We only had 24 hours in Dublin, so we had to make it count! Emily and I both landed at the same time and met each other outside of baggage claim. Leah’s flight got cancelled, so Emily and I navigated the bus to downtown just the two of us. I am most definitely the bus drivers least favorite person, as he so kindly offered to help me carry my bags onto the bus because the only space left for baggage was on the top shelf and he immediately regretted it once he started to lift one… whoops! We dropped our stuff off at the O’Connell house (Notre Dame’s house in Dublin) and wandered around looking for a good place to eat. Once we finished, it was time to check into the hotel and take a quick power nap. I woke up literally sweating though, WHY DONT EUROPEANS HAVE AC?! Anyways, that helped us get through the evening – living like a local! Emily’s boyfriend, Gavin, met us after work and showed us all around Dublin (I got well over 20,000 steps that day). I definitely know which places I want to go back and check out more in depth at some point this semester! We also met all his friends and I tried a Guinness at an Irish pub but that’s definitely an acquired taste…. By the time midnight rolled around I was about ready to pass out and retreated to the hotel. The next morning Leah landed just in time for all of us to skirt off to Oslo, Norway!
Keeping up with Katie 