Last Days

So today was my first "free day" as I had my last lecture yesterday from 10 to 12. I have to say I liked this day a lot for several reasons :-).

At first it was business and I handed in my essay :-) Still can't believe I actually managed to write two essays... we won't talk about the quality now as I really have no clue how they turned out... Probably acceptable, but certainly not brilliant.

I left the house at around 11 and went to town. Already the ride on the Luas (haha, yeah I know, I wrote it and then I realised what I wrote and I just left it so you can have a laugh as well) was quite eventful... Talked to two people and my ticket got checked... I had one - obviously - while others didn't and made an entertaining scene, at least I thought so... The Luas stopped and continued once those 4 people without a ticket were outside. I could describe the type now... you meet them sometimes in Dublin, always the same, but I'm not sure if this is going to be politically or whatever correct.

There's these people, you see and - ehm yeah you smell - that they do not look after themselves... Often they come in couples, both half drunk in the middle of the day and quite frequently you can observe them fighting with each other... usually about something involving money. The other day I was in the pharmacy getting some cough syrup and this couple (of the mentioned "type") wanted to purchase some baby food or something like that and lots of it... It must have cost over 50 Euro and the woman was telling the man to get out the money.... The man with his pretty drunk sounding slang said that he didn't have it... Then she said to him that he put it in his shoe or sock... So the guy starts taking off his shoes and socks and being in the state he was that proved quite difficult... The security guard was standing close-by and I eventually decided to leave and not be one of those horrible spectators ;-). And guess what? Because of all the drama I completely forgot to take my syrup with me...Bummer :-(.

Ok, back to the topic... So I was walking down Grafton Street and I decided to go into that really POSH shop Brown Thomas... Wow, I tell you, it was crazy! They have all the really posh brands in there and I saw something crazily funny... Earphone-covers with lots of bling-bling for 100.99 Euro! It was a bit after the motto "if you don't know what to do with your money anymore"... For a taste of it: http://www.brownthomas.com/ even their website is posh! LOL

So after that experience I finally went into Stephen's Green Park and it's really nice... Pictures on facebook.

After that I went for lunch at Wagamamas and then I went into the shopping center. Later on I went for a coffee and met this lady who invited me to a tea and a cake :-). We talked for at least half an hour and it was REALLY funny... Haha, she told me what she thinks about Switzerland and I have honestly never heard anything further away from the truth... She said only millionaires live in Switzerland and she'd like to see it but she could never afford it and so on :-). Well, I sure wouldn't mind being a millionaire, but well REALITY check ;). Anyway, I had a good time.

When I was walking back to the Luas after six I was really cold... And I was wearing thermal underwear, jeans, warm socks, sneakers and a very warm winter jacket with a thick hat and a scarf and gloves. I could still feel the cold everywhere ;-)... and guess what I see?! These Irish are NUTS, honestly... I saw two girls on the way back with high-heel sandals and a mini-skirt... not even tights! I saw their bare legs and feet and I saw a man with shorts and flip-flops! It's crazy! It was below zero degrees and they walk around as if it were summer!

Ok, I think there was more to say... Ah yeah right... Haha, when going back I wanted to withdraw some cash, but on every ATM on the way back from Grafton Street you have a beggar sitting next to the ATM!? I mean honestly, wtf? Why doesn't the police or anyone do anything against that, it is sooo annoying when you get money from the ATM and you are constantly being asked "any tschääinsch pleeeeeez". And they honestly are like a plague in the city, they are everywhere! Most of them are just quiet and sit there with their cardboard signs.... But this morning I saw a mother with a baby in her arm, I didn't give anything to her, it just makes me angry to see that someone could be so irresponsible and try to get more money by putting a real baby in their arms! Oh and there was this other beggar in Grafton strees, wearing a t-shirt and shorts and nothing else... barefoot and he was freezing like crazy. So I actually took pity on him and went to buy a hot tea at the shop and gave it to him :-) I seem to have a heart after all *grin*.

Ok... with this I'll say goodnight. 2.5 more days in Dublin, but with the weather and all I'll be glad if my flight will make it on Monday, today's flight was 1.5 hours late already...

Everyone at home, cu soon!!!!