Early Friday morn, my housemates and I snagged a bus at 6am and headed to Dublin for the weekend. Overall, it was a great trip, and although Ireland did not feel like an Irish town in comparison to Galway, it was cool to be in a very multi-ethnic and major international city. We started out by finding our hostel which was in a great location and was very inexpensive. It also included free internet, free breakfast, and fantastic security precautions as well a relaxed environment. From there we went to the classic Dublin sights, such as the Guinness tour and Temple Bar/Chop Street. All were very impressive. That night after resting up a bit, a few of us met 2-German-Man-Students, and 3-French-Wo-Man-Students at the Hostel. We hung out for a while at the hostel before going out to the pubs on the town. It was a great night, a lot of fun, and besides the snobby/crazy/non english speaking French ladies, are new friends were a great time.
The next day we checked out of the Hostel at 10am - a few of us split up and went about the day. My group of 4 went to check out the bay and the GAA stadium/museum - Croke Park: The 4th largest stadium in all of Europe, and most likely the largest Amateur Stadium in the world! It was amazing to see and learn all about hurling, Gaelic football, and the timeless classic of handball! Great tours all around. After that we walked for a long ways to check out Dublin Castle (not very impressive) and then the National Museum of Ireland at these old Army Barracks and Jail. A great, great part of Irish culture that apparently not many Irish know about since it took us a good two hours to get there with all of the bad directions we received... After that, we capped off the weekend with the Old Jameson Distillery Tour, where I had the opportunity to be an honorary whiskey taste tester. Lets just say I really needed a large, fresh Doner Kebab afterwards, made with 100% Irish lamb of course!
I'm not worthy...
Certificate of having the Perfect Pour by yours truly!This bird is smashing grapes for wine...
GAA - Gaelic Athletic AssociationCroke Park
The famous Irish Football Jersey of my ancestors from County KerryEntering the stadium while the crowd goes wild!
Courtyard to the Barracks - Location of the National Museum of Ireland
Every group of Irish immigrants to America needs a Boxer!(I'm not the only Irish decendent who wears a speedo...)
A sample of nicknames for all of the surnames that worked in making crates and packing whiskey. I think it will catch on...
Testing the fastest growing whiskey in the world . . . among others.
the bird? smashing grapes for wine? what?
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