ST PADDY'S IN DUBLIN

so justine had the crazy notion of going to ireland for st. paddy's. we went last monday expecting a world class parade celebrating irishness and people blacking out left and right. i'm pretty sure half our flight was other americans expecting the same. instead we got this parade celebrating energy and diversity with animal balloons and sikh dancing and mythical creatures. the drinking was relatively moderate, but we found ourselves chatting about ireland with these drunken fourteen year olds on the bathroom line.


kiss my butt


the weather was bizarre, but the sun was out most of the time.


we mostly attended the festivities happening around town that day since most places were closed. all the touristy things we packed into the second day. below is the spire, a monument in the center of town. it looks so streamlined and elegant, it's definitely one of my favs.


we passed the courts on our way to jameson's whiskey distillery.


justine the alchie was the first to volunteer for the whiskey tasting.


we went to the irish museum of modern art that used to be a hospital, there was an amusing exhibit on cyanotypes.


we also went to the guinness storehouse which was...quite the experience. brilliant idea really, charging customers to be indoctrinated for consumption of guinness. fascinating for those interested in branding, i certain found it to be so! we had guinnesses at their "gravity bar," the highest point in dublin. here's justine looking like she's up to no good.


me double-fisting.


we got about three hours of sleep our last night since we had to leave superearly for our flight in the morning. the traveling was exhausting but being with justine made it betta. i already miss her!