Well we finally arrived here In Dublin. We traveled over 13 hours total and both slept very little on the plane. We had read that in order to adjust to the time change more efficiently, to do whatever it takes to stick to the new time zone schedule as much as possible, but staying up all night then arriving for their "morning" is easier said than done. Most of you know I am not a coffee drinker, but when Seth got in line for a mocha yesterday morning in dublin airport I said "sign me up"..
Our next adventure was renting our adventure car.
Seriously? Wrong side of car. Wrong side of road. Very confusing on a sleep deprived brain. But exciting! Seth took it like a champ. We are learning to navigate with nearly no street signs. Ireland's roads are in Gaelic. . With English printed underneath. And as are general rule, only marking main highways, not side streets. The street signs are old, faded, and on the sides of buildings, behind trees, if you can find them. We considered this our "Amazing Race" training and made it to trinity college after only having to turn around twice, and even that's a chore as the streets are wicked narrow, and most cars parked along the street are even parked half on the sidewalk. We rocked it!
We arrived at trinity college and met up with my Mom and Grandma who had arrived 4 days earlier. We checked into our dorm room with its 2 college size beds and as soon as I sat down I started falling asleep. So off we went (after more coffee and tea) walking down towards the famous Grafton Street. So much activity there! Musicians and other misc. talent (some more than others). Hundreds of people and street vendors and many many shops. Some we recognized (McDonald's and subway) and many we didnt. So much excitement and activity. Pretty cool stuff. That's where we saw the dudes in the black suits still as statues (creepy) and grandma requested a picture of the street sweeper. :D
More soon! Enjoy these pictures!
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