?: part 2

After a slow start on Saturday morning, we eventually made our way to the street to find a place ready for the parade. Luckily we only had to step outside our hostel, as the parade came straight past...

26 mar 12

Whats the craic?*: part 1

At the end of last week a friend and I packed our bags and boarded a plane, Ireland bound. We arrived bright and early Thursday morning (and by early I mean our flight got in a 9am which meant a...

23 mar 12

Home Sweet Home: part 3

Ok I think its about time I explained my choice of title for this series of posts. Its a bit silly really but just go with it. The weekend I took this trip it was 17 degrees, the sun was out (trust m...

22 mar 12

Home Sweet Home: part 2

From the Abbey we headed along the lawn towards the water garden, which looked something like this...You can see the Abbey in the background on the far left of this shot - we walked along the lawns t...

21 mar 12

Home Sweet Home

In the middle my essay-induced stress over the weekend I took another day trip. This time we headed north! I was worried the day would be ruined by typical northern weather but I really neednt have. ...

20 mar 12

London Still

I was doing some housekeeping with my photos folder and realised I hadnt posted any of my Camden or Portobello Road photos. I hit up these two markets on consecutive days so I was a bit sick of peopl...

04 mar 12

The Isis

As promised, here are the photos I took while wandering down to check out the Oxford University rowing on Saturday.

27 feb 12

Oxford Comma

On Saturday I got up bright and early to jump on a bus to Oxford. I had no problems getting up at the crack of dawn this time because Oxford is a trip Ive been looking forward to for a long time. In ...

27 feb 12

This is the Modern Way

I posted over here yesterday about the Kaiser Chiefs show last Saturday. Go and have a gander. I promise the photos are better than the Snow Patrol ones.

22 feb 12

Old Bills Town

On Sunday the 12th of Feb I got up at a hideously uncivilised hour to jump on a bus bound for Stratford-upon-Avon. Unfortunately the weather was a disappointment; it was cold enough that there was st...

21 feb 12

Fallen Empires

Last Friday I saw my first live act in Manchester. And they were brilliant.Ive been a fan of Snow Patrol for a long time, and not just because they are Irish, but Ive never had the chance to see them...

07 feb 12

Manchester United

Last Tuesday 31st I went to the Manchester United vs. Stoke city soccer game. Yes, soccer, not football. I dont know much about soccer (Ive never been able to figure out the off-side rule) but it was...

07 feb 12

Our Whale is Better

Thursday 19th Jan - Natural History MuseumTo round out my last week in London I headed back to the Natural History Museum (I say back because it is directly across the road from the V and A). And thi...

05 feb 12

Victoria and Albert

Wednesday 18th Jan:I really am oblivious. I had absolutely no idea just how massive this museum was before I arrived. This place will eat you up if you are not careful. The upside is, there is so muc...

01 feb 12

Im all over it now

Ok, so Im more than a bit behind with my posting. In my defence the last week and a half has been a bit on the hectic side. But now, youll be happy to hear, Im sick which means plenty of time to catc...

30 jan 12

The Church

Friday was another big day. First on the agenda? Westminster Abbey. But not before another few quick snaps of ol Benny.And across the road...Westminster!!Obviously there were no photos allowed inside...

17 jan 12

Getting cultured and that...

Last thursday I headed back to the Tate Modern, this time I actually went inside! I intended to get to both the Tate Modern and the Tate Britain galleries but I had my first public transport mishap. ...

16 jan 12

Time to Set the Watch

Saturday afternoon we headed to Greenwich. We started with a stroll through the Greenwich markets, indulged in a chorizo sandwich and then headed for the hills. We really only spent the afternoo...

10 jan 12

A Big Day Out

Friday was a day for lots of walking. From my usual stop at Fenchurch Street station (near Tower Hill) I walked to the Bank of England. I took a slight detour through Leadenhall Market which is a bea...

10 jan 12

LDN

Last Thursday I ventured in to town by myself for the first time. It wasnt anywhere near as daunting as I expected. In spite of the fact that there are about 734 different train lines running into th...

09 jan 12

Observations

1. England should be called Fezland or at least Fordland. There are Fiestas and Focuses everywhere!!! Its no wonder when you see the size of the Dagenham factory - put a few suburbs together and your...

05 jan 12

...the beauty in our London skies

Ok so in my last post I think I left off at Somerset House, which was lovely. The mulled wine was definitely a new experience and not one I think I could repeat very often, unless in small doses. Sin...

04 jan 12

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