The people there were so incredibly nice, plus they spoke English which helped (although to be honest sometimes that accent was hard to understand haha). I stayed in a really nice Hostel where each room had a bathroom to themselves, and it wasn't too far out of the way that walking everywhere was a chore.
I did a lot of walking in Dublin, and getting lost. I refused to use a map (except when trying to find the Guinness Storehouse because I lost track of the road signs), simply because I didn't want to completely scream tourist, even though I probably looked it a little anyway. A lot of where I went was across the river so remember which bridge to take back was always a challenge, eventually I just took a bridge, walked two blocks and then took a left and eventually found the hostel haha.
The first night I saw a live music and dancing show, which was a really great way to get into the mood of the city. Then on Tuesday I visited the Book of Kells, and this enormous library and the Guinness Storehouse. On Wednesday I went to two archaeology sites, The Hill of Tara and Newgrange. Both were amazing and just learning about a different culture and past from the locals was truly a great experience.
I would 100% go back there to visit, and if I had to pick a European city to live right now it'd be Dublin. It felt like home (almost had a Boston feel to it - can't understand their accents either! (just kidding - sort of)), and it was certainly an experience that I'll never forget and I'm glad I took.
Also I got to see the Swiss Alps going there and back so here's a look at one of those pictures, not even released to Facebook yet!
No comments:
Post a Comment