Leaving Dublin

I’m not leaving Dublin just yet.  I wanted to get that out there, just for complete honesty’s sake.  I am, however, leaving Dublin very soon, and most of the students in my program left today.  I am hitting up Rome for a few days, then dropping by Dublin again before I depart Europe entirely.  I’m leaving in a week.  I’m keeping sadness at bay by just looking at the town where I got to spent three and a half glorious, adventurous, hilarious months.

I’m still finding new things to entertain and amaze me.  For example:

daffodil hill

In St. Stephen’s Green, there is a rolling little hill that is now blooming with daffodils.  It’s like something out of a children’s book.

snowglobe Mary and Jesus

Here we have Jesus and Mary in a snowglobe.  I snicker every time.

a perfectly poured pint

Ah, the proof that a pint is perfectly poured!  The foam on the top of your Guinness should be able to hold a match upright.  Note that this does not apply if you’ve taken a sip first. (I don’t like Guinness but it is a beautiful drink–the fact that it changes color from latte-brown to black within a minute constantly impresses me.)

balcony

 

I have always adored this balcony.  It’s a second-floor one and it just looks so pretty and so out of place on this building.

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It’s sadly hard to read, but this building says “Sick and Indicent Roomkeepers Society Founded A.D. 1790.”  I have no idea what goes on in there.  I’m not sure I want to find out.  Perhaps it’s been quarantined.

I will hopefully post a few things about Rome after I return from there but my study abroad experience, my travels, and my blogging are drawing to a close.  I’ll probably have some sappy reflections on my life in my last post, so consider yourselves warned!

 

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