Kasey and I landed in Ireland about 9:00 AM (4 AM Michigan time). We had to wait for Emmalilly who was on a flight from Atlanta, and then we took a taxi to our hostel in downtown Dublin. The people here are really nice, including our taxi driver who gave us some tips on what to see and where to shop :)
We are still without luggage...for Kasey and I this is now 3 days. The airlines told us that it should be in tomorrow, so we're going to go first thing in the morning to get that.
After checking in at the hostel, we went and explored downtown. It was so neat to see the shops and the culture. The accents are so cool! We stopped at Penney's, a reasonable store that was recommended by our taxi driver for clothes. It was insanely busy there, and we soon found out why--the clothes were reasonably priced...as cheap as 3 euro's! We each bought a top and shoes to last us through today, praying that we will get our luggage tomorrow. The picture below, was taken right in the heart of downtown Dublin, on O'Connell Street:
We came back to the hostel and rested a couple hours before getting ready and heading out for dinner. We went to a local pub (which really there are about 5-6 per block). There was a band playing and the food was really good. We then ventured out and about to some other pubs and just took in the scenery. Luckily the weather here has been in the high 60's-low 70's so its not bad walking weather.
The hostel set-up isn't too bad, along with the three of us, we're sharing a room with two Australian girls, and now a guy from Florida we just found out.
Tomorrow, we're waiting for our luggage and Sara and Irina to join us, and then we're heading to Trinity College, Guinness Factory, St. Patrick's Cathedral, and Dublin Castle....
have fun!!! take lots of pictures. miss ya
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