Tuesday I went into town to welcome the Trinity students from Notre Dame and help them get their luggage to their dorms since I didn't have any classes. If I feel lost without something to do, they have to be feeling twice as bad - they don't start classes until October!
Wednesday was another day of classes. That night we went out to a pub in city centre. Despite the fact that it was a Wednesday night there were plenty of drunk people around, on campus and in the pubs. My favorite encounter was with the girl I sat next to on the bus. She got on and asked if I was going to the same pub that her group was going to. When I said no, we were going to Doyles, her immediate response was, "You're American!" Ah the accent, it's a dead give-away...
Thursday was another no classes day. Instead of feeling like a bum with nothing to do I walked around Blackrock to try and find a grocery store. In true Courtney fashion, I got lost, hit two brick walls and spent over an hour and a half walking before getting to a store that took me 25 minutes to walk home from. Good job me. I did manage to take one picture of my walk before the rain started, I'm not sure if the pictures capture the view I witnessed, but I'll try anyway (The Irish Sea is minutes from my dorm):
Today, on Friday - another day without classes, we went on a day trip to Howth. It was b-e-a-utiful. We had pretty good weather, with bouts of sunshine and only a small rain shower. There was a lighthouse, a castle, Ireland's eye, sea cows, real cows... overall good stuff. Click on the bottom picture to see more pics from the trip.
3 comments:
You promised a donation button, you rotten scalawag! I told Bagel to tell you I am mad at you until you add a donation button to your stinkin' website.
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What the heck is a sea cow and how can I see one when I visit????
Oh yeah. Colle is mad at you. ;)
Oh my god - I was looking at your pictures and I am sooo jealous. It makes me want to visit sooo bad - there is certainly something in my blood for Ireland.
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