Things We Love About Dublin

Still not fully awake from the Super Bowl coma of euphoria, but this blog has been neglected for too long without a post. So, instead of a quick recap of our latest travels along with some pictures, Brilissa In Dublin presents a list of things we love about Dublin. And we're off!

- A lot of teenage boys have this strange type of haircut, which is something of a mix between a mullet, the Flock of Seagulls look, and just plain awfulness. It's always good for a laugh. I bet David Beckham had something to do with it though...

- Naturally, there are pubs everywhere. It's impossible to go out on even the busiest nights of the year and not find at least a handful of pubs that have room to frollick around in. And depending on what type of license the pub has, it could stay open anywhere from 12:30 to 3:00 am or so. Plenty of time to get in trouble

- Feel like you're running late to meet someone or to get to an important meeting? Don't worry, everyone else will get there at least 10 minutes after you do. This one took a while to get used to, but based on how often we update the blog, you start to get the picture on how we've adapted to life in Ireland. And this is supposed to be the crazy hectic city life!

- Ok, now this isn't exactly something we love about Dublin, but it's all part of the experience. Try walking down the street on most Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays (and sometimes the other 4 days of the week) and you'll be hopping over puddles, but they won't be from the rain, just one pint too many.

- The Irish have a reputation as being friendly people, and they really don't let you down. They are always nice enough to give you directions or help out if you look lost or unsure of something. Be prepared to have your ear chewed off by cab drivers (before they rob you on the fare of course!).

- Dublin is ridiculously international. We were always joking about this when we first got here. If we would be walking down the street and heard someone who sounded Irish we would say "Oh my God, they're Irish!" Because Ireland has had a strong economy in recent years, a lot of people have come over from elsewhere within the EU (Poland especially, and a couple of people from New Jersey).

- Dublin is actually a pretty small city by comparison. That works for us because we're walking distance from nearly everything and we don't have to even attempt driving on the opposite side of the road.

- It's unbelievable how quickly the weather changes here. Back when I was looking for a job, I was leaving our apartment for an interview with the company I'm working for now and looked outside to check the weather. Sunny and blue skies. But I figured since I was in a suit that it would be pretty disastrous to risk not taking an umbrella, so I grabbed one. Good thing I did because as I reached the street where the interview was (about 15 minutes later), the skies clouded over and it started raining. Oh Dublin.

We have a small batch of pictures to put up soon. Check back in a couple of days!