Cheers from Ireland

Having a Cider at Foley's Pub in Dublin
Next to Bono's house overlooking the Irish Sea
Ah, just what we pictured Ireland to be.
Powerscourt Gardens in Wicklow, Ireland
Powerscourt Waterfall in Wicklow, Ireland

No where near recovered from jet-lag, Shannon and I took off on our whirlwind European journey on the 28th of February. We started in Dublin, Ireland where we were in shell shock for the first few hours! It was nothing like we had imagined. The city of Dublin was a lot larger than expected. It was a metropolitan city. Who knew? The only thing that did uphold our picture of Dublin was the front of every pub. Looks just like in pictures. The weather was a bit on the rainy side (which we had planned for) but we made the most of it. We did most of the touristy things in the area which sadly included the Guinness brewing tour....blah! How does anyone drink that! I saved my free pint certificate for Scott when we go next week. We went to the country side of Ireland one day and were then able to see everything we pictured about Ireland - the rolling hills, fences of stones...etc. Plus, we were able to see Bono's house (kind of - it had a big fence) and Enya's castle. We went to the Theater one night which was actually quite interesting. At least after the first 30 mins. We were having difficulties understanding the Irish accent.

All in all - loved Ireland. I can't wait for Scott to see it. It actually ranks higher than London in my opinion. Mainly due to the fact that Ireland is on the Euro and London is still on the Pound.