Don't Practice Irish Accent in Public

Number one rule in Ireland: Don't practice Irish accent in public. (at least until it's perfected)

The first night was fun, except we were extremely exhausted. We arrived in the morning and felt as though the population was half that of Columbia's. We walked around for a little bit and took some pictures of a few cathedrals. Then, around 12:30, it seems like everyone wakes up and goes to work. The streets all of a sudden because very busy. Then we ate lunch at a pizza place and went to the hostel to check in, shower, and get ready. We have 4 other roommates, the last roommate didn't arrive until the middle of the night last night. We took a power nap and then headed back out on the town. We took a walk along the river and then found the Temple Bar area, along with everyone else in the city. This was clearly the "place to be" so we found a restaurant and had dinner. There was live music, people everywhere, and tons of shops and bars. We spent most of the night walking around. There were tons of people from all walks of life. Some old, young, Irish, non Irish, it didn't matter because everyone was there to visit the pubs. I was amazed at how "over-served" everyone was on a Tuesday night. We were exhausted and went back to the hostel around midnight. We live right next to the Temple Bar area and I would say the majority of the noise didn't stop until the sun came up.

Anyway, today we have more time and energy to explore. We are looking forward to seeing St. Patrick's Cathedral and the Guinness.

Lauren & Harrison