Our flight left Rome on Saturday at 12. We got to Dublin at around 3pm and went to check into the hostel. We were exhausted from an early wake up call and traveling so we walked around the city, grabbed some dinner (I had delicious fish and chips!) and we called it a night. On Sunday, Haley and I met up with a few of our friends and toured the Guinness Storehouse. It was huge and there was free beer on each floor! We joined in on some traditional Irish step dancing and enjoyed a free pint of Guinness on the rooftop. After our tour, we walked around Dublin city for awhile before grabbing a sub from Subway (we were craving it because it has been 2 months since we’ve had one!) At night we went to a pub and got some dinner and Bulmers (the best Irish cider ever!) Monday was St. Patricks Day! We woke up early and headed to the parade all decked out in our green. There were people lining the streets for miles. It was so cool to see St. Patricks Day in Dublin! We were out for most of the day (along with all the other thousands of tourists) seeing the parade, walking around and grabbing lunch. We went back to the hostel to shower and nap before heading out to dinner and going to various different bars in the Temple Bar area. The Irish sure like to drink and it was a blast to bar hop to all the different authentic Irish pubs. We also met some really cool people along the way. People in Ireland are so nice and loved that we were from Boston. Tuesday was our last day in Dublin and Haley and I spent it sightseeing around the city. We saw Trinity College, St. Peter’s Green, Grafton St and did some shopping. We met up with some of our friends at night, got some drinks (more Bulmers) and saw live music at a local pub, 2 of our favorite things!
On Saturday we woke up early to have breakfast at the hostel. From there we headed to the Anne Frank Museum. This was by far my favorite thing we saw in Amsterdam. It was so moving to walk through the house and the secret annexe where she and her family had to hide during the war. It broke my heart to read some passages of her diary and to see where they spent all of their days in hiding but I am so glad that we went. After the museum we got a waffle for lunch. The waffles were so good we got them three times before we left (oops!) They were fresh and you got to pick what toppings you wanted on it! We walked around the city some more, stopping at the I Amsterdam sign to take the typical tourist picture! After our long day of exploring, we got Subway and headed back to the hostile to hang out for the night.