tues we had a james joyce tour, which was possibly the most boring thing i have ever experienced. we went to a few places he described in Dubliners, which was interesting, but other than that i struggled to keep drool from escaping my mouth.
wednesday we did the Kilmainham jail tour (awesome) along with the Guinness tour right after. i had anticipated getting a lot of souvenirs for people, but i ended up just buying things for myself...sorry! the guinness storehouse was amazing; very different from AB, but i don't know which i like better. though my loyalty should lie with AB, its pretty difficult...the tour is self-led and set up in the shape of a pint glass. each floor is something else, and it was a bunch of fun. at the top they have the Gravity Bar where you get a free drink and the view is gorgeous.
thursday we did a tour of newgrange...pictures are about to be uploaded :) this tour took 9 hours with all the traveling, eating, and actual tours, so we were exhausted. and because our professor is so considerate, he scheduled us to go to a play at the Abbey Theatre just 2 hours after we got back. needless to say, i looked like a scrub (ie--makeup melted off, swollen face, ratty hair). we weren't too happy about that since we sat next to the director of the play and it was opening night...disrespectful americans strike again! although, it wasn't our fault...
friday we did some walking around and went to st stephens green center for lunch. again, i planned on getting souvenirs for others. and again, i only bought things for myself. everyone will really like the way my new dress looks on me, though! we went pub-hopping that night where a pretentious bouncer wouldn't let one of our group members in because he "wasn't good enough." the pub name was Alfie's. so elizabeth--tell abbey and her family not to go there! a few rugby players also attempted hitting on me and jadee with pathetic pick up lines: "swans or pythons?" he then flexed his bicep into the shape of a swan. we laughed at them and responded with, "really? did you really just try that?" i expected to walk away, but jadee got distracted because one of the guys did a magic trick. i wish i was kidding.
one of our friends also got her cell phone stolen out of her purse :( it was zipped and in front of her body, but after he figured out he couldn't get into maureen's bag (she noticed him trying to "dance" on her), he successfully got Sam. that was definitely a downer.
but moving along! yesterday we traveled to Derry. as we were coming in town, we realized there was a celebration of the opening of the Peace bridge. it opened right as our bus was pulling up, and it was really cool. the reason for it's name is because it bridges the mainly protestant side with the mainly catholic side which is separated by the Foyle river. thats pretty neat!
we're currently staying in an adorable bed and breakfast with a bulldog named bertie, and i have full intentions on stealing him at the end of our stay.
other bullets:
1) of course i miss you all
2) i bought myself men's briefs from guinness to sleep in. i bought a medium and my fat spills over. either i have thunder thighs or the guys here are entirely too small. you can pick which you think is true...i guess it could be a mixture of both
3) maureen and i are currently sharing a double bed...we both had garlic nan last night. you can decide how the night went
4) every bathroom here is tiny. we're convinced the Borrowers family were architects for the bed and breakfast we are in
5) our bathroom trashcan is smaller than the bag of doritos maureen and i ate for lunch yesterday
6) olivia would hate the ungodly amount of mayo they seem to put on everything
7) i'm convinced my suitcase will weigh well over the limit when i come home.
8) we are deprived of sleep. some nights we'll go with about 3 hours. as soon as i hit the bed, i am out within about 1 min. seriously.
i'm currently uploading photos and videos, so the next update will be really in about 5 min and include a link to the 4 videos im posting. i cant promise they'll be good, though
aaaaawe...that's my girl!! See the pride beaming from me?!
ReplyDeleteAnd don't you even think about Bertie!
And don't buy any souvenirs, just pick up a postcard or something marking the places you've been.
okay, now I'm gonna look at your pics.