Dublin, Ireland
So happy to be back in Ireland!!!! I arrived in Dublin around midnight after my flight was delayed for a bit. My friend Frederick met me on the runway as soon as my foot touched the ground. He works for the airport so it makes the task easy to do. We brought my luggage back to his flat and I saw that he had decorated the place in my honor. It was a warm welcoming. His flatmate was in bed so we went out for a bit. The pub we went to was very high end and looked like a palace. I loved it! I am not really a fan of Irish accents mainly because there is a 5 second delay with every sentence spoken to me. So between music and that it seems to make conversation with strangers not so enticing. I would have to say the people really make that place so great. They know how to have a good time and are the most polite people. I’ve had nothing but great experiences there.
Because I have already made a visit to Dublin I really wanted to see some surrounding areas. The next day Frederick and I went to Bray/Bré. It was the most beautiful landscape I have seen in all of my life. I really could not believe my eyes. Certainly the weather could have been more pleasant but it really did not matter. I saw some gorgeous golf courses, adorable sheep, and we had our own accordion concert in the train for most of the trip there.
The sound of the waves hitting the beach put a huge smile on my face. It was very hard to walk though. It was filled with rocks so it made for a geologist’s haven which was still nice since I am into that. We hiked up the mountain and along the way was a family having a picnic. The was a little boy, perhaps 2 or 3 sitting at the picnic table and as I walked by had the cutest smile on his face. His eyes followed me as I walked on by and he actually fell of the bench and started crying. He was okay, but I really could not help but to be so flattered, haha.
Up the mountain we seemed to be walking in circles, for some reason I was hoping for a trail straight to the top. It turns out we walked so far we could see the neighboring city. Too bad we had to turn around because of all the falling rock.
Frederick had to work the majority of the time I was in town but it was still very good. His friends kept me company so it was good and the nightlife is great. As soon as these folks get off work they go straight to the pubs and sing there silly Irish hearts out. I love it! I saw Irish step dancing again. Thinking about taking it up….or not…but it seems like it could be a lot of fun.
