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November 10, 2011
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Lax Fest Update
August 4, 2011
Ireland and England Laxfest Tour – August 3 – 11, 2011 – Daily Blog:
Day 1 – Arrival in London:
On the first day, we met the infamous Chad. Running on little sleep, we tried to keep our eyes open as we started our bus tour of London. Despite our efforts, we all managed to fall asleep at some point along the way. Our first stop in London was Madame Tussauds wax museum. As we broke up into different groups we started to explore all that it had to offer. We all got to take pictures with our favorite celebrities and sports figures, including the royal family. The other tourists got the privilege of experiencing our lovely singing and dancing in the X-Factor live booth. Yeah, we don’t only play lacrosse, we are awesome singers too. Some “adventurous” members of our group decided to enter the Scream section of the museum. The adventurous spirit of the group dwindled as we entered, and we sprinted and screamed the entire way through. After the wax museum we hopped back on the bus and ventured off to the Tower of London. Here we saw our first Royal Guards and everyone was quick to snap a picture. We saw many parts of the castle including: the bloody tower; where it is rumored that two princes were murdered, the prison; where we had the opportunity to see the elaborate and beautiful inscriptions the prisoners made in the stone walls and finally the main tower; where we saw the elegant and magnificent crown jewels. We ended our day with a bus ride back to the hostel and a free night to explore our surroundings and mingle with the locals.
Nicole Sockett, Haverford College and Whitney Corby, Corning High School Read more
England / Ireland Last Day
July 29, 2011
The first half of the day we were free to roam the city of Dublin and get some last minute shopping in. We all met at the hostel and rode the bus to endless mountains and farm lands. It was called Glendalough and was the most amazing beautiful place I have ever been too. It was exactly what we all wanted to see and was exactly what we all pictured when we thought, Dublin. We then ate alongside the ocean and all agreed it was the best meal we had thus far. After lunch/dinner we went to the game vs. Ireland. They were a developmental team and had improved greatly from the years before. After we chatted and traded shirts with them. They invited us out tonight so we are going to meet them their! Great last day and the best trip I have ever been on!
Ali Green
East Stroudsburg University
England / Ireland Lacrosse
July 28, 2011
Today was our first full day in Dublin, Ireland! We started off with a typical irish breakfast at O’Shea’s. After breakfast we started our tour around the city centre. First stop was Trinity College where we got to see the Book of Kells. We then got back on our bus and had an hour+ guided tour by the wonderful Mr. Vinny Butler. Our last stop was a tour of the Guinness Factory. The bus dropped us all off at our hostel. We showered, regained our energy and headed back out into the city to Temple Bar for dinner at Thunder Road Cafe. The live music, good food/drinks, and the girls made this second to last night really fun and a time I’ll never forget. GAME TIME TOMORROW!
AIST Softball: Amsterdam Daily Blog July 25 – August 3, 2012
July 28, 2011
From Head Coach David Williams:
Day 1 – July 26th, 2011
Flight from JFK to Paris was delayed for 1:30 for mechanical reasons. It made for an exciting transfer in Paris. After going through customs, we made a mad dash for the train station and got on our train with only 2 minutes to spare! The train ride through the French countryside was relaxing and beautiful.
The train station in Brussels had at least 50 different tracks coming in from every direction. It looked like a scene from the next Bourne movie. We met AIST President Chad Wilkinson and boarded a private tour bus headed for our guided walking tour in Brussels. The cloudy skies and light rain added ambiance to the dark Gothic architecture in the Grote Martkt (Market place), a central square in the middle of town.
After a light lunch (Proscuito Panini) and a guided tour of downtown Brussels, we drove past a few National monuments en route to a walking tour of Breendonk. Breendonk was a Nazi Concentration Camp in the early 1940’s and has been restored to its original state. Bunk beds with mattresses made of straw and burlap and cold cement walls must have provided little or no comfort in the winters. It was a sad, powerful and moving experience.
We drove to Antwerp and checked into a quaint hotel in the city. We had just enough time for a much needed shower and nap. Feeling revived, our team took the train into the center of town for a delicious Italian dinner. Everyone made the journey safely and Day One is complete.
