Luck of the Irish!
Trying to figure out how to sum up Ireland in a few paragraphs… just seems unjust. The last week in Ireland has been hands down one of the best times I’ve had in a long time and by far the best kick off for my trip.
It seems the luck of the Irish has been on my side since I have been here. So far Dublin has been full of sunny crisp blue skies, green lush hillsides, endless beers and dancing until the sun comes up… which clearly means the Summer of Love has officially kicked off.
The Irish are known for their remarkable drinking abilities, and I would have to agree with that. They get started here about 5pm and don’t finish until around 4 or 5am. As a lightweight American I have been having a hard time keeping up. But it hasn’t all just been about drinking; there has been loads of good food and beautiful friendly people. It’s amazing how sometimes you go into a place or country with a preconceived notion about how it will be or how the people will be… and then it turns out soo completely different. I pictured having a few beers with friends in a bar while outside it was cold, drizzling and gray skies. But if anything there has been more sun here then I can handle. I guess since we ‘re so far north, the sun doesn’t go down till around 11:30pm and then comes back up around 5am. It can really mess with you when you’re trying to sleep.
I am learning more and more about how it’s all about the local people showing you around then the place itself. I’m leaving now for London, and I must say I really don’t want to leave. Dublin has now become one of my favorite cities in the world (when it’s sunny) so I know I will be back here again sometime soon.
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