It was in the afternoon that we arrived in Dublin, tired and smelly from a day in another one of those flying pieces of metal most people call airplanes. The three of us stepped from that tarmac, smiling widely.
I still can’t believe we’re here.
This is so exciting.
This is actually Ireland.
We said pretty much the same thing over and over for the next hour or two or hundred. But we couldn’t help it. We were excited.
This was Ireland.
The first thing we did was find our hostel. The second was to find a pub, you know; the kind that Ireland is famous for.
The next day we took a bus across the country to Galway. It was a two hour bus ride and I was so excited to see the Irish countryside. It was supposed to be beautiful I had heard; green fields, rolling hills. Unfortunately I have this habit of falling asleep so all I really did see was the inside of my eyelids and my dreams about hobbits and video games (yes I have weird dreams).
Galway, however, was beautiful. Almost as soon as we arrived, we knew that we wanted to spend pretty much forever there. We didn’t exactly have forever, however, but we were able to add an extra day there, taking away one of the days we were supposed to spend in Dublin.
I still can’t believe we’re here.
This is so exciting.
This is actually Ireland.
We said pretty much the same thing over and over for the next hour or two or hundred. But we couldn’t help it. We were excited.
This was Ireland.
The first thing we did was find our hostel. The second was to find a pub, you know; the kind that Ireland is famous for.
The next day we took a bus across the country to Galway. It was a two hour bus ride and I was so excited to see the Irish countryside. It was supposed to be beautiful I had heard; green fields, rolling hills. Unfortunately I have this habit of falling asleep so all I really did see was the inside of my eyelids and my dreams about hobbits and video games (yes I have weird dreams).
Galway, however, was beautiful. Almost as soon as we arrived, we knew that we wanted to spend pretty much forever there. We didn’t exactly have forever, however, but we were able to add an extra day there, taking away one of the days we were supposed to spend in Dublin.
There we spent three wonderful days.
The first was calm, sitting by the river, sketching some buildings, and enjoying the beautiful Irish sunshine-which as I have been told is an extremely rare thing. The second day we met up with Molly’s friend who was studying at the University in Galway. We hung out a bit at the University, which reminded me of home with it’s long cafeteria line and the students hurrying between classes. The third day we took a day long bus tour to the Cliffs of Moher; more commonly known as the “Cliffs of Insanity”. (Inconceivable!)
That was my favorite day pretty much of my entire life. Words cannot describe the beauty of the cliffs. Neither can pictures; but I’ll put one here anyways.
The first was calm, sitting by the river, sketching some buildings, and enjoying the beautiful Irish sunshine-which as I have been told is an extremely rare thing. The second day we met up with Molly’s friend who was studying at the University in Galway. We hung out a bit at the University, which reminded me of home with it’s long cafeteria line and the students hurrying between classes. The third day we took a day long bus tour to the Cliffs of Moher; more commonly known as the “Cliffs of Insanity”. (Inconceivable!)
That was my favorite day pretty much of my entire life. Words cannot describe the beauty of the cliffs. Neither can pictures; but I’ll put one here anyways.
This day especially I spent scheming ways that I could stay there forever. I could move to Ireland and never look back.
Sadly, however, the trip had to come to an end. One late morning, we loaded our suitcases on another bus and watched the countryside roll along through the smudged up windows. This time, listening to Bon Iver, I stayed awake for a good deal of the trip.
We arrived once again in Dublin. Two more days that was all we had left.
we spent those days wandering around, drinking cider, and going to Trinity College and the Jameson Factory.
Those too passed by too quickly. Early Friday morning we were all packed, our suitcases slightly smelling of dirty clothes and our passports and plane tickets all ready to go.
Sadly, however, the trip had to come to an end. One late morning, we loaded our suitcases on another bus and watched the countryside roll along through the smudged up windows. This time, listening to Bon Iver, I stayed awake for a good deal of the trip.
We arrived once again in Dublin. Two more days that was all we had left.
we spent those days wandering around, drinking cider, and going to Trinity College and the Jameson Factory.
Those too passed by too quickly. Early Friday morning we were all packed, our suitcases slightly smelling of dirty clothes and our passports and plane tickets all ready to go.