my first blog. wow. how lucky are you?... pretty damn lucky. why am i doing this? it's simple really--i'm sharing my intimate details of my travels with the 3 people who are actually interested (maybe not the INTIMATE details and probably not all of the details either). yep, 3. i'm well-loved. so thanks mom, dad and rocco for reading. i'll try to make you proud.
here we go. day 1. and change.
saturday, july 14-sunday july 15.
the flight was awesome. i had the best seats on the planes. 19d to philly and 9f to dublin. both non-exit row, coach. an aisle and a window. my kneecaps are only bruised a little and i almost slept! actually, the 15 hours on both planes wasn't that bad. i paid $5 for a fun pack that i shouldn't have eaten (chocolate chip cookies, short bread, etc.). i watched two really sweet movies, blades of glory and firehouse dog. the second was especially fulfilling. i sat so long that my feet swelled up and my toes looked like those little sausages that are served at high school graduation parties. and my luggage showed up in dublin. bonus!
big jake was nice enough to meet me at the airport and coach my drive to his place in the rental car. it's a sweet kia. maybe i'll take a picture of it. you would only be so lucky. 3rd gear is tough to find when you shift with your left hand. and the road is tough to find when you drive on the left side of it. i'm glad i spent an extra E11/day on the additional insurance. i will probably need it.
after my arrival, jake, luise and i walked around the city a bit. check out the pics. these are my first pics with my new camera. i hope my skills improve by the end of the trip. after the walking, we went to a gaelic football game. dublin vs. laois (pronounced leash). the dubs vs. the... laois team. i have a new favorite gaelic sport. you guessed it, gaelic football. it's a cross between rugby and soccer. with a lot of action. and a lot of scoring. and irish guys acting tough and pushing each other around. it was freakin' awesome. the game reminded me of saturday mornings in september in ann arbor. the fans were amazing. with a lot of spirit. there was light blue everywhere (the dubs color). and the stadium was cool. not as cool as the big house, but way cooler than the horseshoe. and touchdown jesus. that dude is over-rated.
i took some movies with my new camera too. i'll try to find a way to post them. hopefully soon.
finally, i got to taste guinness for the first time the way god intended it--in ireland. ambrosia. really. and big jake and luise clued me in on a little secret - when you're at a pub in ireland, is the old guys (the ones with the bloated noses with broken blood vessels) are drinking lager, the guinness in the pub is bad. good to know.
tomorrow i play my first round of golf. i know, it's too exciting to think about. try to sleep anyway. tomorrow is only 1.5 hrs away.
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