So this past weekend, I headed off to Ireland with Katherine and two friends from the States! My friends Megan and Lindsey decided to come and visit for a couple of weeks, since they both have recently graduated and all!
So we left Thursday night. Katherine and I had a different flight, so we got into Dublin a couple hours earlier than Megan and Lindsey. We just waited at the airport, relaxing and chatting and then just headed to our hostel. One shocking thing was the weather. It was so cold in Dublin! It was rainy, windy, and probably around 50 degrees...big change when you leave sunny and 75 degree weather in Alicante! It was around midnight when we got in, so we decided to call it a night and hit the hay.
The next day we went around the city! First, we went to the Guiness Storehouse where Katherine and I learned to pour the perfect pint! We have certificates, so we're legit! It was a lot of fun, I like my share of Guiness so I definitely enjoyed it. We also went to the top of the storehouse, where you can see all of Dublin, so cool.
Next, we got lunch (Chinese of course!) and then just shopped a little and walked around. I took a wonderful nap while my friends went in search of a good day trip for us to do the next day! That night, we grabbed dinner and an awesome Irish restaurant and then got some (very expensive) drinks at the bar from P.S. I Love You! It was alot of fun!
Saturday, we woke up at the crack and hopped on a bus to Belfast. It was a 2 1/2 hour ride to Belfast and then another 1 1/2-2 hour bus ride to the countryside. Our first stop was at a place called Larrybane where we got to cross a rope bridge! It was freezing and rainy though! Next, we went to a place called Giant's Causeway, where there is tons of cliffs and just beautiful scenery. We didn't spend too much time there because most of the paths were blocked off cause there was a rockslide about 10 minutes before we got there! It was crazy! The last stop was in a place called Derry, the town known for Bloody Sunday. There were these amazing murals depicting the people who had died. It was really eye-opening to see what division was (and is still) present in Ireland between the Catholics and Protestants and that it's only been twelve years since "peace" has been established.
After Derry, we made our way back to Belfast and then back to Dublin.
Sunday was a Lazy Sunday. Katherine went to Scotland for the day in search of Nessie, while my friends and I decided to hang around Dublin. It was a good day. We shopped, walked around, saw St. Patrick's Cathedral!, and just enjoyed Dublin. We also had some excellent Chinese food and I also got to go to Mass. Mass in English! Oh man, it had been so long! It was also beautiful to hear the Celtic influences in the music and just the Mass in general, I loved it. Katherine got back late Sunday night, safe and sound! She didn't find Nessie though!
Monday, aka today, was a little crazy. The bus was late and we almost missed our flight. We were rushing like crazy. Luckily we had some very nice airport personel help us out. I also got to run through the Dublin airport in fear of our gate closing...but hey we made it, so no complaints there!
Ireland was so much fun. What a beautiful country! I definitely loved my time there and want to go back again someday!
It was also really nice to come back to Aicante today. As always, I missed Mary-Carmen. She was so happy to see me, it's gonna be tough to leave her...only 2 weeks left! Que triste! Okay, I'm not gonna think about it! Alright, it's like 3 am! I better go!
Hasta,
Megan
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