Ballsbridge Court Hotel Dublin

... from there. What a huge place! It mainly took us through the history of Guinness as this is a working factory and we could not see the inner workings. At the top was the gravity bar. From here we got a panoramic view of Ireland that few see. Simply beautiful! I was given a second beer for my birthday to boot! :) I love the Irish. We stumbled upon a little pub after Guinness that had the American and Irish flag ...

... the downside of cultural adjustment--I'm beginning to see that I may not ever fit in the fabric of social interaction, and that will be OK. It's the differences I'm here for, anyway. And, Classes with Irish kids start in a week, and it should be easier to meet people--a college kid is a college kid after all, no matter where. There are clubs to be joined, and events to attend.<br><br>This is a new morning. That's not to say the last three weeks ...

... of stopping but something else would always catch our eye. We ended up heading into a restraunt/pub and had beef stroganauf and lamb something or other...divine!-----Then we got tired again, so we headed back and met our roomies. Nice ladies that are a mother daughter team tracing their ancestry across Ireland and into Germany. <br><br>Please enjoy the photos and we will write more later when we can.<br>

... for directions to our hotel. The clerk knew right where it was. Our hotel was a bit of a drive away but really easy to find. I refuse to follow our evil directions again.<br><br>When we got to our hotel, we were both really relieved and thankful to be out of the car. Our hotel room is pretty nice, and we just chilled in it the rest of the evening. One of the channels was playing Lethal Weapon, which both Justin and I enjoyed immensely. I also finally broke down ...

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... Mom had beef stew, and I had chicken Curry.  (yes, it is traditional for them.  Their food is normally bland, so they enjoy spicy foods to create a good balance)   The next day we began our journey to Dublin.  After taking pictures on a gorgeous day at the UCC campus, (when NO ONE was there) we stopped in Waterford.  Sadly, the crystal factory tours were closed, but we still could see the crystal and shop around and take pictures.  I think I twas worth it.  But I still ...

... with people of the service industry but the whole continent seems to be permeated with this general contentment; the job brings money and is reasonably satisfying, the apartment is modest but is comfortable enough and the source of excitement is the August holiday. Everyone (again pathetically biased) seems to have a grasp of world events, including everything dominating US headlines and has a far better hold on geography than any average American could hope.

... a nice trip and we noticed how manly the place was - everything was large, big waterfalls, big areas of barley, loud sounds, smells, tactile things, with large all-capital fonts. I didn't get drunk. I got my wussy half-pint of Guiness and thought it was absolutely disgusting. Too bitter. Even after I wussed out and added the black current, it still sucked. I'm just not a beer person. I promptly ordered a diet coke. Then, yes we went to jail. We went to ...

This is a copy of an email thread between me and I-TO-I my volunteer work placement, probably best to start at the bottom!      Hi Again Megan. happy new year!! I've managed to raise about 1600 at this point, but may have a little more to collect.I've got it lodged in a bank account, so it will alway be accounted for. I plan to pay for the rest of my volunteer placement fee, and then take the rest to the ...

... stall without russian fudge. They had a crepe stall - why can't they have more of these in NZ? where I got a massive crepe with maple syrup - ALMOST as good as mum's but they were 3 times as big. Soooo divine. The maple syrup dripped everywhere and made my hands all sticky but it was totally worth it. We walked around the park some more and picked up a free "emergency rain poncho" that was very reminescent of our Thailand elephant trek. Luckily the weather wasn't as ...