Dublin days 1 and 2

Today is our third day in Dublin, and we got off to a late start. Luckily the last two days have been full days.
We were picked up from the airport by Kelley, a MSU alum that is getting her doctorate at University College Dublin and a friend of Megs.


Her car is very small.
She has an extra room she is letting us use for a few days until we find a place of our own.

Yesterday, Friday, we started looking at apartments. The first two, one in Temple Bar and another north of Trinity, were very nice, while the other two, on Bachelor's Walk, were more run-down. Luckily we had some free time to spend looking at Trinity and Grafton Street.
I rather like the main gates of Trinity, and in fact much of the older architecture in the college. The newer buildings are much more utilitarian in design, which is a shame as they clash with the old style.
I also like this globe, if only because when you run up and push on it, it spins! We got a lot done, including getting a Starbucks MyRewards card, which gets us wifi at any Starbucks so we can check email and apartment listings throughout the day.



We also go to see this busker, who had pigions landing on him all day long.