Dublin

We decided to head out and try to find our B&B since we had such a hard time finding a city earlier. It was much easier, except there are no street signs, at least visible ones. At major intersections there are arrows, but on the actual streets we had nothing, so the map was useless. The B&B however, gave us directions such as the third exit when leaving the second roundabout. These helped so much and we made it there without incident. The B&B was very nice. Our room was large by European standards, our bed was comfy and we had large skylights. We fell asleep almost instantly. When we woke up we decided that we should head out and get some dinner. I took a small map of Dublin and we went out and caught the bus. Since it was Saturday night we wanted to go to Temple Bar and see what night life was like in Dublin . The buses don't actually go to Temple Bar, they get you close though. We were supposed to walk down the street, across the bridge and there we are. However, since we couldn't find street signs we didn't know that. So we got lost once more. Finally we took a cab. The cabby was very nice and helpful and reasonable priced. It was light out and so we assumed it was about 8:30. Well, it was ten and most places stop serving at 9:30, so that was a drag. It is only dark for a few hours a night in Ireland . We finally found a place that was open until 11 though, called Gallagher's Boxty House. It was excellent. Devin and I both had Boxty, which is a savory potato crepe filled with meat and veggies in a creamy sauce. Mine had roasted veggies and Devin's had chicken. They were both good. We were sitting next to a couple who amusing, and as we were getting ready to leave they decided to befriend us by calling us fcking Americans, although I honestly think they liked us. Laoisa (said Luisa) gave me her number and email twice (they had consumed a great deal of alcohol) and insisted that I come and stay with her next time I am in Dublin . Ciarran was also nice, but passed out at the table while Laoisa and I went out for a smoke--I watched her smoke. I wish we would have had a camera!!! They gave us their wine too. Then we all left with Laoisa carrying Ciarran and Devin and I heading to Temple Bar. Temple Bar is really fun, but I am not into bar scenes, so I am glad we were only there once. There were people lined up to get in to clubs and live music on the streets. Also, Stag and Hen parties are a big deal. We saw girls dressed up as devils, angles, bunnies, all in black, all in white, all in pink, some with glittery hats, some with balloons. It was insane. We took the night bus back to our B&B and went to sleep, to soon realize that the sun comes up too early.