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themegaloo) wrote2008-09-25 09:42 am
themegaloo) wrote2008-09-25 09:42 am
SO.
You know how my luggage went missing?
It has been found!
It was in Budapest.
Yes, I just said Budapest. I know. But apparently it turned up last night and it's being couriered to the hotel at noon. Whiiiich means that when I shove out of here again, I'll waltz across the street to the reception desk and let them know.
OH GOD YAY I HAVE CLOTHES AGAIN FAKJHAKDH. And a warmer jacket. Uhhh, it's a little chilly.
SO YESTERDAY I WAS REMISS IN DETAILS. My life, let me share it with you.
So I get off the plane and go through customs which was....very unpainful, surprisingly and considering how painful it has been every OTHER time I've gone through customs. this also could be because we landed before the sun was even up and I think I might have been the only american on the flight so I really didn't have much of a line to wait in. The flight was sort of nice, actually, because I A- had a window seat and B- was in a 3 seat row with no one in the middle seat. Lucky me!! I watched Made of Honor and then went to sleepy. Oh McDreamy. *_* But yes, passport control was pretty alright. Theeeen went to get my baggage and went "..." when only the small one turned up. Sallied forth over to the desk thinger, reported it missing, and carried on out of the airport.
At this point I had to hop onto a bus (if both bags had been there I'd have taken a cab. Seriously. The other bag is huge and unweildy!) to take me to city center. As it turns out, the bus went clear to Trinity itself and I am staying currently across the street from it. The bus driver was very kind and even gave me directions! He made sure I got off at the right stop too. The fun part was when he said "You'll see a shop called 'Knobs and Knockers' and that's where you turn right and then it's on your right" or something to that effect.
The point is that my directions included a shop called "Knobs and Knockers." So for the duration of this very short walk I am wondering what on earth Knobs and Knockers is.
The answer is quite simple. It's a shop that sells door knobs and, well, door knockers! I am not kidding. I had much more fantastic ideas in the few minutes walk than that, in fact, it never even crossed my mind. But there it is. Knobs and Knockers, folks.
The hotel is really quite adorable and the people quite nice, even if I do get to climb a mountain's worth of stairs to get to my room. By the time I leave here, I will have calf muscles of steel. Going to sleep SO EARLY last night has left me awake at strange hours. I've actually been up since just before 7 am solely because I was done with sleeping. I've discovered that very little is open at butt-o'clock in the morning, as I took a jaunty stroll around the surrounding area, as I am prone to do. I enjoy exploring. Here in a few minutes I am going to saunter not vaguely downwards, but over to the Fees Office for the college that I got so lost looking for yesterday. Lost enough that I found it after it closed. Oops! This morning, however, I know exactly where I am going. I also intend to march over to St. Stephen's Green after, browse about, and then hop on the Luas and go find where my dorm is meant to be located. Perhaps have a nice chat with them as well! I have no idea.
I'm finding that no one really looks twice at me until I open my mouth. I am sure once I am settled someplace with roommates and am going out and doing things that this will be very fun and unique. For now, however, I just keep my mouth closed and try to blend in.
My new phone is adorable too, especially now that I know how it works! AND GUESS WHAT. It has internet! And Snake. Oh, Snake! MY FAVORITE STUPID GAME.
Yes. Going to be productive now. It's somewhat-sane-o'clock. THINGS SHOULD BE OPEN. *_*
EDIT: As of noon I have...paid my fees and gotten very lost looking for registration. Came back in need of a MAP with actual, I dunno, STREET NAMES OR NOTATION OF WHERE THE HELL I SHOULD BE. It's now registration lunch break, I'll go back at 2 with NEW KNOWLEDGE OF WTF I'M DOING! ....And a map of the campus.
It has been found!
It was in Budapest.
Yes, I just said Budapest. I know. But apparently it turned up last night and it's being couriered to the hotel at noon. Whiiiich means that when I shove out of here again, I'll waltz across the street to the reception desk and let them know.
OH GOD YAY I HAVE CLOTHES AGAIN FAKJHAKDH. And a warmer jacket. Uhhh, it's a little chilly.
SO YESTERDAY I WAS REMISS IN DETAILS. My life, let me share it with you.
So I get off the plane and go through customs which was....very unpainful, surprisingly and considering how painful it has been every OTHER time I've gone through customs. this also could be because we landed before the sun was even up and I think I might have been the only american on the flight so I really didn't have much of a line to wait in. The flight was sort of nice, actually, because I A- had a window seat and B- was in a 3 seat row with no one in the middle seat. Lucky me!! I watched Made of Honor and then went to sleepy. Oh McDreamy. *_* But yes, passport control was pretty alright. Theeeen went to get my baggage and went "..." when only the small one turned up. Sallied forth over to the desk thinger, reported it missing, and carried on out of the airport.
At this point I had to hop onto a bus (if both bags had been there I'd have taken a cab. Seriously. The other bag is huge and unweildy!) to take me to city center. As it turns out, the bus went clear to Trinity itself and I am staying currently across the street from it. The bus driver was very kind and even gave me directions! He made sure I got off at the right stop too. The fun part was when he said "You'll see a shop called 'Knobs and Knockers' and that's where you turn right and then it's on your right" or something to that effect.
The point is that my directions included a shop called "Knobs and Knockers." So for the duration of this very short walk I am wondering what on earth Knobs and Knockers is.
The answer is quite simple. It's a shop that sells door knobs and, well, door knockers! I am not kidding. I had much more fantastic ideas in the few minutes walk than that, in fact, it never even crossed my mind. But there it is. Knobs and Knockers, folks.
The hotel is really quite adorable and the people quite nice, even if I do get to climb a mountain's worth of stairs to get to my room. By the time I leave here, I will have calf muscles of steel. Going to sleep SO EARLY last night has left me awake at strange hours. I've actually been up since just before 7 am solely because I was done with sleeping. I've discovered that very little is open at butt-o'clock in the morning, as I took a jaunty stroll around the surrounding area, as I am prone to do. I enjoy exploring. Here in a few minutes I am going to saunter not vaguely downwards, but over to the Fees Office for the college that I got so lost looking for yesterday. Lost enough that I found it after it closed. Oops! This morning, however, I know exactly where I am going. I also intend to march over to St. Stephen's Green after, browse about, and then hop on the Luas and go find where my dorm is meant to be located. Perhaps have a nice chat with them as well! I have no idea.
I'm finding that no one really looks twice at me until I open my mouth. I am sure once I am settled someplace with roommates and am going out and doing things that this will be very fun and unique. For now, however, I just keep my mouth closed and try to blend in.
My new phone is adorable too, especially now that I know how it works! AND GUESS WHAT. It has internet! And Snake. Oh, Snake! MY FAVORITE STUPID GAME.
Yes. Going to be productive now. It's somewhat-sane-o'clock. THINGS SHOULD BE OPEN. *_*
EDIT: As of noon I have...paid my fees and gotten very lost looking for registration. Came back in need of a MAP with actual, I dunno, STREET NAMES OR NOTATION OF WHERE THE HELL I SHOULD BE. It's now registration lunch break, I'll go back at 2 with NEW KNOWLEDGE OF WTF I'M DOING! ....And a map of the campus.
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