Dublin

I've been very far behind on writing - I've been so busy!

A few weekends ago I went to Dublin w/Kat and Audrey and it was a blast. We visited a few Fordham friends who live in an amazing flat and our friend from London visited and stayed there too. We took the train which provided a lovely view of the countryside and then got there at night and had a home cooked meal, which we needed after a month of cooking for ourselves! Then we hit the pubs - Porterhouse, Stag's Head, and O'Sullivans. Porterhouse was great, the guy was playing great covers.

On Saturday we walked aaall over the city and started with lunch at Lemon which has delicious crepes and the like. We met up with my friend Tim and he gave us a tour of Trinity college. It's a beautiful campus and the Book of Kells is impressive - the exhibit more so than the book, but I like it much more the 2nd time around. I first saw it when I was 14 and I was less impressed. Then we walked and saw all the sights - the General Post Office where the Easter Rising took place, Christ Church, St. Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin Castle, Grafton Street, and the Guinness Factory. I'm sure there was more, we walked everywhere. We took in the views of the Liffey on H'Penny Bridge too. That night - more great food and then off to a party.
This trip has made me realize what a small small world it is. My friend Jason from highschool is in Dublin and in the same program as my Fordham friends and their roomates so we were all invited separately and realized that night we were going to the same party. When we got there it was great to see Jay, and then my friend Pat from Galway was standing there too! He's friends from highschool w/another Fordham Dubliner and he was on a trip and decided to visit Brian and off they went to the party. So bizarre, but lots of laughs too. The next day was just hanging out and a museum - the weather wasn't great and we had a train to catch. We thought it'd be a great idea to walk to the station along the Liffey - longest trek ever. Overall the trip was great, I could visit Dublin every weekend there is so much to do, but Galway is still better.