by Shriya
Ireland.
A country with great history. Even after eight hundred years of British
rule, part of it is still not a free country. The southern part is
still under the rule of the British. That was one reason for the visit,
to learn its great history. Second reason is very complicated... So, my
cousin was three years old when my uncle moved to Ireland. I am one year
younger than her, so I barely remember seeing her in India, and she
meets me once in three years which is a lot considering we talk to each
other every day through social media and I miss her a lot.... So, that
was the second reason. Now, the fun begins…
Ireland was my first travel through a plane and my first international
travel so I find myself pretty lucky. I had a mixed feeling when we were
on the airport, going through the security check in and stuff... I was
very excited as I had never seen a plane from the inside, just in
movies. Later, while waiting for boarding, decided to have a quick visit
to the wash room and on my way back, I ran and that was an act I
regretted as I got a cramp in my leg! It took me three hours to get
through the security system and sit in the plane and honestly, I was
tired by that time and so was my leg.
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| Indian airport from the inside |
As
the flight had to travel for a long time, we had a halt in Abu Dhabi. I
wish I had went outside, but even it's airport was huge and lavish! It
was a very tall building with multiple floors and I was just surprised
by the fact that the ceiling was visible! In the center, it had a huge
pillar covered with colorful tiles, there were glass railings all around
the pillar and the dim light just made me sleep, but the excitement
kept me awake. Actually, there was another thing that kept me awake. The
cold coffee. I personally hate coffee if its hot, but cold coffee is
just perfect! And even though we ordered a small cold coffee, their
“small” was as good as an XL Sweden. Soon, it was time to leave for the
next flight and in no time, I was in Ireland!
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| Abu Dhabi airport from inside |
I
had always wondered how a country will look like if you see it from a
height. I expected it to be something different, was not sure of what to
expect, but surely something I had not seen before. When the plane came
closer to the ground, ready for landing, I saw it.
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| Plane view of Ireland |
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| Satelite image of Ireland |
Then when I came out of the plane, out of the airport, I saw my uncle standing on a distance waving at us. He took our bags, put them in the car and I told him all about the journey, specially, the landing. He asked us if we were cold and that he had brought jackets from home and at once, my mom and dad agreed to put the jackets on. I wanted to do something different, so I said I was not cold and that I was good without the jacket. We all then drove to my uncle’s house with my mom, dad and uncle talking to each other and me shivering but trying not to show it! It took us about half an hour to reach home and I was relieved by the warmth inside the house.
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