Today I felt like I had a seriously Dublin day. I woke up to the sun shining in an almost cloudless blue sky, which of course thrilled me beyond belief. (I guess that’s not really typical Dublin, but it was still awesome.) Some friends and I had discussed going to some museums around town, but decided instead to find a place to do work outside so we could enjoy the glorious weather. St Stephens Green at the head of Grafton Street was filled with all sorts of people enjoying the sunny Saturday. We walked around, then sat on a bench and did “work” for a while (Janet Evanovich anyone?). It was still kind of chilly, so after a bit we walked into the mall to get lunch and warm up. After a delicious, relaxing lunch, we headed home down Grafton. Street performers are a staple of Grafton, and often you’ll see a crowd of people surrounding a particularly good act. I don’t know what it was about today, but it just kept getting better. We stopped in a large group of people to listen to this folk/reggae/rock Irish band. We ended up buying their CD, and are probably going to a show dowtown this Thursday. White people love Indie music, so how could we not go?! You may be wondering why this qualifies as a “seriously Dublin day”, and maybe you just had to be here. There was just something about wandering around and enjoying the fantastic Saturday. As we walked home in the fading light through Front Square and past the Campanile, I just fell in love with being here all over again, and I can’t imagine spending this term anywhere else.
PS For anyone who’s interested, the band is Mutefish.
http://www.myspace.com/nonstopmutefishdance
Hey sounds wonderful to me!
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