Dublin

This past weekend some of us went to Ireland starting on Thursday night. We didn't really know what to expect about Dublin and Ireland as a whole other than what we have heard about it such as Guinness, nice people, and beautiful country sides. Well within the first five minutes we found out two of these stereotypes weren't just stereotypes but we're dead on accurate. Our taxi driver was an extremely friendly person and of course mentioned Guinness during one of his first statements. We got to the hostel and then walked around and took in the night life scene in Dublin. It was awesome getting to walk through the streets and here traditional Irish music playing in all the pubs around. Dublin as a whole just gave off an extremely positive and happy vibe by the night life atmosphere and we all loved walking around in it. All day Friday we explored the city of Dublin and hit all the main tourist attractions such as "The Book of Kells", Christ Church, Dublin Castle, Guinness Factory, and the Kilmannan Gaol jail. The jail was my favorite part due to the history lesson of Ireland I got from it. We learned about the original prisoners and their stories, and how they affected Ireland during their fight for independence and Civil war. It was an educational experience I am thankful for and I don't regret spending a lot of time there. We went to Galway on Saturday, but I will make a separate blog post about it tomorrow. Dublin is now a close second to London in the early race for my favorite city in Europe, and I would love to go back again one day. Until next time.