2 flights, 1 bus ride, 1 boat ride, 2 beers, and 1 manicure later

That is right! I am in Ireland! I am so stoked to be here right now. Definitely a little nervous traveling by myself, but in the end I made it safe and sound. I am amazed at how much I missed English! I hear it and understand and and love it!! I think of this as my vacation, within a vacation!

The flights were not especially bad or anything, but I have decided that I want to go to western Austria and look at the Alps! It was a beautiful sight, flying over them. The bus ride was actually so easy to find and took my a block from my hostel. Finding the hostel was another problem... There are tons of hostels littered on the street, but I found it in the end.

The boat ride was just something to fill time and it was definitely a fun experience! I got to learn a lot about the city just from the river Liffey?? I think that is what it is called...
I obviously had to go get some beer... so I got food at well in the Temple Bar (area). Basically Temple Bar is an area of at least 20 or so bars and shops. I went to the Elephant Castle. They had some good burgers, really big too.

And then I was walking home and walked through a department store and they had manicures! I have been trying to find one in Vienna for awhile and haven't been able to... So i had to get them done because they were becoming horrible! It was my rest and relaxation! Definitely a good start to an excellent vacation! I will add pictures when I update this... Just wanted to let you know how my time was so far!