This weekend's adventure was to Dublin with William. We left our flats at 4:40 am on Friday to catch a bus to another bus to the airport for our 8 am flight to Dublin. We got into Dublin around 9 am, enough time for a full Friday. Dublin is a rather small city compared to London, with not too many tourist attractions. So, we walked through Trinity College, visited St. Patrick's Cathedral, saw the Guinness storehouse and Jameson distillery, walked through their awesomely green (as you'd expect) parks, went to the markets at Temple Bar, and saw the Dublin castle in our two days. I really enjoyed the trip, probably because of the people. The Irish were easily the friendliest people I've come across over here, and they love music. All the pubs pretty much have free live music on the weekend, something London could definitely use. It also was a bit of a shock to see Irish flags everywhere and have them be on government buildings not people's houses and rooms.. I guess that's what I get for living on the South Side.
And now I just have to survive this week and a philo paper before its time to head to good old County Mayo. I cannot wait to see the countryside and ride from the east coast to the west coast. I've already warned those traveling with me that I'll be like a 6 year old on Christmas morning...
May the roads rise up to meet you,
May the wind be always at your back,
May the sun shine warm upon your face,
The rain fall soft upon your fields,
And, until we meet again,
May God hold you in the palm of His hand..
I think I am just as excited for you as you are
ReplyDeleteyour ending brought tears to my eyes, wouldn't your grandmother have been thrilled and proud of you for having this opportunity
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