St. Paddy's in Dublin

All I can say about Dublin on St. Patricks day is that it was "the cat's pajamas", also known as the "dog's ballacks", or in layman terms - I had a lot of fun. I'm starting to pick up this British Lingo. I even started saying I need to take a "Jimmy Riddle", which is the same as taking a piddle, or going to the loo, - going to the bathroom.

Anyways it was a quick and easy 45 min flight. The seat belt light went off and 5 minutes later was back on for landing. I guess that's why round trip was less then 30 quid (pounds).

I went with one of my roommates essentially just for the day. We flew out late Tuesday and came back early Thursday. Luckily we found a really cheap room at a nice hotel on hotels.com, it was amazing after becoming a routine hostel user. They even provided towels for us, crazy. We started the day off with a Full Irish Breakfast. This included both Black and White Pudding, which I really liked, despite being informed what they're made from. Not at all what I expected it to be like.

After breakfast we headed to the parade. Soooo many people everywhere all the time. We could barely walk on the street from 11am until we went back to the hotel at night. Long story short my day went something like this..

food, parade, Guiness, Guiness, food, Guiness, start to feel sick, Guiness, Food, Sleep, queesy flight home.

Everything was kindof a Blur, sorry I don't have many interesting stories, it was only a day trip. They were offering free samples of Vodka at the Dublin airport, but I was in no mood to try at 8am this morning. Anyways the pictures will do the parade and crowds more justice than my words. I also am putting my pictures from Verona/Venice that I didn't have before.

Check back in a week to see how Spain goes.

Ireland Pics:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/27735608@N07/sets/72157623521537965/detail/

Verona & Venice:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/27735608@N07/sets/72157623644627592/detail/