Dub Tour

Part of Grafton Street. big shopping area

I liked these doors! Probablly need all the help they can get to ID their house since they're all identical!

had to set the timer for this one...oh the perils of being solo traveler!

This is the Christ Church Cathedral

muddy waters and bridge...there was a story bout the bridge but can't remember it. Weird!

Guiness! The lady's head has a crown of barley for the mixins!






Did you know you can get blisters on the bottom of your heels? Not the back, but the bottom from walking all day! It was a great day though! It actually started off pretty funny considering when I tried to leave my house this morning I was locked in! I wasn't given a key, the door was locked to get outside, and my only roomate who had a key was sleeping. So I hung out for two hours being bitter because it was SOOOO beautiful outside and i just wanted to get going already! So finally I walked to the shopping center, walked around a little bit there and then caught a bus into downtown. Even the ride on that bus was beautiful! The houses are all so cute. It seems most are duplexes. Once I got downtown I walked around aimlessly for awhile, through the Dublin Castle and the Christ Church Cathedral (awesome!) Then I decided to be the big touristy loser I am and got on the narrated tour of the city. I also grabbed a billion brochures of things to see so I can start planning my next excursion next weekend. I decided I need to do something awesome each weekend since my weeks are dedicated to my internship! Anyway, the tour was pretty interesting, especially since when they weren't talking they played Irish folk music! Made me want to do a little jig! One thing you may not know that I learned today was the zoo in Dublin is one of the oldest in the world... and Guiness Stout was made by mistake and sold to porters half price, hence the name "porter." The tour took us all around town, past the St. Patrick Cathedral, Trinity College, Guiness Storehouse and factory, the zoo, Oscar Wilde's childhood home, and tons of amazing buildings which I had no idea what they were! Took pics anyway naturally! I pretty much just did the tour though, saving museum goings for when Kurt is here ;) cuz he is such a dork too! Although there is an exhibit at one of the art museums I might try to get to on impressionalism (is that even what its called?) that looked pretty neat. I didn't have time today cuz I had to get back and figure out how I'm getting to the hospital tomorrow. So after the city tour I walked around for at least an hour taking in the sights...ok I couldn't find my bus stop! Finally I found it, bused it back to the shopping center by my house and walked to the hospital. I think it'll take me about 40 min to walk there. I'm gonna try to do it...even if just one way b/c the bus fares would add up quickly, and we all know I need the exercise! So yeah, I'm gonna put up some pics, but will have more on facebook and/or myspace! I wish I had a companion here with me! Its so much more fun to share these sorts of things with someone else!!