Dublin / Belfast

Wowsers...

My first day in Dublin was pretty cool, green countryside, hay fields, potato Farms, Sheep and Dairy cows roaming in the landscape that fills my visual curiosities.

Andy has rented a car which he had to return to Belfast airport as they would charge us an extra 100 pounds if we returned it in Dublin. So right after my flight have landed, we have taken a drive on the best highway of Ireland heading up to the north.

Belfast has shown itself differently than Dublin due to the old political history and the fighting between the Catholics and the Protestants. There are remains of the car bombing and the security that people have implemented to protect themselves when the conflict was really bad.

The deep message remains through a vast amount of art work and murals located on various brick walls around the city. Click here to view the photos of Belfast here...

We had a Guinness beer and traditional irish stew at a local pub before taking the bus back to Dublin. Indeed my cameron friend was right that you have to drink it at room temperature to enjoy the richness and smoothness of the stout.

Took a bus ride back to Dublin and took a frigging two hours to find the hostel that Andy made reservation at. Instead of crossing the river, we ended up wandering around the shopping area for a hour before we decided to ask a police man where the hell are we.

This was my first time spending a night in a hostel. I did not realize that we were going to sleep in the room with 10 other people in a bunk-dormintory style room. Of the showers and the sinks were unisex as well so everything here is 100 percent shared.

A big sleep is needed as a) I am still on Vietnam Time zone and b) I had not had a sleep since I left Vietnam for 2 days...