Saturday, February 27:
Another exciting edition of a Roberta trip! First we had to meet at 8:15 in the morning. Oy. We boarded the bus and drove to Clonmacnoise. It is a monastery that was founded by St. Ciaran. We were able to see loads of high crosses and take tons of really awesome pictures (the weather was just fantastic!).
After Clonmacnoise we drove about an hour and a half (or more) to Trim Castle. Before we toured the castle we were treated to another fine lunch. The only thing that could've made it a better meal was if I had about 10 extra minutes to eat it and enjoy it. I was one of the last people in line and so, the other girls who were also at the end and I had about 10 minutes to literally inhale it. The food was fantastic as usual. Banoffe pie is a glorious thing.
After lunch we toured Trim castle. It's a good thing I'm not afraid of heights anymore because it is a very tall castle. The best part was when we got to the top and you could see everything. It was easily one of the prettiest sights I've seen since I've been here. Fun fact: Braveheart was filmed here!
I'm holding the key to the castle...and standing next to some thing which has some kind of importance...I think it may have been in Braveheart?
So yeah after that, we just came back and I think I watched a movie or something and on Sunday I did my usual cleaning/shopping routine.
Saturday, March 6:
My first frisbee tournament! It was in a town a little north of Dublin so Caitlin, Laura, Con Man, and I caught a bus into Dublin and another into the town where the tournament was (Santry? I could be wrong...). The day as a whole was extremely fun although I did not play...at all, really. I've been having some serious back pain which makes it impossible for me to run at full tilt without intense pain. I've been walking/running like I have a stick up my butt for the past week or so. I felt pretty useless/like a pansy the whole day, but I still had fun. Sadly, we didn't win any of our games but I attribute that to the multiple injuries our team had and the fact that our team was made up of mostly girls and we were playing teams of all guys. You could be the biggest feminist in the world and would still have to agree that is not an even match but that is a different argument for a different day and I don't want to shine a negative light on the tournament. So. Yes, great craic at the tournament.
The past few weeks have just been great. I've spent a lot more time with my Irish friends which is awesome (because they are awesome!) and have seen some amazing things. I'm very lucky to have this opportunity and am thankful for it every single day, seriously. Speaking of opportunities, I'm going to Rome TOMORROW. I will once again be reunited with my favorite "little guy" and best friend, Natalie, and I COULD NOT be more excited. Apparently, there is a pub in Rome called the Saxophone Pub and Natalie, Emma and I are going to find it and eat and listen to jazz and it will be splendid. I'll be in Rome Friday-Monday night, Florence Tuesday-Wednesday night, Pompeii Thursday, back to Rome Thursday night and then Belgium from Friday-Monday morning. Back to Dublin on Monday morning. Just in time to go to my classes! This next week will be insane, I am sure of it. I will try to post pictures, etc. as much as I can!
My life is unreal.
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