Monday, April 09, 2007

Dublin, Ireland -- St. Paddy's!!!!!
Well, dont expect too many pictures of landscape or amazing architecture. This holiday was completely a drinking party. I did as much sight-seeing as I could, but it mostly invloved beer.....ENJOY!!!!!!!!


Here I am with some Irish dudes in a pub called Mulligans. This just so happens to be the same pub where James Joyce wrote most of his famous works. Oh, by the way I was introduced to these guys by my friend Celine who I met in Stockholm.

Me and the guys I stayed with in Dublin on St. Paddy's Day. Shannon (middle) attends Stockholm U with me and the rest are her friends who live in different places in Europe. All very cool people who know how to party!

A sign of things to come...........
Just a random shot of a Canadian flag........dont even know if it was the Embassy really LOL.......

This pic is NOT from Canada. Honestly, I found this Timmy's in a random convenience store in downtown Dublin!!

My favourite pub in Temble Bar. This thing was packed all weekend and had really funny bartenders. They spotted me as a tourist right away when I walked in.......The one guy yelled at me to take my hat off b/c they "werent allowed" and then laughed and said......."oi, put it back on, your hair looks like sheit!"........LOL, Priceless!!!!

The pub had great live music also............
Who knew!!!!! I found two LP'ers in Dublin!!!!!!!! How random!!!!

My FIRST pint of Guiness in Dublin!!

Me and my Irish friend Celine that I mentioned before........
This is my hotel. The Raddisson...........5 stars!!! All we could get booking only a month in advance!!! LOL, twas very nice....


Me in the backyard of the Hotel........

The St. Paddy's Day parade...........

Shannon REALLY likes March 17th.......it is here B-day also, so I think she puts a little more effort into getting into the spirit than most........

Two leprechauns havin a pint in Temple Bar!!!!!

More of the parade.......

More of yet another pub in TB...........the guy with the fiddle was AMAZING

This is the same pub.......but with a Doors cover band........funny, this guy doesnt look like Jim Morrison..........really good either way!!!

Graffton Street in downtown Dublin.......

View from the street of Trinity College (this is where Celine normally goes to school)......
Guiness Brewery Tour
Well, after the festivities of the weekend, we decided to take in the Guiness Brewery tour. Amazing tour of an awesome company with an even better beer........

The walk up to the factory.........all you can smell at this point is barley......very cool

Me in front of the water fall that actually serves a purpose. This baby pumps over 8 million litres into the factory for making the beer every day!

Pretty self explanatory! LOL

This is THE Guiness Harp!!!!

This is the view of Dublin from the Gravity Bar ontop of the brewery. This is where you received your free pint and could relax to some more Irish music when enjoying the view.......


Billy Boy under the sign............

These are some artistic photos I tried to take while being hungover.......didnt quite work, but you get the idea. I think this is St. Patricks Cathedral, but I dont know what the other ones are....



This pub is actually the oldest in all of Ireland. There has been a pub on this very spot since 1198!!!! So cool.........

I just wanted a picture of something that said Temple Bar since, after all, that is where I spent most of my time.........

Just a picture of my plane! Fitting that I took Ryanair to Ireland I guess!!! The whole trip was amazing for me. I had a lot of fun but left a lot of things undiscovered and was left wanting even more Ireland. In the words of the Governator: "I'll be back!"

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