Me and Paree

Basically, I am very sleepy, so here is Paris in a nut shell.

Part Two-Scotland

J.K. Rowling began writing Harry Potter on napkins at the Elephant House. This is also the place where I found out I had a new little niece. :)  I am so excited to meet Samantha Jane! 
Napkins, full of Harry Potter elephants.  
This is on top of Arthur's Seat, where Orson Hyde dedicated the land of Scotland to the Gospel.  

Going on Holiday-Ireland Part One

This post is long over due! I am going to attempt to catch up so, so hopefully the saying "a picture is worth 1,000 words" proves true. 

This first picture is of Lisa and I on our way to the airport the night before our departure.  Our flight departed really early in the morning, which meant we would have to leave for the airport around 3 in the morning.  Seeing as roaming the streets of London in the middle of the night did not seem like the smartest idea, we "slept" safely in the airport. 

This was the yay, we are in Ireland picture! As you can see, we were able to get plenty of sleep the night before!

This road might look a bit more familiar during the spring.. But just picture Gerard Butler walking on the other side of the street, with purple flowers everywhere :) (P.S I Love You).  I wore the purple hat just for the occasion!
On our Over The Top Tour, which was pretty darn over the top!
It was quite chilly!
I would have to say Ireland is quite scenic!

Watch Out Wordsworth!

AHEM.....

Untitled: A Lake District poem

Nicole

The clouds conceal the sun’s effulgent rays

From the meadows of green and lake below.

Oh lightless day, how you tighten your grip

Just once let sun and earth touch cheek to cheek!

But no, the gray wall stands firm against sun’s

stamp, as the little boy sits steadily

Perched on the time-worn rock separating

The hustle of man and pure hand of God.

Looking back towards the road discouraged

His journey yet finished, time’s presence

too present, he picked up his parcel to go,

Glancing at the lake once more he saw it,

A moment in time, captured once and stored

Forever.  The gray wall relinquished its

Throne, passage for the sun was settled.

Joy found the boy’s face a welcoming grace. 

Grass and tree, lake and hillside shown brilliant

Dancing upon them the sun’s rays brought life

As the lake made mirror produced a scene

For both little boy and heavens to watch. 

Lakeside View

Yes, I recognize I have been slacking on my posting... So hold your breath no more, here come the updates!

Both these pictures were taken when walking through the lake district.  I especially like the one below!

 

The Story in Videos... Getting Left in the Lake District

Dove Cottage Gift Shop: 30 pounds

Getting Left at Dove Cottage for Leaving Gift Shop Late: 4 pounds + 3.5 hour walk

Getting to post experience on blogger: priceless

What a day this turned into.  Dove Cottage (William Wordsworth home) was a great experience and just had the cutest darndest gift shop.  Waiting in line I saw the number of BYU students around begin to dwindle.  Soon it was just two other girls and me, both ahead in line.  Well to put it plainly out of the three of us, one made it to the bus on time.  The Director made it a point to leave on time.  The phrase "Never Leave a Man Behind" did not seem to cross his mind.  The coach was scheduled to depart at 11:00.  We made it back to the parking lot by 11:04.  I bet you can guess, there was no coach to be seen.  The Director was able to prove his point (for all knew we were missing) and my friend and I were able to have a unique and memorable afternoon.

   At first moment however, it was not quite this happy event I really thought to be "memorable."  Not knowing where our hostel was located and not having any type of phone gave way for a moment of freak out.  But only a moment, of course.  Being a well brought up and sophisticated young woman  (thanks mom and dad :) ), I pulled myself together and remembered the emergency contact sheet we were given with all the phone numbers of our professors and Brooke (the girl also left) realized she had the itinerary in her bag.  So we traversed through the doors of the nearest restaurant and explained our dilemma.  They so kindly allowed us to use their phone... The phone rang and rang... I have to say what is the use of an emergency contact sheet if not one phone listed is in service!  So, we left a message and decided to begin our jaunt to locate our hostel.  The restaurant manager gave us directions and we were off.  It turned out to be 5 to 6 miles, which you wouldn't think would take three hours to walk, but yet, somehow we were successful in taking F-O-R-E-V-E-R! Maybe it has to do with our slow pace, or our hopping over walls, or even our walking along walls,  who knows? 

I feel like for a brief moment of time I now know how it would feel to be a backpacker or even a vagabond!... Maybe not so much a vagabond.  We began our expedition a little after 11:00 and arrived at the hostel around 2:30.  You know though, it almost was a good thing we didn't make it because I guess they drove up in the mountains around the lake and everyone, no exaggeration it was everyone, got carsick!  Well for the girl who used to get carsick on the way home from school and knew the little baggies they have on busses and planes quite well, I was not disappointed to know I was left! 

Well that is my story, I hope you enjoy it!  

This was the I'm excited, our walk will only take an hour or so video!