2009-02-22
UK Escapade - Northern Ireland
Tips : Rather than spending a huge amount of Euros (Up to 80E/person) for a pre-planned trip to Giants Causeway, there's always a cheaper alternative. However, ensure that you have this 3 : 1) Rent a car (pref automatic) from AVIS 2) GPS 3)Someone who can ACTUALLY drive
Yes, the driver is certainly not me (or even Zack, he thought he better off leave the license over there in Msia so his siblings could gawk at it), but Harith, my loyal companionship throughout the journey, whom need to divide his attention in between the snowy roads, makcik GPS, and me chatting my mouth off all the way.
But those hours of driving was certainly worth it!!!
Giant Causeway is phenomenal. Made up by volcanic and tectonic activity (I called it "rocks thingeys"), it had created this great hexagonal rocks arrange neatly from the hill downsliding into the Irish sea. Obviously, our ancient Grandfather love to pinch a salt, and instead of telling their kins the boring geologic activities, they create up a story where an Irish Giant built it as a bridge to cross the sea to fight with the Scottish Giant. And later on at the end of the story, they ripped it off. So a part of that causeway is here (in Northern Ireland), and really, a part of it is in Scotland. Its great because during old ye times, u can create up stories and nobody will ever Wiki-it.
Its an UNESCO world heritage site (the city of Malacca and Penang are world heritages sites too, but they are afar away from this to even create a comparison). I hate them Irish cause they have it all - those light heart behaviour, funny-yet-wonderful slangs, carefree life, good-look, alcoholic liver disease, and great nature. Owh, but I wont miss those cruel winter winds.
p/s: more pics in Facebook. Some had to be removed since it gives a little bit of "misconception" about my entire trip (saje je nk bagi korang bergosip kejap)
Yes, the driver is certainly not me (or even Zack, he thought he better off leave the license over there in Msia so his siblings could gawk at it), but Harith, my loyal companionship throughout the journey, whom need to divide his attention in between the snowy roads, makcik GPS, and me chatting my mouth off all the way.
But those hours of driving was certainly worth it!!!
Giant Causeway is phenomenal. Made up by volcanic and tectonic activity (I called it "rocks thingeys"), it had created this great hexagonal rocks arrange neatly from the hill downsliding into the Irish sea. Obviously, our ancient Grandfather love to pinch a salt, and instead of telling their kins the boring geologic activities, they create up a story where an Irish Giant built it as a bridge to cross the sea to fight with the Scottish Giant. And later on at the end of the story, they ripped it off. So a part of that causeway is here (in Northern Ireland), and really, a part of it is in Scotland. Its great because during old ye times, u can create up stories and nobody will ever Wiki-it.
Its an UNESCO world heritage site (the city of Malacca and Penang are world heritages sites too, but they are afar away from this to even create a comparison). I hate them Irish cause they have it all - those light heart behaviour, funny-yet-wonderful slangs, carefree life, good-look, alcoholic liver disease, and great nature. Owh, but I wont miss those cruel winter winds.
p/s: more pics in Facebook. Some had to be removed since it gives a little bit of "misconception" about my entire trip (saje je nk bagi korang bergosip kejap)
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