So here I am back from kissing the Blarney stone, sitting in the common room of the hostel I'm staying at for one more night and reflecting on the stuff I've done these past couple days....
(I'll get pictures up as soon as I get back to Spain)
Okay, ready for this list?
Dublin: I got in Thursday night and crashed pretty much. I wrote a little sitting in the cafe of the hostel I was in which was named the Avalon House. I got up in the morning and ate breakfast in that same cafe. So Friday, out of the hostel and on to the street. I went to Trinity College first and passed the statue of Molly Malone, forgetting to take out my cammera until afterward.... Then I went to a Starbuck's and got a Chai Tea Latte (because I'm addicted) and then from there I went toward St. Patrick's Cathedral, stopping at Christ Church on the way.... I didn't go into St. Patrick's because they wanted 5.50 euro to go in but I sat outside in the sunshine in the park next to it. After a quick bite from a local market, (apple and a sandwhich which I watched them make for me on a warm from the oven bun plus I found a Dr. Pepper which they don't have in Spain and had to indulge), I toured the Dublin Castle which is really cool then I went wandering toward the Guinness Storehouse, getting lost only twice. I am finding that people are extremely nice and do all they can to help. I was asked if I wanted to be accompanied to the Storehouse so that I didn't get lost any further.... The Guinness Storehouse is way cool and you get a free pint in the skybar....Then finally to the bus station so I could head out to Galway....
Galway: Well, plans didn't go exactly the way I thought they would and I had to enlist the help of more Irish people to find a bed and breakfast to replace my other accomadations....it was a stressful night but I'm alive and a guy bought me a drink in the bar because he said that after going through the hell I had, I needed it.... I had a full Irish breakfast the next morning and took a day trip to the Cliffs of Moher. They were so pretty and I'm still amazed that I haven't seen any rain (being in Ireland and everything).
Limerick: So after another night in Galway I got a bus to Limerick and met up with Nic Gareiss who's dad works with my mom. he was way cool and showed me around the University there. We also went to a gig where some of his friends where playing trad (traditional) music in a pub. I had so much fun! So if you're reading this Nic, Thanks for a great time!
Cork: I got to Cork on Monday afternoon, had to take a nap, then went exploring a bit... It's not a very big city and it isn't very interesting either. I stopped at a sandwhich shop for dinner and crashed again... Today, I got up and went on a day tour to Cobh, Kinsale, and the Blarney Castle where I kissed the Blarney Stone! It really isn't that spectacular but I did it and I'm happy because I've completed something else on my bucket list.
Tomorrow, I head to London. I have to get up and catch a bus to the airport at 6 in the morning but I'll be okay. I have a hostel for two nights in Westminster and I'll see Stonehenge on Thursday and head out of Victioria Station for Manchester Friday morning and meet up with friends of Aunt Deb and Uncle Tony for the weekend before heading back to Madrid and Finals week. I'll try to post again somewhere along the line and get pictures up when I get back to Spain.
Best wishes to all! See lots of you very soon!!
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