Blogs from Ballsbridge, Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland, Europe - page 3

Hi! Today was a free day, so I took full advantage. Last night I didn't feel well so I went to bed early. I slept in late and then got ready. I hung out downstairs for a little while before other people came down. I still did not feel well so Claire told me to rest today. I went back upstairs and got back into bed. I slept for a little while and then I talked with Brooke and Brooke when they came back from lunch. I did not leave the hostel until Claire came and asked me if I wanted to go with her to get dinner. We went to the store and got stuff to make hamburgers and brussels sprouts. We came back to the hostel, fixed dinner and hung out with other people. ... read more

Hello! Today was another free day. I got up and hung out downstairs for a while. Then other people came down and joined me. It was nice to use wifi. It was after noon when we decided to go out. We went to this nice little bistro called Copper Alley Bistro. It was the best meal I have had yet. I got a beef burger and chips. The people were really nice as well. After that we went to get ice cream. I didn't get any but the other three that I was with got some. After we left there we stopped at the Disney store. That was so much fun! I was able to get some birthday gifts for my nephew! The sales lady was really nice. I did not want to leave. After the ... read more

Hello! Today has been a good day! We had part two of the lecture. We talked about the Irish Civil Rights Movement. We learned about Bloody Sunday and all that came from it. Bloody Sunday was a horrible day in Irish history. After our lecture we went to the Natural History Museum. The museum was huge!! It took us a couple of hours to go through it. We got to see many different things dealing with the history of Ireland. We got to try on old uniforms and see the old planes and tanks used by the military. It was really neat! I really enjoyed the museum! After that we went to Guinness. That was neat. They taught us how to brew beer. It is a cool process. They even let us taste the beer if ... read more

I am so excited to be in Ireland! My journey began yesterday in Birmingham and now I am in Dublin, Ireland! This morning we have been walking around Dublin. We have gotten to see some of the sites and gotten a brief history lesson on parts of Dublin. We saw the Christ Church and talked about the history. We saw where some of the vikings' homes were and how they were laid out. We toured Trinity College Dublin and learned about the history of the buildings. It was so neat to see the different buildings and hear about the men who built them. The man who built one building was fired because it was to plain. The men who built the natural history museum were fired because their building was too elaborate. Then we saw the ... read more

On the first day we traveled from Dublin to Drogheda where we saw New Grange and Knowth.... read more