Can I Please Get a Cup of Coffee!!

Since my days laboring in the third floor of the Oshkosh library I have come to enjoy a good cup of coffee. French Roast, Columbian, even Sumantra. Black. Unfortunately for me, all coffee in Ireland is instant...and terrribbblllleeee. And Terribly expensive. Tonight I strolled down O'Connell street and stopped into a coffee shop and ordered an Americano, which is regular coffee. I paid two Euros or roughly $3.50 for twelve once cup...and watched in dismay as the worker poured hot water into a cup, took the instant coffee off the shelf, and added a couple spoonfuls. What I wouldn't do for a cup of Dad's home brew, or that of Grounded Specialty, Java Detour, Java Vino, Caribou, or the CoOp. And another thing that's vastly superior in America...the stores. I have taken for granted places like Festival Foods and the CoOp, and I have yet to see anything even remotely close. I am missing American food like crazy and the home cooked meals I love. OH WELL.

Anyway, today was pretty cool; I set out this morning hoping to get to the National Museum. On my way there this morning I passed by Trinity College and took a self-guided tour. What a beautiful campus, oozing in tradition. Unfortunately I did not have my camera but I will tomorrow when I go back. When I got to the Library I was able to do some research on our family history and went through some microfilms of old church records. Discovered that my great great Grandfather Michael O'Donoghue II had a plot with his son (John) and grandson (David) that was about 470 acres. I enjoyed looking through the microfilm...might be my new favorite hobby. Unfortunately that was about all I could find, no specific locations.

Pretty quiet night here at the hostel and it's great. More to come tomorrow...hopefully checking out the Library, the National Museum, and St. Patricks Cathedral. Pictures soon!