Greetings from Dublin!! I visited Dublin the weekend of November 15th with my friend from home Emily. Dublin and Ireland were super cool and I'm so glad that I got to visit since they had been on my list for a while. Friday: We arrived in Dublin from London super late Friday night, so we took a cab from the airport straight to our airbnb. The airbnb was really just a room in a shared apartment, but was cheap and nice for sleeping nonetheless. It turns out the airbnb was also right next to a prison which is only bad when you think about it for a long time. We were driving by the prison when Emily asked what the pretty building was. The next thing I knew I saw a sign for that same pretty building that said prison. Much funnier looking back on it now!! Anyway, we checked in and went straight to sleep so we could have a full day of exploring on Saturday. Saturday: On Saturday, we got up early for a nice breakfast/brunch at a place called Brother Hubbard's. I had a delicious plate of Turkish Eggs Menemen and a cappuccino. The eggs were lightly scrambled with Turkish tomato cemen and roast pepers, whipped feta, olives, baby spinach, and toasted bread. I also got a side of bacon. So delicious. After breakfast, we walked over to the Dublin Castle which had a fairly underwhelming exterior as far as castles go. We did not pay to go inside so I can not speak to the interior. There was also a free glass blowing exhibit inside the garden which was fun to poke around in. Post Castle, we walked over to Saint Patrick's Cathedral. The Cathedral was lovely and had a nice memorial set up where you could write names impacted by war on a leaf to add. Once we were done at the Cathedral it was time for our Guinness Brewery Tour. Since I had already been to Heineken, the Guinness tour was not all that different in terms of learning how the beer was brewed, but it was still fun to get a flight of beer, pour and try a Guinness, look out over Dublin in their 360 view bar, and see the different famous advertisements. We spent about 4 hours at Guinness really enjoying each others company and the beers, so afterwards we walked over to the Temple Bar Area for dinner. We got dinner at The Hairy Lemon for an authentic Irish meal. The food was again so good. We hanged around the Temple Bar area for a little while longer after dinner before heading back to the airbnb since we had an early morning the next day to see the cliffs. Sunday: On Sunday, we took a day trip to the Cliffs of Moher with Paddywagon Tours. We could not have been luckier with the weather on the day of our trip. The skies were super clear and sunny and it was not that that cold. The tour stopped at Bunratty Castle, the Cliffs of Moher, Doolin, the Burren, and Kinvara. The tour also makes a morning coffee stop at "Barack Obama Plaza." The plaza is named after the president and has pictures and a statue of him around the rest stop. The bus stopped again fairly eary for a photo stop at Bunratty Castle. It was slightly underwhelming but nice to stretch and explore the shops. Then, the bus took us to the Cliffs where we had around 2 hours to hike and explore. The cliffs were fantastic. Breathtakingly beautiful. A definite must see. The wind was insane but it added to the experience honestly. Emily and I had so much fun walking around, absorbing the scenery, and taking pictures. After our time at the cliffs, the bus continued on, making a stop for lunch in Doolin and making a stop in the Burren area for a different type of scenery and the mini cliffs. It was golden hour when we got here so the views were spectacular. Our final stop was in Kinvara, a small fishing village. The village was super cute and we got to drink Irish Hot Chocolate. The bus then took us all the way back to Dublin where Emily and I got dinner and went out in the Temple Bar Area again. Monday:
Our flights were SUPER early on Monday morning so we could get back in time for our respective afternoon classes. Totally worth getting the full day in Dublin though. Best Moments: The Cliffs of Moher were truly so so unbelievably stunning to see in person. I loved getting to drive through Ireland, seeing all the different areas and towns. It was also so nice to spend the weekend with a long time friend from home.
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