First Full Day

It has been an interesting day here in Dublin. Slept in pretty late, still working off the jet lag, but once I going I decided to take a little tour of the city. I took the Luas to the city center and decided that I should find the hostel I am staying at tomorrow so I don't have to do so carrying my 50 pound pack. I immediately got lost and ended up wandering a bit, eventually finding what I needed to. I was able to find some fine Irish cuisine, a footlong ham and turkey on wheat from Subway haha. Tomorrow I plan on going to the Irish National Library and the National Museum, where I hope to do some research on mygenealogy. If I enjoy my hostel, I will stay there until Sunday, then proceed to the small city of Kilkenny. I did see some interesting things around town today, including these statues of famine sufferers, and these trash receptacles. I have noticed, just in two short days, the sense ofIrish pride that is present in the people, and these statues show the pain of lifetimes past. Very interesting. Also I went to a local church tonight to go to Sat night mass and it turned out to be very similar to church in the States. I am looking forward to getting to an old cathedral out in the countryside however. Overall an interesting and tiring day.