<< June 5, 2008 >>
dublin, day 1

Dublin

i was far from the only person who thought of going to the zoo today. horde after horde of unruly school groups, each in their matching uniforms, were screaming from exhibit to exhibit. i have never seen such dreadful beasts in my entire life.

the zoo itself was ok. i don't recall any especially remarkable exhibits, but as a whole it wasn't bad. there was a heron perched above me, and i didn't know this about them, but both of their eyes can look down around their head. it makes sense.

all those animals made me hungry, so i found a fish & chips place. unfortunately, it was drizzling and i could find anywhere to eat (it was takeaway only), so by the time i got back to the hotel they had gotten a little cold. but it was still awesome. and they were not kidding about it being fish & chips - it was literally half a fish.

i went to another bakery and had an awesome raspberry scone, then became tired of the rain and went to see indiana jones. it was terrible.

since i had gotten an all-day luas pass, i decided to see some of the city and took it to the end of the line. it was quite a trip, but pretty enjoyable and comfortable.