Life in Dublin

After living in Dublin for just over four weeks I am starting to get used to things. One of the biggest transitions is the public transportation system. I have been relying on the public bus to get me from point A to point B. I have learned to never expect the bus to be on time. The buses tend to run late or early, neither is ideal for getting to work on time!  Needless to say I miss the convenience of my car.

I have also learned a lot of new Irish slang words. Some are pretty comical and the first time you hear them you do a dubble take. Here is a list of just a few of the common ones!

Craic- Having a good time

Shuffling- Being shady or suspicious

Wrecked-Very tired

Craic is my new favorite word, I try to use it as often as possible for example, We are having a craic of a time! It is also fun to incorporate the word lovely as much as possible. Everything here is refereed to as lovely. 

Things are going really well in Ireland, It is very hard to believe that I will be going home in just under three weeks. This summer has really started to fly by. My roommates and I have some fun trips planned including a trip to Scotland. I am very excited for the next few weekends! 

~Lindsey

The Blarney Castle

This past weekend my roommates and I decided to take a day trip to Cork and Blarney Castle. We decided to ride in style in the Paddy Wagon. The Paddy Wagon is a tour company that is know for its bright green buses and comical tour guides. Our expectations were blown away, we had a great time

 Our tour was great. We started our tour in Cork we had the opportunity to go to some of the islands off of the coast. My favorite was Cobh. It was a beautiful area with all kinds of sweets shops, and beautiful sights. There were memorials to the Titanic and beautiful cathedrals.

Cobh was just all together a wonderful experiences. I think that it is my favorite place that I have visited so far on my trip! It was so nice this weekend the sun was shinning and it was warm, which just made things even better.

After Cork we headed for Blarney Castle where all three of us have been blessed with the gift of gab for the next seven years. Blarney Clastle was beautiful. There were rose gardens and strems running through the castle grounds. Climbing up to the top of the castle was scary though, they were winding stairs with nothing but ropes to hang on to.

Besides seeing Blarney Castle, blarney village is home to one of the biggest shopping centers in Ireland called the woolen mills. We also had delicious seafood chowder at the Woolen Mills. Overall it was just a great weekend.

~Lindsey