Expoloring Dublin

So I've been here over a year now and yesterday was the first time I actually walked around Trinity's campus. Slacker!

We had a team event yesterday which was a fun crime scene treasure hunt. I felt very Jack Bauer receiving all these clues through our phones and in random places around the city. We scoured Dublin for the "criminal" and in the process I got to see some sights that I usually just walk past quickly to get to my next pint (kidding, well, kind of).

Additionally, we had ANOTHER celebrity sighting. Six members of the rugby team were having dinner at the Exchequer pub downtown. I recognised only a couple of them (Tommy Bowe, Paul O'Connell and Ronan O'Gara).

After we solved the crime, the team (that's us, not the Rugby team) headed over to Messer Maguires for some pints. (It always goes back to the pints!)

Blast from the Past

Last night I went to the Dave Mathews Band concert at the O2 and throughout the concert I had flashbacks of
- summer BBQs
- road trips to nowhere
- Driving to Rehobeth Beach in Delaware (Yes, I went to high school in Delaware, random, I know.)
- Tailgating in the summertime
- Studying for exams
- My friends back in the states (tear)

The performance was great, as always (He's sooo hot!), but I was a teeny tiny bit disappointed cause he played tons of new songs and very little of the classics. Still it was a lovely evening with my friend C.

The band


My Favorite Song Junior Year in High School

Battle of the Decades

A lot went into the preparation of mine and BF's date night last Sunday. Neon gloves had to be bought. Mullets had to be found. Electric blue leggings needed to be sourced.

And all for what??? The BEST cover band in Ireland Ever. (Ok, maybe a bit strong, but they were so good.) How can you not love a band that does covers of the best 80's songs in costume? They even have their own WIND machine.



My "Hot" BF and I- note his lustrous locks


The girls- Yes, that is CRIMPED hair you see.


A whole lot of NEON pink


Oh right and the battle of the decades part...well, there was a 90's cover band which I had seen before. No pictures? You know who won this battle!

Killarnage

The poor little village of Killarney will not know what hit it when over two thousand co-workers and I invade its village streets this week.

G hosts annual sales conferences for each region, and this year it will be in Ireland. (um...last year, it was in Greece and the years before, Spain and Germany....grr... I'm being a total brat, here- it is a recession year after all.)

Recession or not, G always does it right and we're being whisked down to hear about new products, initiatives, blah blah blah, but there will be two nights of fun!

The first night, G has essentially rented out the village streets and bars and is having a street festival for us complete with comedy shows, traditional Irish Music, Karaoke, Ceili Irish dancing and more goodies that they have yet to reveal.

Then the next night, there's a dinner gala and a talent show.

Can't wait! What I am NOT looking forward to is my 6:35am train back to Dublin on Wednesday after a long night of fun.

Octoberfest- Dublin Style

Last night the girls and I went to the Paulaner Octoberfest along the quays as a substitute for our weekly dinner get-togethers. The set up was similar to what BF describe about his Munich Octoberfest experience but obviously on a smaller scale.

We were in a beer tent with rows and rows of tables. There was a band playing what I can only describe as cheesy German music interspersed with Neil Diamond (amazing, no?). Towards the end of the night, people were dancing on tables and doing crazy synchronized dance moves to songs we heard over and over throughout the night. It was brilliant fun!

Here are some pics from the night.

The crazy German musicians-


Amazingly delicious street meat- yum yum!


Video of the Dancing

The Academy

Sunday, the girlies and I went to see Joshua Radin at The Academy. I normally think concerts are eh... just ok, but he was brilliant! A small venue, an amazing voice and great banter with the crowd made this an AMAZING concert.

Here's a clip of one of his lovely songs.



He really connected well with the audience and even joined them for one of his songs. Can you find him?