The End
Well after two short months, my trip has finally come to an end. I will be leaving Dublin tomorrow at 2:45pm local time to head back to the States. I have had a great time here. I have met some interesting people and have been to some great places doing some amazing things along the way. Thanks to everyone back home that has kept in touch, you made the trip go by very quickly. Hopefully everyone has a chance to travel the world at some point in their life, for it's an experience with memories that will never fade. See you all soon!

"Hangin" Around the Family Tree
Well, I've spent close to a month now here in Poland visiting with the other side of the family. I've done many interesting things such as, seeing many different castles, climb a 6,500ft mountain (in sandals), and visit Aushwitz. I will be leaving here on Saturday for Germany. I will stay in Frankfurt for 2 days and then fly to Dublin on the 29th. After a short 2 days there, I will be coming home. I miss you all and will see you soon!

p.s. Sorry for the slow response time Julie,lol.

"Czech-ing" Prague out
Spending four days in Prague was great. I stayed at the best (and cheapest) hostel of my trip so far. Thanks to the help of Martin, we were shown the city by a friend of his who lives in the city. Suzanna was very helpful and showed us things in four hours that would have taken us days to discover on our own. Thanks for the help Martin.

Just "Roman" around
After a 19 hour ferry (yes, another ferry) we finally arrived in a town I can't even spell, let alone pronounce, north of Rome. We took a train for an hour to the heart of Rome where we stayed at a very nice hostel. We stayed in Rome for three days, where we saw the Colliseum, Pantheon, St. Peter's church (where I saw the Pope's tomb), along with many other sites in and around Rome. It was very hot and humid there. Prague is the next stop.

That's No "Bull"
Well, after a 17 hour ferry to Roscoff, France I met up with two Canadiens from B.C. and two Americans from Georgia. After relaxing for a couple of hours we then took a four hour trip to Paris followed by a 10 trip to Nice (pronounced Niece), France. We stayed there for four days in the warm sun (which I hadn't seen since leaving the States) and rocky beach.

Then we left for Pamplona, Spain where on the 14th of July I "ran with the bulls" at the annual San Fermines festival. It was definitedly and exhilerating experience that might be the highlight of my trip so far.

In Barcelona now for about three days or so before getting on another ferry to Italy. Internet access was hard to come by in the last week and a half. I will try and keep things more updated for all of you back home. I miss ya all a lot and can't wait to see and hear from ya! Adios!

Put a "Cork" in it
After two days in Dublin, I left the east coast for Galway. Definitely a busy city with plenty to do. The nightlife was great and all the people there were very nice. During my second day there I went to the Aran Islands. Wow! It was awesome there. To make a long story short, there are no railings to the cliffs located on the south side of the main island of Inishmore, which leave an unobstructed view of the ocean crashing against the cliff walls a mere 300 feet down.

Now I am in my second day in Cork which is a beautiful city (also much hillier than the rest of Ireland, that I've seen anyways) located in the middle of two rivers. I went and kissed the Blarney Stone today and got some good pictures. As soon as I find a computer that will take the download from my camera, I will post the pictures I have taken so far. As for now, cheers and I look forward to hearing from you!

Cheers!
Well, after a short flight to Chicago and a longer 6 1/2 hour flight to Ireland, I'm finally in Dublin. I've already had some fish n' chips for lunch, along with my first "real" Guiness. Gonna kinda lay low today and try to adjust to the time difference. Tomorrow should be a busy day. Hope you are all doing well!

4 days to go!
Hello everyone! Well, I have just 4 days to go before I leave on my journey through Europe. Obviously if you are reading this, I have given you the correct address. I will try and update this as much as I can along my voyage. I would love to hear from all of you while I am gone, so please keep the emails coming (deerhunt799@aol.com). I look forward to hearing from you all soon!