Single Girl's Guide To Traveling The World

So on Wednesday I took a bus from Belfast down to Dublin. The ride was pleasant. I sat on my first double-decker bus! Top floor, of course. I sat next to a gentleman named Robert, who was very impressed that I was traveling alone. He told me about his global travels (he sells tractors to farmers worldwide) and his adventures in each area. Robert pointed out local landmarks too, which roads lead to castles and what the bridges are named after. He was very sweet, he made sure I got to my hotel safely after the bus ride. Here's to you, Robert Burell of Killdare. My hotel was nice, although there was a snotty Frenchy guy manning the front desk. I didn't much care for him. I don't think he cared for me. Fun fact about Ireland, there were a lot of Italian immigrants after WWII. As a result, there are a lot of authentic Italian places in Irish grottoes. The place I went was pretty good. I got the seafood pasta (again, I'm in an oceanside city, I could hear the seagulls. S...

Today I took my first guided tour. I was walking around the center of Belfast and saw that there was a tour going from Belfast up to the Giant's Causeway. Since the causeway was on my to-do list anyway, I hopped on board.    The driver was both hilarious and informational. There were a lot of Dad Jokes (the kind that get a ha-ha sort of response), which consisted of Catholics vs Protestants. I liked him immensely.   I also liked the idea of a guided tour, because he pointed out things that I never would have known about if I had taken the trip by myself. Like the Titanic Quarter, where they built hundreds of ships - including the Titanic - and the museums about them. He pointed out local landmarks, explained why some sheep have red marking (because they're Catholic) and some sheep have blue markings (because they're Protestant).  Irish Sheepies   There was a lot of information about alcohol, too. Apparently Guinness owns the second most ...