Blogs from Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland, Europe - page 97

Well hi all, We've made it to Dublin and been here for nearly a week now. Very different to London - old, cold and a bit feral in places actually. Quite unimpressed with the number of females without teeth and arguments from some of the locals. Anyway, the absolute majority of people are really friendly and helpful here. Stayed with Lindy Foat for the first few nights and crashed on her couch. One word to describe her place: freezing!!! Poor thing the landlord is a tight ass and only has the heater on low. It was great to have lindy to show us about for the first couple of nights so we could get our bearings. Now we are staying with belinda cope and john, sharing the love around. We pretty much walked around Dublin in ... read more

Finally I get round to doing this last blog. Way out of date, but better late than never... As some of you didn't know, you'll see now there is an end to this story, or at least another beginning - yep, I'm in Dublin! but I'll leave that till later on; first, I've got the task of remembering back the last couple of months. I flew to Auckland from Melbourne, and for the first time since being on the other side of the world, suddenly really felt very far away. I'm not sure why, maybe the knowledge of New Zealand being that much more remote, two small islands in the middle of the pacific, maybe also the cooler weather, and the harsh blustery winds. I couldn't decide what to do in New Zealand, so was in ... read more

Hello everyone! I am in Dublin and have been since last night! The weather is the usual, cold, rainy, and now even WINDY..50mph windy! But.. I have managed to take the hop on and off bus tour of dublin and seen St. Patrick's Cathedral, Guiness Storehouse (brewery), and Temple Bar (famous market, shops, etc). It has been quite a day already and it is not even 4pm here! I just finished lunch at a cafe called bad ass cafe and was veery tastey! I do not have regular access to the internet, so i can not post pictures yet, but next destination is Amsterdam/netherlands in general and I will there I think! I had my first pint of irish guiness in Ireland last night after my arrival and I am feeling quite at home in the ... read more

Hallo from Dublin!! YAY!!!!!!!!!!! It's a big city that's made of cement because there are few other resources. So it's not very pleasing to look at. I have lots of pictures of the cute little streets with shops, though. And a few of the big street we're on which is right on the Liffey. Very cool! Tomorrow we leave on a 6pm bus for Glendalough - I hear there's nothing there, but it's very pretty! Updates updates updates.... We drove from Edinburgh to Glasgow a few nights ago to catch a flight to Dublin - it was the shortest flight any of us had been on. We went up and came down. :) Luckily I'm not one to get motion sickness, and I don't get sick generally, so my trip has been fantastic! One of us ... read more

Hello everyone! I have now been in Dublin for a full week and I am beginning to get my bearings with the city. It is a great city that has both a quaint and a bustling feeling. This past week I went through the confusing process of registering at Trinity College Dublin. It is a beautiful school but things work a little different that back home at GW, mostly because they have used the same process for several centuries. I've included some pictures from around campus. I also had a chance to visit Dublin Castle which was first built in the 12th century but was mostly rebuilt during the 18th century. It is now the place for many political ceremonies in the republic of Ireland. As with many places here, the old architecture was absolutely beautiful. ... read more