Haaaave ya met Eustace?

The last adventure of the semester has come to a close. Dublin was cold and rainy and green, and absolutely wonderful. I spent four days wandering around the cobblestone streets and drinking lots of coffee and tea, talking to people, studying for finals and generally just enjoying the feel of the place. A lot of cool stuff happened, but I spent last night in the airport and I do not have the energy to write about it right now. Maybe later :) In the meantime, a hodge-podge of pictures to make it up to you:

I spent a day at Glendalough, which is about an hour and a half from Dublin. Absolutely beautiful. It was really nice to just be away from the sound of the city for a while. I have missed the sound of quiet more than anything. The view doesn't hurt either.

I had bought the hat on a whim earlier that day, before I caught the bus to Glendalough. Turned out to be the best ten Euro I ever spent. It was freezing, windy, and rainy out in the hills of Ireland, and I was glad to have the wool hat.

I have a really strange love for black-faced sheep. That aside, a visit to Ireland just isn't complete until you see some sheep. Check.

Downtown Dublin. Awesome.

My flight left early this morning, so I just slept at the airport. I had a book with me that my mom brought when she came to visit back in October. It was a historical/romance novel, that I got about 3/4 of the way through the day before and completely lost interest. Thus, deeming myself in need of something good to read while I whiled away the wee hours of the morning in a cold airport, I bought this. Am I the kind of girl who will trade in a romance novel for a magic/dragon book? Every time, my friends, every time. :)

Another purchase included a watch, since my phone had died a few days before. This was the only one I could find for less than $30. Not to mention it's awesome. I know you're jealous.


Why yes, those are sheep on my socks. And they kept my toes nice and warm all night long, thank you very much.


When sleeping at the airport, meals become less about the food, and more about whatever you happen to have stashed in your bag. For me, this meant a small bag of apples, some bread, and a few cookies. Don't worry, McDonald's offered coffee and muffins to supplement, as well as 'breakfast' starting at 3 am.

And this, my friends, is Eustace O'Flannahan. We hung out a good bit, when I was too tired to read anymore.

Yes, my contacts were sitting inside that floss container. Why? I left my case back in Madrid on accident. So, I improvised. Sadly, this is not the first time I've used my floss container for a contact case. Eustace approved.

Mid-night snack of chocolate muffin and coffee. If you're wondering where the rest of the muffin is, it turns out Eustace and I like to eat them the same way... You pop the bottom off and eat that first, then eat the gooey, delicious top half last. Yum!

Also turns out that Eustace and I have the same favorite Bible passage. Too bad Eustace can't read Spanish.

All that before 3 am... At which point I checked in for my flight, got some McD's breakfast (that later made me ill) and headed to my gate for my flight. Which didn't leave until 5, but the change of scenery made it seem much sooner.

There's Dublin in a very small, very sleep-deprived nutshell. Now, I'm off to study for my finals tomorrow... And by study, I mean sleep.

Tests all day tomorrow, then two days to enjoy Madrid before I fly home on Saturday!