Greetings from DUBLIN!
Quick overview of the trip so far -
the journey - not nearly as good as the destination :) i barely slept on the plane, but watched a lot of movies - nothing great. on the trip from Houston to Newark i spent most of my time watching the guy next to me watch Avatar for the first time, which should NOT be done on a tiny airplane screen (don't worry, i told him)!
arrive in Dublin - i walked into the wrong customs line (note: the title of this post), but once i found where i was supposed to be the customs guy only briefly glanced at my passport and said "Are you well today, ma'am? enjoy your time in Ireland" (in an Irish accent, of course) - perfect greeting.
Day 1 - a bit of wandering around with luggage in tow, but i found the hotel. we hung out in the Drawing Room (with Colonel Mustard) until the whole group showed up, then Professor Brad Love (to be called 'Brad' for the rest of the blog) took us on a "death march" around the city to help fight the jet lag. we walked through St. Stephens Green and had some coffee on Grafton Street. highlight of the day - we saw this incredible band, Mutefish, playing on the street (they sound even better live)
got back to the hotel around 7 pm (Dublin time) and planned on a quick nap then the pub, but after 28 hours awake, we slept through the night. Hillary and I woke up at 4am and I video chatted w/ some Texans (skype me! rmq327), we laughed at some Irish TV, then went to breakfast in our pajamas (which the staff of the hotel just loved).
have to get ready for Day 2! More posts (w/pictures!) to come...
From Ireland with Love ((totally stole that from Hillary)),
Rachel Q
Already loving it!! And I was one of the Texans you spoke to, thank you very much! Write more so I can vicariously live through you! PS you're such a dork (Colonel Mustard). :)
ReplyDeleteGreat pictures and Blog.
ReplyDeleteWill be following along on Google Earth so keep giving us posted on places to look up.
LUV Dad