In Dublin!

Hello Everyone!

We arrived in Dublin this morning (Aug 4th) at 7:50am (Dublin time). We had a strong tail wind so we arrived sooner than expected. The flight was great. The plane was an Air Bus with TVs in the back of every seat. Lauren and I spent the first part of the flight playing each other in Battleship on our screens. We tried to sleep, but it was rather difficult with the well lit plane and small seating area. They provided both dinner and breakfast, which was nice. Although I thought I might have to pay for dinner so I bought my own before we got on the flight. But I did eat their breakfast, which consisted of a ham and cheese biscuit sandwich accompanied by a teaspoon size orange juice container.

Besides those events, I spent the remainder of the flight trying to channel my inner Irish accent. The pilot provided a lot of good material, as well as the people behind us. I still have a lot of work to do.

I will now provide you a sample of some dialogue between Lauren and I that I thought was worth your time to here.

H: (in a perfect Irish accent) Looks like we're heading over Newfoundland about now. The weather is a bit drizzly, but I hope the pilot didn't drink too much Guinness.
L: Arghh!!!....... I can't do an Irish accent
H: Lauren, that was a pirate.
L: I know! That's the best I can do!

Anyway, we need to leave the Internet cafe now because this is costing us money. By the way, the taxi's are at least twice as expensive as they are in Chicago. I was not pleased upon arriving at the hostel.

Another piece of dialogue that just happened...

H: Lauren, how do Irish people say bye? Do they have a phrase? I need it to finish the blog.
L: They say, "Later Matey!!!" (once again in the pirate accent)
H: Lauren! That's a pirate! Stop that!

Thank you for reading.