So night one of going out in Dublin started with us going straight for the top, with us taking a bus into Dublin to take on the Temple Bar area. I really can not compare Temple Bar to anything I have ever experiences or have heard about. Basically, It is a street off the main roads of Dublin center that has hundreds of small and large pubs, music venues, and discotheques. Literally if you can think of a theme or a style of bar its on Temple Street. Seeing as how it snowed earlier that day the streets were icy but we made it safely to the bus stop which is about a mile away. Many of the girls weren’t a huge fan of that but from the looks of our location that will be a common occurrence. The girls that I have been hanging out with are pretty cool. There are not that many guys in my program at all (I still have no roommates) and I haven’t had much connection with the other guys. Megan is from Emmanuel and she would be how I met all the other girls. Cori and Christina go to UNH and knew each other from home. There is a girl named Julia and she’s from PA and knew about Girl Talk so she gets some major brownie points. Katie is from Pennsylvani but goes to school at West Virginia….(shes a mountaineer Natalie!) While we were waiting for the bus we met an italian guy going to DCU who invited the girls and I to his apartment the next day for a little housewarming. Good be a fun option.
The bus ride into the city was a short and painless ride, far easier than making the trek out to Stevie and the guys house in brighton. When we got their we walked around Temple street trying to figure out where to go . The first place we saw had a live band playing but there wa0s a ten euro cover so we didn’t do that. We decided that our first pub would be Harringtons. There was a guy playing guitar and it was very much what I expected except cooler because it was real! Smithwicks was my first drink of choice and we all cheered to our time abroad. Probably the best part of the pub was the fact that there was a small French rugby team their celebrating their time in Dublin (right down to the passed out man in the corner with cups and coasters and writing all over him.) The girls had some fun taking pictures of him. Anyway, we stayed and talked to these French men for a few rounds and it was really awesome to hear what they had to say and listen to them try and understand us. Now I know what Mayssas hometown is like! Right down to their cheers of YES WE CAN! CHANGE HAS COME! They loved talking to us and even bought us a few drinks. (At 5 euros , $7…that’s a great thing) They told us they were here for the huge rugby match on Saturday between France and Ireland. I guess tickets run upwards off a hundred euros so it’s a big deal. We actually plan on going into the city near the station to catch some of that excitement tomorrow. Games at 1700 hours so should be a great celebration of a day.
After Harrington’s and our great experience with the Rugby guys, we went over to the first bar we went to thinking that we were going to get in for free. Well the girls were wrong and we had to pay the 10 E but o well. It’s like freshman year at the club….you just gotta go for the ride. That place was fun and the drinks were a little cheaper, although it was very much a club atmosphere. Bill and Mickey and the guys can feel comfortable in the fac that there are plenty of bros in Dublin too! Gotti’s and bros everywhere with crazy strobe lights and strange techno remixes of don’t stop believing and MJ and beyonce. Jill and Michelle would have liked the journey remix…It went on for what seemed like hours. We had a few drinks their and by that time we were definetly feeling pretty great. We left around 2.30 and got a cab home, but not before stopping at some local burger place where I got some overpriced fries with hot ranch dressing. Strange and forieng, but worth every penny.
All in all it was a great night, definely something I will never forget. The Rugby players made it truly memorable and something I could never experience anywhere else. The only thing that stinks about the night is that I had to come back to my room by myself at the end of the night…no roommates, no talking about the night, what were gonna do tomorrow, how awesome we are, etc. O well. Hopefully soon enough. Before I went to bed I actually used my usa phone to set my alarm and it automatically set itself ot Ireland time and still showed all my messages and pictures. Allright. I started typing this and told people I would meet them in 5 minutes and its been much more than that. LatR!
Random Note I. Listening to Tha Carter III…wish I could see the grammys Sunday….gonna be awesome…
Random Note II. Go see Mike Graham at the Battle of the Bands.
Random Note III. Happy Juice. Anybody from France or French person know what that is>?
Random Note IV. Lots more to come tomorrow.
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