Playing Tourist during Spring Break

Decided to take another shot at the Hop on Hop off -bus tour on the 19th March.

First stop Merrion Square and the National Museum of Ireland:

Cherry trees in bloom. <3

The only kind of statue this guy could ever have. XD

Jewelry

That's a big boat.

Jewelry and pottery. <3

The people were really into ornamental patterns.

Found at a grave site.

This was only the 1st floor, basically the Bronze Age. Got to go back for the second floor later. :D

Next up it was back onto the bus, and onward. Hopped off at Dublinia:

The back of Christchurch Cathedral. It's possible to include
this to the Dublinia tour as well.

This is the first thing you see when you go in. <3

About Viking religions.

Mock Viking camp.
You had an option to dress up here.

Burial rituals.

Crafts

Viking home.

Strongbow, a Norman warrior.

Middle Ages street.

Medieval Dublin in miniature. <3

That sounds wonderful. -.-

As seen in the Market place.

Usage of spices.

Christchurch. Going out from Dublinia.

A gorgeous building in it's own right.

Hopped back onto the bus... Getting a bit hungry at this point. Next I was planning on going to the Kilmainham Gaol, but the wait for the next available tour was about an hour and a half, so I decided to leave that for another time. Waited for the next bus back to the city centre.

Lunch at KFC, in the Jervis shopping centre. Bought my ticket to the Leprechaun museum, but there was a twenty minute wait before the next tour, so I went to grab a coffee, which I just had time to finish.

On to the tour!

There was a room with the furniture that
made us Leprechaun sized.

This was our guide; Noel. He was a great
storyteller, and a funny guy.

At the end of the tour. <3

It was a great day, but I caught a cold. Luckily, it never got too bad, so I could do all the other stuff I had planned.

On the 21st, Kasey and I went to the Ghost Bus Tour, but I forgot my camera. >< Anyway, that tour wasn't as terrifying I expected it to be. More fun, if anything else, and very interesting as well. Recommending that one with a friend, though. ^^'

It was a good break. Got some school work done, got some rest and had a good time.

St. Patricks Day Parade

17th March
Pictures from the Parade can be found in my FB - friends only - as it's easier to upload loads of pics at once there.

The experience itself was exactly what I expected. Crowded, loud and wonderful. It wasn't raining, and the sun peeked from behind the clouds a couple of times.

It was fun and the people were laughing and friendly. I had a blast; had a good lunch at a pub and bought a new hair straightener and a curler. ;)

Didn't drink one drop of alcohol, though, and came back home when people started getting too rowdy.

Crunch week + planting trees

3rd-9th March
Midterm week. Loads of deadlines. Nothing really happened...
On Saturday morning ESN Social had arranged a tree planting event, and I went with them. We planted 250 trees, different types. I was a great day, and it was good exercise as well.

 

Last week of February - Parents in town ♥

There hasn't been much life in the blog lately. Midterms, deadlines. ><

Anyway my parents visited last week, they were in Dublin from Tuesday 'til Friday morning. I wish they could've stayed longer; there was still so much to experience.

This post will mostly be pictures and captions, as I've tons of tourist-y pics from that week.

Tuesday morning. Leaving for the airport to get them.

First evening; dad.

First evening; mum.

Thursday. Went to see the Book of Kells, at Trinity College... Had my UCD hoodie on. :P

Mr. Shakespeare in the old library at Trinity.

The oldest surviving harp... apparently.

Trinity College. A very picturesque shot. :P

Guiness Storehouse. If you ever get the chance, go here!

Recommend that too, even if you don't like beer.

There's even one shot of your truly. ^^'

A bottle that survived the 1916 Uprising.

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For lunch: Guiness and beef stew wish mash, at the Storehouse.

South side of the Gravity bar, on top of the Storehouse.

North side of the Gravity bar, on top of the Storehouse. About five minutes later

On the 'Hop on, Hop off' bus. Driving around.

And we ended the day at O'Neill's, with good food and company. I loved having them here, especially because I was in the middle of my deadline crunch and very stressed out.