Spain to Run

Misty day at the Cliffs of Moher! Brrr!!

Well kids, our days here in Espana are numbered, but we still have time for a couple more quick posts!

Last Friday, we hopped on a plane to Dublin!! For some reason, we had to go through passport control for the first time all semester. Still not really sure how the EU works, to be honest.

Abhainn na Gaillimhe, the River Corrib!

We got into Dublin around noon, stashed our stuff at a cute little hotel in Temple Bar, and spent a very enjoyable day wandering around vintage shops in Temple Bar and the fancier places on Grafton Street before picking up falafel takeout for dinner and resting up for our trip the next day!

Galway Winter Carnival! Merry Xmas!!!

Bright and early on Saturday, we set off with the Shamrockers bus tour from Dublin to Ennis by way of Blarney Castle! We had a great guide, and the countryside is absolutely beautiful, as always. We spent Saturday night in a hostel in Ennis and a fun night at a local pub with the rest of the tour group--mostly Australians, New Zealanders, a couple of Brits.

Sunday, we left Ennis, saw the Cliffs of Moher and the Burren before spending the afternoon in Galway and were back in Dublin by 6PM!

The Long Room at TCD--so scholarly!

We were in Dublin all of Monday, too, and were able to check out the Book of Kells at Trinity, where there was also a cool exhibit on illustration and myths in children's literature. We had to spend some time during the afternoon working on stuff for finals, but later that night we saw She Stoops to Conquer at the Abbey Theater, which was a fun eighteenth century Irish farce, but we had to go straight back to the hotel afterwards to get some sleep before our 8AM flight to London the next day!!