Dublin: Day 1

We left for Dublin on Wednesday morning. I slept like a rock on the plane (SO tired!) and on the bus from the airport into the city. My first impression of Dublin is that people who live there are incredibly kind. Every time the five of us looked at a map or appeared a little lost (which I’m sure was quite often), someone would ask us if we needed directions or where it was we were going. Such great people. We got to our hostel around 1:00 pm. By far the best hostel I’ve ever stayed at. It was SO nice. Our first meal in Dublin was fish and chips, so cliché, then we took a power nap.

So. Much. Food.

Afterward, we went exploring, always a classic, and headed to the archaeological museum that the Drs. Boeck had told us we should see. It was in a great location- we passed by the Bank of Ireland and Trinity College on our way there. The museum was so strange but so interesting too. I learned a lot about Irish history there! After the museum, we walked around the shopping district, which was strung with lights similar to Amsterdam. But in comparison, Dublin is so much bigger and busier than Amsterdam- two totally different feels.

Street view along the walk

Museum

Christmas lights in the shopping district

And more

Then came my favorite part of the day:  meeting up with my roommate Laney!!!!! I haven’t seen her since we moved out of our apartment in June and she’s been in Ireland since I’ve been in Spain. I was so so so excited to see her! We got a little lost along the way, but when we finally found her and her friends at one of their apartments, we all had so much fun together. It was so wonderful and I was so happy that I was able to see her! We all chatted at the apartment and then headed out to an Irish bar, Flannery’s. Such a great night!

Reunited and it feels so good :)