IRELAND

     I had planned this trip with a friend back in Sept. we figured it was smart because the tickets were really cheap (120 pounds=about 220$) Disaster struck when she emailed me two days before the trip explaining that she had done something with her tailbone and the doctor told her she shouldn't travel. I didn't want to cancel, I really wanted to go and you had to pay a fee to cancel. I texted some friends to see if they wanted to go but its hard to find someone with the money and the availability to come. An American friend from my building emailed me that he would be able to join me! I was excited, the last thing I wanted to do was travel all alone. Traveling has a lot to do with the company your with. And even though he is blunt and sarcastic, and reminds me way too much of my brothers, I had done a couple tours with him in Amsterdam so I knew he liked to explore just as much as I do.
     I woke up early (4 a.m.) and we took a cab to the bus station where we would take another bus to Cardiff about an hour away. Once in Cardiff we took a metro to the airport. The flight was less than an hour long. It was raining hard in Dublin, very windy and really cold. I hoped that the weather was right and it wouldn't be like this the whole time. We took a bus from the airport, hopped off in the pouring rain and started walking. We really had no idea where we were going. We spotted a Chinese buffet and decided to stop and get something to eat. After we ate the sun came out and the rain was gone! We asked for directions, found our hostel, left our stuff and explored the city.
  Dublin is beautiful. There is a pretty canal in the middle of the city and bridges everywhere. We took a tour bus that took us around the whole city so we could plan what we would do the next day. The weekend flew by- I saw Trinity College, St. Patricks Cathedral, Dublin Castle, a funny 4D show, Wax museum, history museum, had Mexican food, saw two leprechauns, rode the ferris wheel that let you see the view of the city and just had a nice time. The people were friendly, even though I didn't see as many red heads as I thought or heard the Irish accent much. Since its an urban city there is a lot of diversity, if I get to go again I would see the country instead of the city. We had luck the whole weekend, not having to wait for the bus, being done with our walking before the rain started pouring, and my friend even found 65 euros! Thats like 100 dollars. Anyways, hope your all well and have a great Thanksgiving =) here's some pics-

View from Hostel

Trinity College

Mexican Food!

My love =)