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Day trips: Chester, Sunshine Port, Haddrian’s Wall, and the Lake District
Chester A short train trip from Liverpool, 40 minutes and 5 pounds round trip, is the walled town of Chester. It is a little gem waiting to be explored for a day. The first major site I came across is the Cathedral. It is a wonderful building with beautiful gardens outside and a quirky inner
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Liverpool
Beatlemania A trip to Liverpool can’t happen without some Beatle exposure. Even if you aren’t a fan, Beatle parifinalia is everywhere: statues, music, and souviners. One of the highest rated tours is the Magical Mystery Tour, which brings tourists to several former band members’ homes and inspirations for their hit songs. It’s actually pretty cheap
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Derry/Londonderry
Derry, like the rest of Northern Ireland, has had their fair share of problems between the Catholics and the Protestants. There is a section of homes in Derry that concidered themselves separate from UK rule and called to area Free Derry. On 30th January 1972, the British government fired on a group of protesting unarmed
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The West is the best: Cliffs of Moher, Galaway, and Burren National Park
I’m back in Ireland, waiting for Odyssey, the boat that has been delayed for 2 1/2 months. I love Ireland, I do. The first time I was here was in 2001, I think. I came and spent a month traveling around with a couple of friends, taking Bus Eireann where we wanted to go and
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Glendalough, Sheep Dogs and Kilkenny
So, I’m back in Ireland, waiting for my cruise ship to finally be fixed and pass all its tests so we can get to it. While I continue to wait (it’s been 78 days late) I went on a trip to west to see a few new sights and revisit Kilkenny. The way I loaded
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Mainz
A 40-minute train ride from central Frankfurt is the smaller city of Mainz. There are regular trains going back and forth between the two cities all day. I went on a train app and mistakenly thought that there were only a few and bought my tickets accordingly, but if I had just google mapped directions
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Frankfurt, Home of the Airport and Apfelwein.
I have flown through Frankfurt dozens of times over the years and even stopped in Germany once, but it wasn’t Frankfurt. I thought it would be interesting to see the city of the airport I’ve visited many times. Besides, then I could fly out from here. One of the big things to do in Frankfurt
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The Best of Cologne: Cathedral, Kolsch, and 4711 Fragrance Exploration
Cologne is all about three things. Cologne Cathedral (Kolner Dom) Cologne Cathedral is a world heritage site that dominates the area as soon as you leave the train station. Some amazing stats are that it is the worlds largest twin-spired church, Europe’s second-tallest church, and the world’s third-tallest church. It is so tall, but it
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Discovering Heidelberg Castle Ruins and Historical Funicular | Chasing Summer Blog
I wasn’t very smart because the bus ride from Leipzig and Heidelberg was 7 hour long. I should have found something between the two to stop at. Anyway, it is done. I had booked my hotel close to public transporation, lol. I’m quiet literally over the railway tracks. The bus stop was a three minute
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Discovering Leipzig: A Musical Journey in Germany
A short 90-minute bus ride from Dresden is Liepzig. It is slightly more populated than Dresden, but less touristy. I don’t really look too much into where I’m going until I’m there, so I was surprised at how music, classical music, centered this city is. I’m sure that all my music teacher friends and singers would
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