Dublin

Dia dhaoibh (Grüß Gott), 

how are you? I'd like to tell you just a bit more about my trips to Dublin. 

The first week of October we had a meeting in Dublin with all the other assistants on Thursday and Friday. (Just a little excursion: My school wouldn't pay me unless I have an Irish bank account, in order to open a bank account I needed a PPS number, which is basically a social insurance number. The office for the PPS number is in Tralee) Soooo I went to Tralee to get this number on Wednesday and took the train to Dublin from there. The meeting on Thursday and Friday was okay, but it was mostly for getting to know all the other 30 German, 60 French, 12 Italian and 9 Spanish assistants from all over Ireland. During the day we walked around and we went out at night to listen to great live music. On Saturday I biked through Phoenix Park which is just huge! And on Sunday I took the train home. It was very relaxing because I was under no pressure to do sightseeing because..........


The next week the TYs (Transition Year, 4th grade) went on a trip to Dublin and I was allowed to come along! The itinerary (one of many new fancy words I learned) was more than full! We saw the Dáil Éireann, the Book of Kells, many museums, Croke Park, the Glasnevin cemetery, the zoo and of course the Guiness Store House (which is really worth seeing if anyone hasn't been there yet)! :) And we went to the musical "The Commitments" based on an old movie. I really liked it! Lots of soul music... It was great to see all these things and nice to get to know the students! I can't wait for the next trip I may go to!

So here are just a few more pictures:

again lots of colorful doors :D

A bit of Dublin's architecture

Temple Bar 

The Library in Trinity College. Apparently some scenes of Harry Potter were filmed here! It's quite impressive!

Some of the other German assistants (Next week I will travel around with the second one on the left, Lena)

Dublin City Center -> Molly Malone: Apparently you have to touch her breasts for good luck ;)

These guys were sitting all over town. A bit creepy but cool! Better than guys in clown's masks

Live music on the streets! So cool :) 

Phoenix Park right outside the city center. That's also where the zoo is

They actually bite you (not me but so I've been told...)

All the sightseeing buses go through there as well

So cool to have your own seats!!!! 

That's it for now. Dublin is nice and there's lots to do but I am also very happy to live down here :)

Talk to you soon!