Babie Animals, Green Grass, and Fish and Chips!

Hey!

This past weekend I went to Dublin, Ireland with my friend Jamie who is studying in England. It was so nice to visit with her for the weekend. I had such a good time exploring Dublin and the countryside with her. I really liked the day trip that we took on Saturday. Overall it was a great trip. Our adventure follows: The Liffey (the river) in Dublin. The buildings are a lot different compared to Spain.

Do you see the city buses? They were all double decker buses.
Jamie and a statue. She poses so well.

Fair Trade Stores. There were a lot of them in Dublin.

An Environmental information store!

Trinity College! One of the oldest colleges in the world.

One of the parks we went to. It was spring there and the flowers were in bloom. There aren't flowers like this in Spain nor is there nearly this much grass.

This little bird flew under my chair and wouldn't leave, so I took a picture.

Another shot of the park. It was so green!

This was the first picture I took of our adventrue that we took on Saturday. We went clear across the country, to the west coast of Ireland to the city of Galway.

This picture is a little bit fuzzy, but I just wanted you to see all of the babie animals. There were sheep everywhere. The little babies were so cute! I wanted to take one home with me.

Were here! The tide was out and thats why the boats are sitting in the dirt.

A view of what most of the countryside looked like. There were these stone walls all over the place. You can also see the bay in the distance. We took a tour that took us to the Cliffs of Moher. The tour guides were great and very funny to listen to.

Yeah were here! The cliffs of Moher were awe inspiring.

Jamie and a Castle. Why aren't you smiling? Haha.

The sign says: "Please do not go beyond this point." As you can see that this wasn't followed. Beyond the sign is private property, but people still walk along the edge for the view.

Its along way down!

We went by so many ruins. This used to be a church and there is a cemetary in front of it. We saw so many ruins along the way.

A light house along the coast. There was a lot of rocks similar to the ones you see in this picture.

Here is a castle that we were able to get really close to. We were able to walk around the entire thing. Jamie was a good model. You can't really see it, but she has a huge smile.

Of course I had to try the fish and chips. Doesn't it look good? Well, it was! I had forgotten how much I had missed it. This is one of the first things I will have when I get home. A good Fish Fry!

This is a picture of our hostel and again Jamie is just as happy as can be!

So I'm sitting under my palm tree, isn't it supposed to be warm? Guess not. It was so cold at a comfortable high of 50 degrees F. But, I was used to average highs in the upper 70's. I felt like it was such a cold weekend the whole time I was there.

Another view of a park, and the spring flowers all over Dublin.

The castle of Dublin.

Jamie, you pose so well. You look just like that statue!

How did I do? Do I look like the statue?

And this is the courtyard of the castle. It was much different from the Plaza's of Spain.

This was my favorite part of the castle. I really wasn't expecting it. So colorful!

This is the St. Patric's Cathedral.

Overall, I loved spending time in Ireland. Mostly because I was with Jamie and was very comfortable around her. The food was very similar to the states, the daily schedule was the same, and the people were nice and spoke english. This coming week is my spring break. This should be quite an adventure. I'll keep you posted.

Until Next Time,