So Liz, Emeri, Jake, and I spontaneously decided that we wanted to go on a weekend trip somewhere, and prices and times all pointed to Dublin. We booked our flights and hostel just a week in advance, but were so excited to go. Our flight out of Copenhagen was at 8:30pm on Friday and ended up being 45 minutes delayed, so with the time change we arrived in Dublin after 11pm. But no worries! There were tons of people out and about, and after we checked into our hostel, we went out and explored Temple Bar, the hip nightlife area. Besides Emeri getting her phone stolen, we had an awesome first night there.
On Saturday, we did a free walking tour of the city that I had prebooked online through NewEurope Tours. It was fun, but a little too informative/historical for us. Also, I should mention the weather. It was absolutely bipolar the entire weekend - one second it would be sunny and the next it would be windy and pouring. This went on all weekend, which made walking around a little miserable at times, but we powered through. After the walking tour, we went to lunch at O'Neill's, a classic Irish restaurant our tour guide had recommended. We got beef and Guinness stew with potatoes and veggies, and it was the most filling, delicious meal I've had in a while! Feeling very content, we walked around the city, and Liz and Emeri stopped at a jewelry store to get authentic claddagh rings (Irish wedding rings). I already have one that our family friends the O'Reilly's got me years ago- can you tell they're Irish? We visited the Jameson Distillery, which had a cool interior but all the tours for the day were full. We returned to our hostel to quickly nap and use wifi, and then it was time to head to our pub crawl! We signed up for it through the free walking tour company, and it took us to 5 classic Irish pubs and ended at a club. The best part about it was seeing the differences between the pubs because they all had their own flare - live music, flavored beer, 5 stories, Irish dancing, you name it. By the end we were completely wiped of all energy, so after a quick falafel sandwich at a restaurant on the street, we called it quits and went to bed.
On Sunday, we didn't have much planned, so we wandered to Christ Church and discovered that mass began in 20 minutes and was free. Despite me and Jake being Jewish, we thought it would be a cool experience, so we went to mass. It was very cool - the church was gorgeous, the Irish clergy wore green and had some different traditions, the choir sang beautifully, and all in all it was a great learning experience. Afterwards we did a little shopping, ate some lunch, and then it was unfortunately time to head to the airport. We finally arrived back at our dorm in Copenhagen at 8:45pm, ate dinner, and had to pack for our week-long study tours. My post on Berlin will come at the end of the week, so stay tuned!
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