So my week-long break is over and boy . . . was it a good one! Megan was here all week and we covered a lot of ground, and a bit of beer, here in Ireland! Here’s a very quick snippet of our week together!
Monday – Megan arrived, looking awesome in her blue sweat suit and I met her at the airport no problem! Following proudly in the footsteps of our father, she’d even struck up a random conversation and made friends with a tour group of older folks on the plane! After we made the journey from Dublin to Bray, and in a desperate attempt to keep Meg’s from immediately falling asleep, we took a short trip to Powerscourt Estate and came back to my house to cook dinner. Megan then conked out at 6:00pm!
Monday – Megan arrived, looking awesome in her blue sweat suit and I met her at the airport no problem! Following proudly in the footsteps of our father, she’d even struck up a random conversation and made friends with a tour group of older folks on the plane! After we made the journey from Dublin to Bray, and in a desperate attempt to keep Meg’s from immediately falling asleep, we took a short trip to Powerscourt Estate and came back to my house to cook dinner. Megan then conked out at 6:00pm!
Tuesday – We took a well-rounded trip into Dublin . . . first to Christ Church Cathedral and then to the Guinness Storehouse. We figured that we’d better visit the church BEFORE the Guinness plant because . . . well, you know, it just seemed like the right thing to do!
Wednesday – This is the day that a chill ran through the spines of all pedestrians in Ireland, also known as the day we picked up our rental car! Now, Megan might tell a slightly different story, but I believe it is accurate to report that I am an extremely good Irish driver. I embraced my inner-crazy, NASCAR self and just went for it! We drove from the east coast to the west coast of Ireland (all in 3-ish hours!) and spent the Halloween evening in the city of Galway. We met up with our party partners (my roomie Mckenzie and and her boyfriend Brian) and hit the town. We found a great Irish pub with a live Irish band - they were fantastic, and even through in a couple American, country classics! When we left the bar (a few drinks later) we ran into complete and total chaos on the streets. Drunk people in costume had flooded the streets and were simply running/walking around, lying in the street, skipping through the park. It was pretty hilarious, and I definitely got some great video footage of it. Megan and Brian also made a fantastic discovery - pay toilets! On the corner of this small park in Galway there were 3 pay toilets (Megan and Brian are pictured outside one of these toilets). The funny thing is though . . . you pay for the door to close . . . and a funny thing about drunk people . . . they don't particularly care if the door closes while they're doing their business or not!!! So, we created a nice, human wall and helped some locals "hide"! It was great!
To be continued . . .
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