Day 47: Travels

It was sad to leave Europe today.

I don't have a whole lot to say for today's blog post. I might add pictures later, but then again, I might not.

We had a long flight to Newark and then I hopped down to Atlanta.

I spent the night with my dad in Atlanta and then jumped over to DFW.

It feels unnaturally warm in the United States after spending five months in 50-degree weather.

I'm going to spend a week here in DFW to catch up on sleep, hang out with people and spend time with Stephen before heading back to Lubbock until I graduate in December.

Hiding in air conditioned buildings,

The Purple Writer

Day 46: Presentations

Today was our final day of the trip.

We went to the office of Tourism Northern Ireland and learned about what they do, how they do it, and what their goals are for the tourism industry in their country.

After that, we had about two hours for lunch and souvenir shopping before our presentations.

We presented some of our final projects to each other and then went out for our farewell dinner, which was a pretty great, last dinner. 

I didn't take any pictures, but here's a couple pictures of Northern Ireland for you:

Not ready to leave the UK,

The Purple Writer

Day 45: Game of Thrones (Part 2)

Today was our second day of Game of Thrones tours!

This tour was a lot more interactive, and our guide was a GOT extra and had lots of extra details and stories to share along the way, which was pretty great.

This is the setting for the first GOT scene ever - it's the White Walkers Circle, where all the dead bodies were laid out in a circle.

This is the tree that John Snow and Tyrion Lannister sat under and talked about reading on the way to the Wall.

This is the bridge that the Stark family found the dying elk by,

This is the place where the Stark family found the dead Dire Wolf and its pups.

This is the place where Robb was named King of the North

We also met two of the dire wolves! They're owned by a family of GOT extras, and we got to pet the big dogs and look at a scrapbook with pictures of cast members and all kinds of cool things.

Continuously humming the GOT theme song,

The Purple Writer

Day 44: Game of Thrones (Part 1)

Today was the first of our two Game of Thrones tours in Northern Ireland!

For this tour, we drove along the East/North coast of Ireland, stopping at a couple pretty cool spots along the way.

This is the place where Arya was in the water in season 6. Great description, right?

This is the cave where Melisandre gave birth to the shadow demon.

This is the Carrick-A-Rede rope bridge, which wasn't related to Game of Thrones but was a cool stop.

 

This is the area that serves for the Iron Islands

We also stopped at the Giant's Causeway, which wasn't related to Game of Thrones either, but was a must stop location on the coastal route.

This is the Kingsroad, but with a lot of tourists.

A little tired of riding in buses (and being sick while riding on buses)

The Purple Writer

European Adventures

It's time to become a world traveler!

I mean, I've traveled to an amazing amount of countries and states, compliments of my dad working hard as an airline captain. However, most of those trips involve an almost impossible amount of activities and locations packed into two or three days in a city.

I'm excited to be able to experience other countries' cities for weeks instead of days.

So, where am I traveling?

Two Weeks in Berlin

PR 4301: Global Issues Management - Renewable Energy Issues in Texas & Germany

Four weeks in the Northern UK

EMC 4301: Media, Tourism & Culture as Study Abroad

PHOT 4300: Travel & Cultural Photography as Study Abroad

Want to follow my adventures (with pictures)? 

Each day's blog will be added as a link in the list below:

Day 1: Travels 

Day 2: Berlin (Welcome Dinner)

Day 3: Berlin: (Navos PR & Presentation)

Day 4: Berlin (Navos PR & Crisis Communication)

Day 5: Berlin (Berlin Wall Memorial)

Day 6: Berlin (Pergamon Museum)

Day 7: Berlin (Potsdam)

Day 8: Berlin (Laundry)

Day 9: Berlin (Flea Markets)

Day 10: Berlin(Edelman PR & Berlin Adlershof Science City)

Day 11: Berlin (Edelman PR & Freie Universität)

Day 12: Berlin (German Parliament)

Day 13: Berlin (Federal Press and Information Office & Farewell Dinner) 

Day 14: Berlin (Food and Packing)

Day 15:  Travels

Day 16: Family Adventures (Arthur's Seat & the Royal Mile)

Day 17: Family Adventures (Edinburgh Castle & Holyrood Park)

Day 18: Family Adventures (Princes Street & Game of Thrones)

Day 19: Free Day (Sleep)
Day 20: Free Day (Parks & Shopping) 

Day 21: Edinburgh (Welcome Dinner)

Day 22: Edinburgh (Edinburgh Castle)

Day 23: Edinburgh (Scottish National Gallery)

Day 24: Edinburgh (Blackness Castle)

Day 25. Edinburgh (Rossyln Chapel)

Day 26: Stirling (Wallace Monument)

Day 27: Dundee (City Photo Walk)

Day 28: Dundee (University of Dundee - Centre for Comic Studies)

Day 29: Dundee (Glamis Castle & Arbroath Abbey)

Day 30: Dundee (Free Day)

Day 31: Perth (Scone Palace & Hermitage in Dunkelnd)

Day 32: Inverness  (City Photo Walk)

Day 33: Inverness (North Sea Photography)

Day 34: Inverness (Loch Ness & Urquhart Castle)

Day 35: Isle of Skye (Eilean Donan Castle)

Day 36: Isle of Skye (Old Man of Storr)

Day 37: Isle of Skye (Fairy Pools)

Day 38: Isle of Skye (Free Day)

Day 39: Fort William (Travel Day)

Day 40: Fort William (Free Day)

Day 41: Glenoe Village (Glencoe & Oban Distillery)

Day 42: Glasgow  (City Photo Walk)

Day 43: Belfast  (Ferry & City Photo Walk)

Day 44: Belfast  (Game of Thrones Northern Locations & Giant's Causeway)

Day 45: Belfast (Game of Thrones Filming Locations)

Day 46: Belfast  (Tourism Northern Ireland & Farewell Dinner)

Day 47: Travels

Excited to share my travel experiences,

The Purple Writer