Today was another great day. My roommate and I got up early to grab some breakfast and scout out the city a little on our before we met up with the group. We found a store that is similar to a convenience store near our hotel that provided me with one of my favorite caffeine beverages, the monster. After that, my day was headed off to a great start.
The first tour my group did was to the church across the street. The Christ Church Cathedral is over 500 years old and had a neat crypt beneath it. It was so fun to see all of the hand made glass and hand carved wood pieces. You could tell a lot of love went into creating this church. The second tour we went on was the Dublin walking tour. Where our tour guide was a "true" Dubliner, as he called himself, and filled us in on the fascinating but sad history of Ireland. During our walk I found my future residence. It was right on the river within walking distance of the city's shopping district. I truly believe I will end up living somewhere in Ireland someday.
The second part of the day we went to the national library to look up our genealogy. The group had split into 2 and since I am taking the genealogy course I had to skip touring Dublin's castle. But have no fear I will be touring with my roommate and vegetarian friend tomorrow.
Tonight we are planning on grabbing some food and then heading off for the literary pub craw. I have never done a pub crawl before so this should be fun!
