Dublin!

This weekend I went to Dublin for St. Patrick's Day. I wish I had been able to stay until Tuesday but because of the studying part in studying abroad I needed to go to class. I had an amazing time in Dublin and really loved visiting Ireland. I went with my two friends from St. Andrews, Allison and Alex and while we were there we met up with a big group of kids with the Butler program as well. We all stayed in the same youth hostel, The Dublin City Bunkhouse, which was a nice hostel with a great location. Allison, Alex and I arrived in Dublin on Friday afternoon and after checking into our hostel went to a pub to get lunch and have a Guinness to see if it really tastes different in Ireland. We all agree that it does taste different and has a richer flavor in Dublin. We then walked around and got our bearings of the city before going out that night in the Temple Bar district, a more touristy part of town. We had a great time out but unfortunately Allison was pick-pocketed by gypsies and lost her wallet. We had seen a gypsy with her hand in another girl's purse that night and were amazed at the number of them in that part of town. The next day we woke up early to take advantage of the free breakfast served by the hostel and then headed out on more adventures. We took a bus tour of the city and were able to see Trinity College, St. Patrick's Cathedral and the Guinness brewery. The police station was our next stop to report Allison's wallet being stolen--we asked a firefighter where the police station was and he directed us where to go and then told us to visit the fire station which was not far from the police station to get cheered up by meeting our future husband there. While I thought that sounded like a very fun trip we never made it to the fire station and instead went shopping for St. Patrick's day merchandise. We met up with the other kids from St. Andrews that night and went out to a less touristy pub to get a real feel of Dublin without the gypsies. It was a great trip and I truly loved visiting Ireland and getting a new stamp in my passport. I am so looking forward to the traveling I will be doing over spring break!
We had a Guinness in the Edinburgh airport to taste the difference between Scottish Guinness and Irish Guinness--this was an amazing thing the bartender did while pouring the Guinness!

Our Airplane to Dublin--Allison and I were upgraded to first class going there and coming home!

Ireland from the plane

Guinness in Dublin


Alex and I enjoying our Guinness and it's foam
Walking around Dublin

Allison without her wallet


St. Patrick's Cathedral
The Guinness Brewery



The Gravity Bar at the Guinness Brewery with our free pint of Guinness


Love y'all and miss you!

xoxo

Caroline

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