on the bus into town we ended up getting off at the O'Connell Street stop right by the General Post Office.
random picture of O'Connell street--->
the statue is of Daniel O'Connell and you can see the Millenium Spire (the 'pointless point') in the back
we've been meaning to go inside, so since we were there, we popped in for a minute.
General Post Office (GPO)
why this matters: the building was extremely instrumental during the 1916 Easter Rising. you can read a mostly accurate history of it here, but very generally speaking, it is where the Irish rebels posted the Proclamation of The Republic and basically had their headquarters.
there are still bullet holes in the building today from where the British shot the hell out of the place.
a bronze statue of Cú Chulainn sits in the front window of the GPO to commemorate the failed rising.
it's actually a statue of his death, which is a long story, but basically - as he was dying, he decided that as a warrior, he should die on his feet. he tied him self to a tree using his own guts that were hanging out of his body.
he was so feared by his enemies that they wouldn't approach him until they saw crows pecking at his dead flesh.
pretty intense, right? the brave men that fought in the Easter Rising loved this story
ANYWAY, at the Farmers Market...
i got a slice of roasted vegetable quiche (i'm dying for some vegetables!)
of course it was delicious (are you tired of me saying that yet?)
also, finally tasted the blueberry scones!
once we all had full bellies, Tracie, Ana, Krysten and i went for day 2 of the Street Performance World Championship.
it was OUT of control. the festival had spilled out into the surrounding streets and the area was PACKED.
we wanted to see the USA Breakdancers, so we made our way to that stage.
from what we could see of the show, it was great.
this is a pic of the main stunt. one of the breakdancers dives over 4 girls into a roll and then a cool pose.
after we saw that, we were done with the crowd, so we came back to the dorms to get ready for our late night adventures.
some of the girls heard that The Sugar Club was having a Chatroulette Bingo party that night. we HAD TO check that out.
it was hosted by Heidi Kunt.
need i say more?
we eventually grew tired of this (though it was entertaining) and headed to "the medieval-looking pub" which turned out to be O'Reilly's ---shout out to Auntie Moe & Uncle Chip (last name O'Reilly, for those not in the know), you guys are going to love this place.
Horray for Baby Guinness shots
(or "little Guinness" if you're Tracie ha)
after a few pints, we went to The Palace Nightclub. Not to be confused with The Palace Bar in Temple Bar.
The Palace Nightclub was awful. the physical building was pretty, but it was 10 euro in and the clientele.....well, let's just say it was a lot like going into Pure on 6th street (which i don't do)
overall - great night with good friends :)
SIDE NOTE: we'll call this culture commentary. i've never been a Jonas Brothers fan. i don't get it. maybe it's just not my generation, i don't know. but let me tell you, i would take the JoBros over Jedward, any day. these obnoxious little boys are Everywhere. i sincerely hope that they have not invaded America yet...
ew.
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