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AngryGoldfish wrote:dubhain wrote:I really enjoyed travelling by train while I was there. I had only travelled by train once in Canada and it was great but it is just such an expensive (and slow) way to travel here that trains are mostly used for transport of goods. It does provide you with some amazing scenery though that you can't see otherwise however so I can't knock the train system here entirely. The province I'm originally from doesn't even have trains anymore (not since the early 80s) so I never even rode a train until I was in my early twenties. Plus the trains and buses in Ireland all have wifi!
There was only one scary part about driving a car over there for me and it was the really narrow roads where it is basically one lane but two-way traffic and the speed limit is 80km/hr and you can't see around any bends because of hedges or fences. Didn't mind driving on the other side of the car/road at all otherwise.
We had quite a few nice days weatherwise while we were there. A few days in a row of sunny and between 20-25. Actually got sunburnt pretty badly on the first sunny day. Otherwise it was in the 10 to 15 range and cloudy or raining, which was still fine by me. Ireland still looks pretty darn good even in the rain. Couldn't believe how lush the vegetation is there; felt like I was in a rainforest in some parts. I feel like we got a good approximation of the range of summer weather during our trip. No storms though. The weather wasn't all that different from what I grew up with though.
Maybe I'll post some pics of the trip when I get a chance. My wife took about 2000 so we're still sorting through them even though we've been back for a week as of today.
Trains are only practical for short distances in built up areas. America and Canada are just too big for trains to be a viable option. Obviously there are trains and subways in cities though.
Yeah, driving in Ireland is weird. We have smaller cars and smaller roads, with more holes than a Swiss mountain path. My road is very small and will only fit one car, but they drive down it at 40mph. Very dangerous, for both pedestrians and vehicles. We have a lot of families in my neighbourhood and we're always out walking, so we have to be on high alert all the time. The crazy thing is, most of the drivers speeding are not actually speeding. They're within the limit, it's just a ridiculously fast limit and is highly unsafe for such rural roads. You do get used to it, but at first it's a frightening experience. The same happened to me when I went to Morocco.
It's the colours that make Ireland so beautiful. Everything is indeed very lush and natural in appearance. Most of the areas are never touched apart from cattle and sheep and the odd farmer. With that said, there is a terrible amount of litter here and there are many unkempt areas that ruin the natural beauty. That's going to happen everywhere, but it's always a shame seeing McDonalds rappers everywhere.
Here is a picture I took today on my phone while walking to pick up my sister from school:
t-rey wrote:Started God of War 3 last night. I regret waiting so long to get around to it.
AngryGoldfish wrote:So what have you folks got in the Steam Summer sale so far? I've bought
Borderlands 2 - €7.49
The Swapper - €2.79
Terraria - €1.99
Elder Scrolls: Skyrim Legendary Edition - €10.19
The Walking Dead Season One - €5.74
Assassin's Creed 3 - €4.99
PAYDAY 2 - €5.59
XCOM Complete - €9.89
The Witcher: Enhanced Edition - €1.59
The Witcher 2 - €3.99
Far Cry 3 Blood Dragon - €3.74
Tiny and Big: Grandpa's Leftover - €1.39
Gunpoint Special Edition - €3.75
Splinter Cell Blacklist Deluxe Edition - €13.59
= €76.72
14 games for the price of one new release like Watch Dogs and one Indie title like FEZ.
dubhain wrote:Don't forget the early Fallout games in that list. Very tempted to get those.
t-rey wrote:Impulse bought The Stanley Parable from the Steam sale. Pretty excited to see what it's all about.
AngryGoldfish wrote:I have the Stanley Parade as well. I haven't played it yet though.
Ryan wrote:t-rey wrote:Started God of War 3 last night. I regret waiting so long to get around to it.
Cool game hey! I liked it, really awesome settings and the huge bosses are so cool.t-rey wrote:Impulse bought The Stanley Parable from the Steam sale. Pretty excited to see what it's all about.AngryGoldfish wrote:I have the Stanley Parade as well. I haven't played it yet though.
So what did you guys think of Stanley? I watched a few playthroughs of it, really neat game, lots of laughs and surprises.. pretty unique too hey..
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