Dublin!

The first week of August was my first week of vacation, and I spent it in Ireland. And I have to say that it was everything I had hope it would be.

I spent my first and one of my last days in Dublin, and it's interesting to contrast it with the rest of Ireland.

When I think of Ireland I always think of all the green countryside, which isn't how Dublin is. It is definitely more of an urban center, even though its not so huge. There is a nice park not that far away, but its definitely on the more concrete-y side. It's also interestng, because tourist-wise there's not all that much to do. The main things I did was go to the Guinness factory and check out the pubs, which were both great, even though in places like Temple Bar you can end up paying 5€ (!!) for a pint of beer (in Germany you can sometimes get a whole LITER of beer for that price!).

The Guinness factory was definitely worth a trip though. It is huge and tells you all these cool things about how beer and Guinness and particular is made. Plus you get a free pint at the end!




I had the choice of getting one one top at their cool ceiling bar, but decided to get mine at the bar where they let you pour your own! I even got a certificate for it--how cheesy!



Dublin is definitely has a cool young vibe to it though. Think it would be great to study there, especially because Ryan air is based there, so you could get lots of cheap flights to travel from there---as long as you can put up with the crummy weather!