OK. Flash back to Thanksgiving. And before you get sad, don’t worry we had a little turkey dinner at the flat complete with stuffing, green bean casserole, sweet potatoes, the works! It was fabulous and such a great time. Especially when Mike pulled his plate into his lap… HAHAHA. Oh man.
Anyways, Thanksgiving day, Katie and I headed to Gatwick and boarded a 35 GBP return flight to Dublin on this little airline called RyanAir. They are the premier budget airline, and man are they cheap. No free anything not even water, they don't even get a jet way thingy! We had to walk to the plane. LOL. Once on, we could sit wherever, the seats were bright blue with yellow tops… and they didn’t reverse. It was like being in a cartoon. However, the flight was only 1 hour so it didn’t really matter a whole lot.
Anyways, get to our hostel, Avalon House (totally awesome!) and head out to the “Temple Bar” district to meet up with Katie’s friend Lauren from Santa Cruz and her flatmate Annika (I know she spelled it different than that but I can’t remember and that’s how I like to spell it!). Was a good time, this crazy Irish guy kept buying us Jameson Irish Whiskey. Anyway, wake up the next morning and check out of Avalon House, unfortunately we could only stay there one night because we booked late. We walked across the River Liffey (I really hope that's the right name – I’d feel like a right wanker if I blew that) and got to our new hostel “The Shining Emerald”. It was not shining. And it was not an emerald. It was crap. But hey, chalk it up to experience, at least Katie and I had each other.
We spent Friday at Christ’s Cathedral (built in 1000 AD), Dublin Castle (now a palace, the castle burnt down), learning that Earl Grey was a viceroy of Ireland and got the tea named after him, and wandering down Grafton Street enjoying the scenery and shopping. Friday night we met up with Lauren and Annika for dinner at some place in Temple Bar. And then the BEST part was we went to this small pub near the river that had a live Irish band playing. IT WAS AWESOME!!
Saturday morning, Katie and I got up bright and early to do a castle and ocean tour. We were taken to Malahide Castle – it’s famous for being owned by the same family longer than any other property in Ireland. After the castle tour we were driven all along the coast and Dublin bay before getting dropped off. Great views and a great way to see some stuff but stay dry since it was quite rainy. After getting back to town we got an Irish Coffee at The Brazen Head pub – oldest pub in Dublin. We met up with Lauren and Annika again and did the Guinness Brewery in style. It was awesome!! And the free pint in the top floor bar was awesome because it was so cozy and already decorated for xmas that it felt like we were at an exclusive holiday party over a brewery pub. Dinner at The Brazen Head was the biggest fish and chips I’ve ever had, but also the best. Saturday night was mellow after that because we had an early flight back Sunday morning.
THE END!
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