I just spent my first few days in Ireland in Dublin. After Arrival Sunday morning, I really didn't have anything to do until Tuesday morning. I spent the week exploring Dublin.
Unfortunately, much of what I wanted to see was closed for the holidays. I couldn't see the Book of Kells or some of the museums. However, I think I'll get back to Dublin and be able to explore those areas. I did get to see the Guinness Storehouse, the Trinity College campus, St. Stephens Green, and bunch of places that are in Joyce novels. Unfortunately, I haven't realy read any Joyce yet, but I'll get around to that. The rest of the students and I who are on the UCC program brought in the new year by pub hopping in the area around our hostel. It was a great time, some old Irish guy gave me an entertaining lecture on politics.
One night we went out, I started talking to some young Irish people I met. I told them I was from Chicago, and their first reaction was, "Do you follow the NFL? I love Devin Hester!" I didn't even know anyone here watched the NFL, but it was a easy point to bond over.
Orientation was fine, but it is really expensive in Dublin. I'm really banking on Cork being a bit cheaper.
I arrived in Cork this morning. It looks pretty cool, not too much else to say yet.
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The Guinness Brewery is the first place I ever got drunk.
ReplyDeleteSome of my favorite places in Ireland that I've visited are:
-Dingle Peninsula (rent a bike and bike along the coastal hills)
-Cliffs of Moher
-Dun Aenghus on the Aran Islands, where I threw a rock off a cliff and blew back over my heads 100 yards
-Glendalough area, St. Kevin's Monastery specifically, which is actually just an intensely beautiful lake that you can do a mind altering hike around
-Galway, which is reminiscent of a more South/West Europe city than your average UK city.
Have a good time friend
Thanks for the tips, I'll make sure to check as many of those out as I can.
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