After our 1 day stay in Tallinn we were off to Dublin to meet up with more friends and enjoy another few days of freedom before having to go back to revision.
Of course, when in Ireland you have to try all the typical Irish activities, such as going to Temple bar for a pint of Guinness, listening to live Irish music, trying Irish coffee and so on. So we did. That and so much more.
After arriving and finally finding our hostel which I should call ultra mega hostel, which was really something different, differing completely from the cosy little one we stayed in in Tallinn, complete with it's own cafe, bar, shower complex and multiple floors, we started to plan our trip (not like we had plenty of time to plan stuff before actually arriving in this country...). We decided to take a day trip to see the Cliffs of Moher and then stay the night in Galway, which was a good call. The cliffs were magnificent and Galway completely charming. Took a 'free' walking tour (they say free, but ask for a donation casually mentioning the amount it would cost to take a paid tour and slightly guilt tripping you into paying that amount) and learnt quite a lot about Ireland's history as well as Claddagh rings. These are cool as their position on your finger and depending on which hand you wear them on, lets others know if you are single, in a relationship, engaged or married. Two of my friends even bought ones for themselves, which I have to say are pretty cool souvenirs. The hostel we stayed in while there was... interesting... even had another LT guy staying there (told ya we're taking over the world) who had taught the other guests a bit of Lithuanian.
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| On the edge of the world |
Back in Dublin we moved onto doing all those things on our 'must be dine in Ireland' list. Went on another walking tour and were practically brought to tears by the guide when she spoke of the famine in such an emotional way you'd think she was an actress. Had our Guinness on multiple occasions to the point that I didn't even want the free one they give you when you take the tour of the brewery. We also went on a pub-crawl where we were treated with an Irish dance by one of the bartenders, I tried an appletini (was delicious, J.D. was so right!) for the first time and had a great time (even with a bit of drama).
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| Irish coffee: nice to look at, not so much to drink... |
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| The normal people and the crazies |
One night we decided to just stay in and this predicted quite night turned out to be quite exciting, with long talks in the halls of the hostel in the early ours of the night and new acquaintances forming.
All in all, Ireland was complete with a mixture of experiences and time well spent with good friends.
Photos by I. Cesnulaiyte
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