Bus Eireann goes just about everywhere
Last weekend I rented a car, but that was because driving was part of the experience. This weekend I just wanted to get there. And Bus Eireann helped me with that.
Bus Eireann is everywhere–which is kind of handy for the person exploring Ireland.
And, especially if you aren’t traveling on a weekend there really aren’t all that many people on the bus.
Interestingly, while I was on the bus back from Waterford the driver was listening to a debate about which form of public transportation should get an increase in funding to increase the chance of going green (bus v. train).
Sounded like the bus was solidly winning in, at least, that debate.
Just a little breakfast nook
Those that know me know I am an obsessive planner. For this trip though I planned to be spontaneous (it’s really not as big of a contradiction as it sounds) and boy did it pay off!
The great thing about this last three day weekend was that it ran Saturday to Monday and there are tons of hotel deals for those that stay on Sunday night.
Case in point? I got to stay in a hotel with this lovely little breakfast nook for a ridciuslous cheap price (all because I–at the last minute–prepaid with my booking). So, to those that come in the future I urge you to ignore your inner planner, and plan a bit of spontaneity*.
I know I’m certain glad I did.
*note: some spontaneity is good but waiting too long will mean the good deals will swing back the other way and once again be expensive. I booked this hotel about 1.5 weeks before I intended to check in. That seems to be about the optimal window.
Wandering around Waterford
This weekend was our last three day weekend before the end of the program and I can assure you that my compatriots and I scattered to all corners of Ireland (and beyond! several people went to London, Paris, and Amsterdam).
As for me? Well, I spent some time in Southeastern Ireland down near Waterford. The city itself was nominally interesting, but I vastly preferred wandering around the grounds near the hotel I was staying at.
So much of the time in Ireland has been spent in a city (Dublin, Cork, etc.) that it was nice to spend more time in Irish countryside and this time (unlike when I was driving) there wasn’t that same stress level. After all, who can be stressed when you are surronded by verdant forests and gently meandering paths.
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