DUBLIN!!!

So this weekend I went to Ireland!!! I didn't realize how excited I actually was until I couldn't fall asleep the nigh before. It meant a lot to me because I only recently found out that I was actually Irish my blood. As we are getting ready to land I saw a RAINBOW!! Like legit a rainbow in Ireland ad we are landing!!! Soooo we arrive in Ireland on Thursday night! It is me. Prerna, Marianne, Kelly, Kate, and Dana was meeting us at 11pm at the hostel. We stayed in a place called Paddys Palace...for a hostel it was a palace! The heat actually worked...what more could you want? We all grabbed a bite to eat and then I asked Dana what she would want for dinner since she be getting in late...she said whatever you can find. So after searching for gluten free food I decided on a bag of chip, an apple, and chocolate milk! She was thrilled! So once we all got settled we went to bed. We woke up at 8:30 to start our day. We met up with Steph and Matt ( my cousins) at this free walking tour. It went all around Dublin for three hours. It was great, our tour guide was from NY so it was pretty ironic. After that we all decided to go to the Guinness factory...that was fun for the most part, it is hard to travel with 6 people some like to go faster then others. Through the tour we got to pour our own pint...so now I can say I poured a perfect Guinness pint! I really am not a fan of beer but I told myself I had to try it...so now Dana has a picture of my before drinking the Guinness face to the "OH MY GOD THIS IS HORRIBLE!!" face. Throughout the tour we met this nice guy from Canada and he became our new friend and we literally hing out the rest of the day. When the tour was over we walked out into pouring rain!! I had my nice boots on and refused to ruin them, so what did I do....I put plastic bags over them...Canada tied them..and I walked through the streets of Dublin with plastic bags over me shoes! Sadly...they still got wet! Saturday we awoke and went shopping!!!! I got so much...that I probably didn;t need...but WANTED!! (sorry dad!) I got a sweatshirt...a Irish Harp neckalce and my ring!!! My lovely Claddagh ring! YAY ME! Then we went to Christ Church, which was beautiful!!! Though I am starting to think all churches here are like that!They had a creepy crypt with a cat and mouse that was mummified!! It was like itchy and scratchy!!! That night Dana and I and Kelly met Dana's friend from school at this bar called Flannery, which was located in Camden and is evidently where all the local kids hang out! It was sooo much fun dancing and meeting people. On our last day we met up with Steph and Matt for a literary Pub Crawl...the girls for the literary info, Matt more for the pub part hahah. In the afternoon we watched the rugby game at a local pub and then went for a traditional Irish dinner! I had fish and chips with mushy peas which were amazing!!! Matt, Steph,Dana and I hung out till about 1am drinking and dancing! Have I mentioned how cool they are!!???? Monday morning came and we had to leave...totally sad!!! But I will be back one day!