Day 3 (9/4)

Today was another early start.  We met up at 9 am again to walk to school for a mini orientation. We were registered in the system and given ID cards, which we use to sign in to class.  After that, there was a gap of about an hour where we were allowed to leave before we had to be back at school for an orientation presentation.

R2D2 Box thing

During the break, I decided to go to Grafton Street again.  I wanted a snack, so I went into Brown Thomas, a very fancy store, to find La Durée, a French store which sells macarons.

I saw this store on the way!

Coffee Macaron

I took my macaron back to the school to eat it. It was very delicious!  After that, we had our orientation.  We were then given our lunch, which was some wraps.  We then had some free time to explore until 2 pm.

At 2 pm, we started on a bus tour of the city.  The "guide" was the teacher of our Irish Life and Cultures class, who pointed out notable places along the way.  He also taught us two traditional Irish songs.

Palm trees in Dublin?

Statue of Daniel O'Connell on O'Connell Street

Millennium Spire

Pretty Hotel

Dublin General Post Office

Luas (Trams in Dublin)

Georgian Door

About halfway through the bus ride, we stopped in Phoenix Park for a break.

We finished the bus tour by driving past the Guinness Storehouse, then we were dropped off back at school.  After that, I went home to eat dinner and rest up for the next day.