This past weekend, the roommates and I headed out to Dublin for a weekend of sight-seeing, food, drinks, Irish men (those accents!), and exploring. The city exceeded each and every one of my expectations.
Although the temperatures were fa-reezing (low 30′s, which is freezing for this California girl), my roommates and I truly had the best time! The city was green (expected), populated (expected), and very quaint (not expected)–which I adored! Everyone was extremely friendly, and couldn’t get enough of us American girls and our sparkling white teeth (ha!).
We arrived late Thursday night, checked into our 6-person hostel room and crashed out. On Friday, we toured the beautiful city by foot, visited the famous Trinity College, drove past the great Phoenix Park, St. Patrick’s Cathedral, and the old Guinness Factory–just to name a few. Friday night was spent feasting on typical Irish fare (the roommates ordered “bangers and mash”, while I had the most delicious, spicy chili over potatoes!), drinking traditional Irish cider beer, and mingling with hilarious Irish men. We loved it.
We woke up on Saturday feeling refreshed… enough, and spent the day at our new favorite cafe (“Queen of Tarts”), touring the Jameson Whiskey Distillery, shopping, and later taking warmth and refuge in a local Starbucks (ha, we would!). After dinner at this cozy Thai restaurant, we went out with our Brazilian hostel roommates and lived it up at another Irish pub–dancing to The Black Eyed Peas and Rihanna with our new Irish bff’s, while sipping lots and lots of Long Island Iced Tea (best drink everrr).
I would definitely return to Dublin in a heartbeat, but instead my roommates and I are visiting London, Prague, Madrid, and Greece in the coming months. Is this real life??!
(The sights)
Grafton Street
St. Patrick's Cathedral
Trinity College
(The food)
yummy oatmeal with apple compote & maple syrup
crepes! mine (to the right) with guacamole, cheddar cheese, veggies and spicy salsa
breakfast scones, hot chocolate, mint water & coffee
salad, hummus and fresh bread...does it get any better?
cous-cous stuffed bell peppers
(The night life)
We’ll miss you Dubz!
T-anks (as the Irish would say) for reading 
Those cous-cous stuffed peppers look delicious as does the porridge! Glad you has fun in Dublin.
I bet those guys LOVED YOU!
Irish men…
The best part about this, in my eyes, is your ability to appreciate your experiences. It is so clear in your writing.
Did you happen to notice the Mahaffy pub by Trinity?! That is my maiden name and was named after my great uncle, John Pentland Mahaffy (he was a professor at Trinity)!
I hope you sang Molly Malone while out pubbing
It looks like you are having a blast you precious soul <3
Dublin looks like a party; I love it!
I like that you are repping the color green at ze bar. Hollaaaa!
ahhhhh! the food! the drinks! the men! the cobble stones! you are having the BEST time and I am for sure going to be hitting you up for recommendations about next fall when I’m going abroad (I’m in the process of applying now
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I really miss our emails, and I am currently drafting a little update on my life so that I get to hear more about yours.
Beautiful photos!! So happy you’re having a BLAST!!
that looks like a blast!!! ive been to dublin when i was wee little.. back to my heritage!
I have ALWAYS wanted to go to Ireland because of my heritage. It looks like you had a blasty blast! I actually lived in the Caech Republic on an off for a few months for work and let me tell you…Prague is fabulous! You will fall in love
haha these pictures were a blast to scroll through. sounds like an adventure x1000. i have a couple friends who always brag about traveling around Ireland and i definitely wouldn’t mind seeing the beautiful sights and having some of that delicious grub myself <3
London is a blast and so is Madrid. You really can’t go wrong with any major international city. The vibe is always fun and you don’t have any real safety concerns.
One of my close friends is actually abroad right now too! She’s studying in Italy, but was in Amsterdam this summer!
One of my close friends is actually abroad right now too! She’s studying in Italy, but was in Amsterdam this weekend!
So jealous girlie! I have wanted to visit Dubs foreves. You are looking stunning and the food is lookin delish! live it up chica!!
xoxo
Lolo