Dublin Day 1

Well, after the first three days in Dublin, I've finally gotten ahold of the internet and a chance to blog.

Ok then, time to catch my blog up on the amazing time I've been having on our travel learn trip. There's honestly a lot to say so excuse me for being "long-winded." :-P

After my first experience on an airplane, the first day in Dublin was a little on the slower side. Though we were very excited to finally be here, I think everyone was a little on the tired side from the flight and the long day at the airport before we took off. When we arrived at the airport in Dublin, we were met by the bus driver who had a sign for "EF Tours." But, it wasn't just any sign, it was one of those signs where the letters are just written on a piece of cardboard like you would see in some movies.

Regardless of the condition of the sign, the driver was an extremely nice person and helped us all with loading all of our luggage on the bus. We were then off to our hotel, accompanied by our EF Tour guide David. On the way, David gave us a lot of information about Ireland and the city of Dublin.

When we got to the hotel, I think we were all pretty surprised to hear that our rooms were already ready. At that point we were able to go up, and drop off our luggage. David had told us that he would be leading a small walking tour into Dublin shortly, so most of us hurried back down to partake. During the tour, he showed us some of the monuments, how to navigate part of the city, and use the public transportation. We had a little bit of free time while in the city as well so most of us split up and explored Grafton Street, where a lot of different shops are located. After our bit of free time we headed back to the hotel until we all got together again in the afternoon to go out to dinner. After dinner, we all went out to the "Temple Bar" area to catch some of the Dublin nightlife. A few of us called it an early night though, and headed back to catch up on some sleep for the next days festivities. After all, the next day was St. Patrick's Day...