Day 3 - Drizzly Dublin

Today we got up around 9:00, which is much better than yesterday, but on only three hours of sleep. We got our free breakfast (toast) and checked out of our hostel around 10:30 (or ''half ten'' as they say in Ireland). After that, we headed out to see the famous ''Book of Kells.'' I have never heard of this book, but apparently it's a big deal. It's a really old book with neat art and calligraphy. The book is held at Trinity College, not too far from where we stayed, so we headed over there and checked it out. When we were told it cost €8 to get in, we decided against it, but Mike befriended a student named Ariel who said she could get us in for free since she attends the college. So we ended up walking through; it was cool and all, but some of the artifacts seemed almost fabricated; a couple of us questioned the authenticity of some of the ancient books. We just finished our Irish breakfasts, which consists of two eggs, two strips of bacon, two sausages, and two pieces of toast, and now we're getting ready to go to our next venue on our Eurotour: Madrid.

Last night, we wanted to find a bar with good specials and fun activities. We went back to Purdy's Kitchen because it seemed the place to be the night before. Well, I guess we missed out on the Tuesday crowd because it just wasn't as happenin' last night, but it was still fun. Apparently, on Tuesday nights, everyone wears white shirts and they throw neon paint at you on the dance floor under black lights. Sounds pretty sweet. It was still fun dancing and hanging out with our hostel roommates; our new mate of last night, Doug from Fort Collins, CO, joined us as well. All in all, a good time.

Overall, Dublin was great, but something tells me that we're just getting started and we only have to go up from here. I can't wait to see what Madrid has in store for us, and we're all pumped for the festival of San Isidro.

That's all for now, thanks for reading!