St. Patrick's Day Celebration

Hello all!

I had a fantasitc St. Patty's Day! Probably the best day I've had here! My friend Rob came into town Monday night, so I took him out to Temple Bar which was fun, he loved it. The next day we did the Hop-on Hop-off bus tour around the city which was great, we went to the Guiness Factory, showed him around St. Stephen's Green, Grafton Street, O'Connell Street, and we went to the oldest Victorian style bar in Dublin. At the top of the Guiness Factory there is a circular room with windows surrounding it where you get your free pint, but the views of the city from the top were spectacular, I didn't think Dubin would look so beautiful like it did from up high. The next day was St. Patty's Day and it was a blast! I went to the parade with some friends, the parade was hard too see because it was so crowded but it was still fun and the atmosphere was great. After the parade me and a friend met up with my host family and we all went to a couple of pubs and everyone was celebrating and just having a good time all day. Later on me and my friend went out to the pubs and ended up going out to a night club and staying out pretty late but I had so much fun. Definitely couldn't have asked for a better St. Patty's Day in Dublin!! This weekend I'm going to Galway and to the Cliffs of Moher and the Aran Islands, I'm really looking forward to it since I haven't done much traveling around Ireland!