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This morning was ridiculous as none of us could get out of the bed. We loved being so lazy (as we dread another week of waking up early for work) and just bonded in our rooms, laughing about the night before, and procrastinating being the first to hop in a cold shower.

At around 3:30, Jena, Mary Marshall, and I finally rolled out of bed, got our lives together, and headed to O’Connell Street. The street is north of the Liffey and a long, tree-lined boulevard that used to be the center of the town. During the Easter Rising a lot of the old buildings were destroyed, but there is still a ton of shopping and in the middle of the road is a sidewalk decorated with monuments of important people in Irish history. There is also the Spire, a hugely tall monument-thing that is about a bajillion feet high (slight exaggeration) but is really modern and cool looking. We walked up and down and did some more shopping (the bug bit us this last few week).
We also walked along the River Liffey for a while, enjoying a beautiful view of the colorful buildings lining the water. We also crossed the Ha’Penny Bridge, one of the most photographed places in Dublin. It was pretty cool.

Now we’re home, gathering our thoughts, uploading photos, and in my case, uploading the blog!