Last weekend was a weekend I had been looking forward to for SO long! It was my first trip outside London and I got to see one of my best friends at Elon, Jill. Jill is studying abroad in Dublin and I hadn’t seen her since before Christmas. It had been way to long. Courtney, one of my friends in London, also came to Dublin. So after some minor airport issues (Courtney getting into a fight with a security guard and us nearly missing the plane) we arrived in Dublin! I was so excited to see Jill and when I walked around the corner and saw her, we just ran to each other and started screaming. She cried. It was just so great to see her. I had missed her so much. So after we calmed down a bit, we were off sight seeing in Dublin.
We saw the oldest pub in Ireland and then Christ Church, which was so beautiful. We ate at this yummy place called Queen of Tarts and then walked around Trinity University and St. Stephen’s Green, a park. The next day we ate crepes and then saw the Spire, this tall pointy famous thing in Dublin. It’s so random! Jill and I went to dinner at this really cool place called Church. It’s a restaurant in what used to be a church. We laughed so hard because we felt like such adults, drinking wine and dining together. Then we saw “He’s Just Not That Into You.” It was so good.
On Saturday we went to one of Dublin’s most famous sites, The Guinness Factory! It was really fun, we got to go on a really long informative tour around the factory and then got to go to the top and get a complimentary pint of Guinness. Guinness is so disgusting! We both had one sip of ours and then gave it away. But at the top were amazing views of Dublin, so even though Guinness was gross the views were amazing. Then Jill and I went out to dinner at this ridiculously American restaurant called Thunder Road, where we watched the England vs. Ireland rugby game. Rugby is insane. They just beat the crap out of each other. So crazy! Then we went to a pub where a band was playing and had Strawberry Beer. I don’t like beer but this was good! We went to another pub after and watched another band. I loved all the live music. It was all Irish and so wonderful.
On Sunday we walked around a few parks, I love all the greenery in Dublin. It’s a nice changed of pace from London. We walked into this clothing store called TopShop, and I saw a girl shopping there who is a really famous supermodel named Agyness Deyn. I noticed her from seeing her picture plastered everywhere after London Fashion Week. She’s the most popular model in London right now. So I went up to her and said, “Sorry to bother you, but are you a supermodel?” She kind of looked at me and then was like, “Yeah.” So I introduced myself and told her I worked at the Momo fashion show and she thought that was cool. Then I took a picture with her and then we left because I think I blew her cover. But it was really cool meeting her. She was very nice!
But the best part of the weekend was just being with Jill. She’s the best and we always have so much fun together. She comes to London to visit me in April and I cannot wait! Here are a few pictures...
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