I started off my morning on a mission to find a piece of Guinness apparel for myself that I saw someone wearing but haven't seen in a store yet. And I found it :) I am very persistent when there is something I want!
I walked around trinity college! What a beautiful campus with a lot of history!
I made my way down to St. Stephen's Green. This garden was something else. I took pictures on my camera because my phone was dead unfortunately! I just walked around and sat on a bench writing in my journal.
I walked back up to the temple bar area because I loved it so much.
I have seen postcards of "the Dublin doors" so I have been walking around taking pictures of all the pretty doors.
Finally the sun was coming out so I figured this was my hint to hop on a train to Howth. Howth is a small town northeast of Dublin, about a 30 min train ride.
The first thing I did when I got there was found a grassy area and had a picnic (with Norwegian chocolate that I devoured thanks to Maren).
I was so hungry I didn't go to the tourist desk and ended up just walking. I knew I just wanted to see some cliffs. I ended up walking in the right direction and started on an 8km hike.
The first half of the walk we pretty touristy with a lot of people on the same trail as me. I just wanted to sit and enjoy the view and didn't feel any reason to rush so I just sat on the top of the peak over looking the cliffs and wrote and read!
My mom gave me a book called An Invisible Thread. I am only 60 pages in and I love it. I already recommend it :) It made me start thinking a lot about my past year working for city year. Especially because Nikhita just told me that Keenan, a student we worked with last year, was shot and killed yesterday. :/ It really got me thinking about life as I was sitting on the top of this cliff listening to the birds and the waves crash up against the shore.
Famous lighthouse at the end of the cliff.
I was walking along the cliffs for about 4km and then ended up on my own in the countryside. It was absolutely beautiful and I was all alone and I was so incredibly happy!
What I realized on this hike, was I feel so lonely when I am alone yet around many people and I feel so content and happy when I am actually all alone. I know it makes no sense but it is so true!
I was walking along the cliffs earlier then I ended up in the woods.
Then I was standing on top of the world (I felt like)!surrounded by the Ireland countryside with the beautiful yellow and purple flowers, with Dublin in the background!
It was one of the most diverse landscapes and coolest walks! I just had a great time taking pictures and hanging out.
I treated myself to fish and chips and a Kilkenny and sat and blogged for awhile.
Went out to the stores to buy one last present for two very special people! I'm sure you can guess who you are. I was so so tired but I couldn't go back to my hostel quite yet!
So, I am very impatient when it comes to waiting at crosswalks when the man is red yet there are no cars coming. I usually just run across so I suppose you could call me a jwalker, i don't know.
Well, in Denmark I would just get a fine and play like a dumb American but here in Ireland it is a different story. They drive on the opposite sides of the road so when I think I look and see no cars I hear a bus hauling at me from the other direction. I have decided to just wait until the little green man says I can walk.
They have this painted on the roads for idiots like myself.
I stopped and grabbed a beer at the temple bar and an icecream on the way home. I am now laying in bed in my 15 bed hostel meeting friends finally but they are all leaving tomorrow. Good thing I have a whole day planned for tomorrow any way :)
One more day of my travels! Ah! So bittersweet!
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