The Porterhouse Brewing Company Dublin

When thinking of my study abroad experience prior to coming here, Ireland was definitely on my to-do list. However, it was not a priority of mine. I was most excited about seeing Spain and Italy. Then, some of my Marquette friends decided to visit for spring break, and picked Dublin as their destination. Its …

Today we got up a little late...... Guess why :)

As if we didn't drink enough the night before we kicked off the day by going the Porterhouse to drink. This is a modern Irish pub with a huge slection of beer. I had been here in 2005 and liked the place, the service can be a bit slow though......There I had Hersbrucker, an hoppy Irish …

I arrived in Ireland at 5:30 a.m. when my plane landed in Dublin.... I flew solo since I was meeting Michelle, Lauren and Katie later in the day.

I got a cab to take me to the Aghadoe House, our first bnb. It was a 15 min ride from the airport and it cost 27.80 Euro, I almost **** my pants!

The Aghadoe House is owned by a very …

The day started off in Dublin with the plan to meet with some justices from the Criminal Court of Justice. We were to tour the building as well, along with the chance to set in on some proceedings. We were told to meet at the Four Courts, which seems to be some equivalent of an Irish Supreme Court. The professors met us in order to ensure that we …

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We drive to Omaha and arrive at airport early. Park in long term parking and hop the bus and arrive at the airport, OMA. We walk in and there is a line at the United counter about 70 people long. It was moving quickly so …

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Second day here and still exhausted, but seeing a lot of things.

The other students and I are staying at the O'Callaghan Mont Clare hotel. There's another girl here from Wake Forest, another goes to Case Western...so the world seems very small to me!

Yesterday we went on a Viking Splash tour that started on …

Since we were finally able to sleep last night, we were actually functional today. We started the day with a free breakfast from the hostel at 7:30, including a generic-brand version of nutella, bread, jam, butter, peanut butter, cereal, milk, and coffee. After finishing, we wandered off in search of St. Stephen's Green.

We ended up coming …

Simply put, I love my life. The past couple of days have been unbelievable, with great people, brilliant beer, and some of the best scenery I have seen in my entire life. The best part about all of this: two months ago, the thought of going to Europe this year hadn't even crossed my mind. The amount of planning I did for this trip is on par with …

One, two, one-two-three-four!
Come on all you good rats
We'll send you to heaven you'll find the pearly gates in the froth and the foam
'cause in these vats you've made quite a creation
A potion that turned the Guinness to gold!

Goodness my Guinness, I'm in love! At midday today I hiked the short distance over to the …