If you couldn't tell by the title of this post, the weather has changed significantly here in Dublin... for the better! Beautiful some might say!! I will now fill you in on what I did here since my last post/ during the past two day. [pictures will come in 2 maybe 3 days time. PLEASE BE PATIENT! (random and unnecessary overreaction but at least Josh will appreciate the parenthetical abundance)] Today I visited Malahide Castle which is about 30 min outside the city center by train. It was very cool and because the weather was so nice, the gardens and parks were also very pleasant. Not to mention the beach! I was able to walk to the coast from the train station. It was gorgeous and I imagine that for about two months out of the year (when the weather is warm) it must be even nicer. The castle was really cool as well. On the same grounds, there was a model train exhibit that I couldn't resit visiting. At first it brought back good childhood memories. Everyone remember the pretty remarkable train set my dad set up? Then it brought back horrible childhood memories. Everyone remember when my mom destroyed years of hard work in a single afternoon? But the exhibit was really cool anyway. Now I'm writing this post, will try to do some schoolwork/ leisure reading, go eat dinner, and then get ready to leave really early tomorrow morning. But I also have to tell you about yesterday!! It was definitely the best day here. First thing I did was visit the National Gallery. What an awesome museum! And they had a great restaurant with great food and great prices. Great. They had quite a collection of art from all over the world, including the Venetian School, and of course a lot of great Irish art. For those who would like more information, I bought some postcards and we can discuss it when I get back. I also went to the Guinness Storehouse. The history of that is sorta interesting, especially the fact that Mr. Guinness #1 signed a 9000 year lease on the property, but overall it was lame and stupid compared to the Jameson Distillery. I also went the the Kilmainham Gaol (Jail). This is an old prison that was used for a few hundred years up until the 1920's or 30's... I don't remember. But it's history is amazing! The tour guide was unbelievably informative about the architectural significance (pan-opticon... KK shout out), as well as the social and political significance of the prison from its creation through the Potato Famine and the Irish struggles for independence. Amazing tour! I then saw my third movie, The Other Boleyn Girl. As I'm sure you can tell, I am taking full advantage of the fact that I am in an English speaking country. It was pretty good.
That's it I guess. Tomorrow I return home to Venice to a packed schedule and lots of work.
Wish me luck with my papers :(
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