Barry's Dublin

... give out. I sat whenever I could find a bench, pew or chair near something I was interested in examining. When we left the church we walked a short distance to the bus stop and I said to Jim, "I need to rest my feet." He said, "Let's go the the Guinness Storehouse and just do lunch in their restaurant." Good idea. A little rest on the bus then lunch, I could handle that....
We got off at the Guinness Storehouse in good spirits and headed in. That's when we found out ...

... in, and boy did she ever. Apparently this is her 2nd month in Ireland and she is from Canada. She was traveling alone and was intent on having a good time. I couldn't be sad with her around, she was talking a mile a minute, it was hard for me not to tune her out, but i was happy for the company.

She made me go out to the back of the hostel where there was a pub where I met a group of Irish guys who were very ...

... beautiful grounds and gardens and was a great place for the kids to run around and stretch their legs. And, again, although it had rained pretty heavy driving there, once we were there, it stopped raining and we even got a few minutes of sunshine! I think our luck for the weather might be truly used up by now. We joined a tour and got filled in on all of the details of the stallions and the processes involved at the stud. The ...

... be the one to open the door and have a peek. As soon as she did, a nice older gentleman came out and saw us standing around the door. I thought maybe he was a professor or something. Anyway, he opened the door wide and welcomed us to come inside and have a look. Inside the lobby there are a couple of huge skeletons of a male and female moose, as well as some fossils and other biological specimens. These were impressive, but it was clear this wasn’t the old library ...

We caught the airport coach on Boxing Day from Victoria Station to Gatwick airport, then hopped our cheap (yeah right!) Ryanair flight to Dublin. The flight was pretty quick, then we caught another airport coach out to the city centre. Nathan & Jayde (a Canberra couple - but don't hold that against them - we met in South America) met us at the bus stop near their place. We packed quite a few ...

... to admit that while I was excited to be going to Europe, I had a slight fit of the emotional blahs at the airport in Newark- just from remembering family and friends we've said goodbye to. Goodbye sadness doesn't really hit me until it's completely final- like we're at the airport and there's no turning back. However, I'm so thankful to be doing this adventure with my very best friend (Scooter- duh). We can't post pictures on ...

... me so e*sily!! It w*s pretty comic*l, *s you could tell *ll the te*chers *nd students were confused *s to wh*t w*s *ctu*lly going on. I guess I *lre*dy know wh*t to expect for the end of next ye*r!

When school lets out, the te*chers h*ve to come in one l*st time to cle*n things out for the summer. And on Mond*y I gr*b my tr*in for the *irport. I h*ve * l*te night flight over to Dublin where I *m to meet my mom *nd * couple of her college buddies for ...

... friendly enough but the beers were ridiculously expensive. Way more than us poor Canadians could afford. 6 EURO PINTS at the famous Dublin Temple Bar. That is almost 10 dollars Canadian for 1 BEER. Needless to say we nursed those beers for a long time and then proceeded on to the next bar. I think Patrick was the most disappointed of all. Perhaps next time he can explore more of the Dublin nightlife. I think we may have just been there on the wrong day of the week. After our ...

... for around 30 minutes and that was amazing!! it is so cool that the culture is so rich in history and they still do all that stuff!! Tomorrow is the end of our trip:( I had such a great time and cant wait for the next one!!! Oh, yeah, stuff about both England and Dublin: -a glass of water at a restaurant costs money -plastic bags at the grocery store cost money -basically anything that we are used to getting for nothing in the states, costs money here!!

... bus. Dorky, I know, but riding on the top with no roof was so much fun. You really get to see Dublin that way. And last but certainly not least, is the train trip. Galway to Dublin. Coast to Coast. West to East. I got to see so much of the countryside of Ireland this way. Beautiful! It really is everything you imagine and picture when you think of Ireland and much, much more! P.S. It was so nice to be able to brush my teeth again using the faucet!