Dublin, Ireland!

MY trip to Dublin was the first trip I planned when I arrived here in London. It has been marked in my calendar for almost two months now, so I was looking forward to Ireland for a while now.
We arrived at our hostel late Thursday night, I was still recovering from being sick and my roommate was sick as well so the four of us girls just stayed in and went to bed.
On Friday, we went on a 4 hour bus tour of the south east coast of Ireland and then ended up in the Powerscourt Gardens. The country side was BEAUTIFUL! It was everything you see in the movies (PS I love you). It is definitely beginning to feel like Christmas here, the weather was so cold!
One of my friends, Haley, that I go to TLU with is currently studying in Northern Ireland so she came down Friday afternoon and spent the rest of the trip with us! It was so nice to see a familiar face from home! Later that night we went out to this dinner and Irish Dancing show. The dancing was like River Dance... they moved their feet so fast I could hardly keep up just watching them! It was great fun and we also got to hear a little bit of Irish music after the show.
Afterwards we made our way down to Temple Bar, it is the most famous bar in Dublin they even named an area of the city after it (kind of like Austin's 6th street). Of course, I got a Guinness.
On Saturday we headed out to the Guinness Storehouse. We took a tour of the brewery and learned the process of how the beer is made. And at the top, we got a free pint of Guinness! It was the best Guinness I have ever had! Not that I had much to compare it to, but still... lol
The city was very expensive, but the people in Ireland were so friendly and welcoming. There was just this relaxing feeling the city gave off, kind of like being at home while we were there. The country was so beautiful, I definitely want to go back and spend more time and see more of the island someday.
I will post pics soon!