Yesterday was fantastic. We began the day heading down to the cellphone shop and I got an amazing deal on a gem of a phone for 25 euro. "Super Jewel Quest" is the most fun game I've played on any phone and I'm on level 11. After that we grabbed some baguettes that were on sale at a deli and headed to Trinity College for the Walking Tour.
The Walking Tour was interesting and informative, led by our guide, Derek. We saw a lot of famous statues and places with a lot of great trivia. Dublin has a weird sense of humor, but I love how the Irish don't take themselves too seriously.
At the end of the tour, we went to a pub, I think it was called Stag's Head, and the two tour guides told us stories in the traditional Irish manner. We heard about faeries, which can be anyone, they're just characterized by ill manners and bad behavior. After the stories, there was a bit of Irish music, Derek sang Molly Malone and the woman tour guide played her fiddle. Then we had some time for dinner. My friends and I crossed the street and found a cheap Mediterranean restaurant that served felafel. I'm obsessed.
After dinner we headed back to Stag's Head for the pub crawl, which was actually kind of overrated. We had to fit all 50 of us into a few bars, which was quite a challenge at first. Also, Caroline had raved about what a good deal it was (which the tour and story-telling actually were) but the free Guinness was fun-sized and I didn't want to spend any more money. Overall, it was a fun night because we were able to meet some Irish people at a couple of the bars, but pub crawls might definitely be overrated.
Sunday was uneventful but I got a lovely tour of the city when I decided to find the post office and consequently got lost for a while.
Yesterday, we had our first day of class and our history teacher lectures like he's more bored than I am, so that will be interesting. I'm also beginning to realize how hard grocery shopping and cooking is here--Mom, I understand your struggles.
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