BEER!

Like I said all they do is in Ireland is drink - and being the home of Guinness I had to take a tour. You got a ticket for either a free beer or a lesson on how to pour a guinness. I took the lesson on how to pour a perfect Guinness.

The building the tour was in was 7 or 8 levels tall - I actually got really bored on the tour which was self guided. I'm sure I missed alot I just went to the pouring spot then up to the sky bar to get a look at Dublin.

There was about 10 people watching me do this...talk about stress

My perfect pour - even thought I had beer running down the side of the glass oops.

group photo

Here is my Hawaii group. I spent a whole week with all these people and survived.

Whiskey

For someone that doesn't drink going to Ireland was crazy. That is all they do - I know I heard the stories but I didn't really think they were really that bad. I'm here to tell you that all they do in Ireland is DRINK. So if you can't beat them join them.


I found out I like Jameson and cranberry juice - who would have though that. Jameson is so smooth and good again who would have thought I liked whiskey. I had a shot of it once in Chicago and didn't care for it.

people in my group tour doing a taste test at the jameson distillery.

The tour guide. He asked me where I was from when I was getting my ticket, when I said Minnesota he showed me he had Packer sweat wrist bands on...there are even weird packer fans in Dublin.

galway girl

Galway Girl is my favorite irish song and it was the first song I heard in Dublin. Here are some photos from my day trip to galway. It was a cute little town.

Sorry for nothing snappy about it - my writing juices are being used up for something else important. I am smart enough to know that if I didn't blog I would get hate emails of where my ireland photos are :)

Galway

My nephew and his friends - or aka my son's...I think I looked really tired that day that some guy thought they were my son's.

my first guinness with my nephew (jet lagged that is why the glasses)

A pub

Who knew Ireland fought for my Belgium

A tree on campus that got yarn bombed. I heard of yarn bombing but never saw it before.

pot of gold?

One of my objectives of going to Ireland was to see a leprechaun Here he is...it is the back of him cause I couldn't get a front one he was a scary one. I'm surprised I didn't have nightmares from him.

Luggage

Last week I decided to go to Dublin Ireland. I know that is strange but I decided I wanted to spend leap day in Ireland. It was also what I really needed after my LA trip from hell. I went to my accupunturist after my LA trip and she stated I thought you went on vacation what the heck happen you are a wreck. I was so bad she had to put needles in my boob/heart - which hurts alot. So now I can't wait to hear what she says on thursday.

Did anyone know that you go through US customs in Dublin Airport. Yup that is right I cleared US customs in Dublin. It was the weirdest thing. Also when going through customs after they swipe you passport photos of your luggage comes up on a monitor and they ask if they are your bags. It was totally mind blowing.

I took two bags to dublin and two bags left Dublin - however only one bag made it to Minneapolis. The other one caught the 8pm flight and was dropped off at 2am by a white BMW. What the heck?????

I'm back

I'm back from my irish trip! Yes I went to Dublin for a week and decided a couple days before I left. Now that is adventurous. Again it is all what you think is crazy for you !!!

to jet lagged to post a good one give me a day...

more food

More food in LA - sorry to make you guys hungry but I love the food there.

Sweet potatoe fries @ the farm in beverly hills

Yummy salad @ the farm

This is from I believe the griddle cafe on sunset but the directors or writer guild. Any way we ordered 3 different kinds of pancakes that morning. Lemon raspberry, blueberry and the one pictured is red velvet. They all were so good!!!

Leap Day

Has anyone seen the movie Leap Year??? It was good wasn't it. I'm enjoying it right now.

mexican

When I was in LA Jilaine and I found this good mexican restaurant by paramount studios. It was so good we ate there twice and the guy behind the counter recognized us from the other day.

Yummy fish tacos - I wish I could eat them now

guac and mexican coke meaning imported coke from mexico.