The Luck of the Irish

A week later. Wow.

I feel like I should give some background from the last post- the Friday before I headed to Ireland, Anna and I stayed up all night and got chocolate and churros at 8am. I slept for 4 hours, and started the trip to Ireland.

Here we are- after a long night, we were rewarded with chocolate! I'm probably never going to do that to myself again, but hey, I can say I did it!

Once in Ireland, Abby showed me around the city! I think she's actually a real tour guide, because we found everything we needed to without having to search or consult a map. She lives about 10 minutes by cab outside of the city, so she spends most of her time in Plassey Village where she lives. It's pretty close to campus and as a science lady, she stays pretty close.

This one is just gonna be a bunch of pictures again, since it's easier to show than tell!

Here she is- THE Abby Wolf.

This is where Abby lives. It's just a bunch of houses with 7 or 8 bedrooms in each, with 2 bathrooms and a kitchen. They were really nice!

The flag poles for the University of Limerick.

This is the "Living Bridge". It connects the two sides of campus. It actually moves as you walk across it! (Hence the name, the Living Bridge). Here's some more info from the University- The architects designed the bridge to move in a beautifu lflowing line across the shannon, mirroring the river. The design conveys the sense of a series of bridges leaping from pier to pier, each supported by one of the existing islands in the riverbed. This gives the traveller the sense that they are crossing the river on stepping stones. It was so cool, yet such a weird feeling at the same time!

The bridge all lit up at night.

Here is our journey into the city-

King John's Castle. This castle went through quite the battles. It was actually built in 1200 for King John. But King's Island was actually run by Vikings first. The Island passed from the Limerick Vikings to the Dublin Vikings to the Munster clan. The Munsters burned down the city in an effort to keep it out of other hands. Despite their efforts, the Anglo-Normans took control and later built the Castle! This side of the river is known as "English Town", the other side is "Irish Town".

I touched the castle!!

St. Mary's Catedral

Tried a Guinness. It was unlike anything I've ever tasted. But check it off the bucket list!

Got the Fish and Chips! It was excellent.

Successful weekend in Ireland! Now I have a few days at home before I go to Belgium.