Day One (December 28th)

Monday, our departure date, are we ready?

Packing seemed more difficult than it should have been. How could we possibly fit 13 days worth of clothes in two carry-on bags, when everything else (camera bag and laptop), must fit as well?

The solution: Three pairs of pants (to be rotated), roughly six shirts, two sweaters, a handful of socks and underwear, two coats and only the shoes on our feet. Good idea? Maybe not…

Three hours until departure, disaster strikes the team. As we leave the apartment, to go to the store, Chris realized he did not have the keys to the apartment. What?

Do not panic, DO not panic, we could just ring the bell. Someone has to be home. No one is home, PANIC!!! After a short brainstorming session, we must find RAFA (Chris’ roommate). He is at work, SCORE! GO FIGHT WIN, WORK!

Time to depart! The airport always makes me so grumpy. Security and all that jazz, so not necessary ;). Ryanair, known for having the most on time flights, was late. How late? A good hour or so, of course, I was cranky!

We finally got to head through the departure gate, we were led down a dark corridor (Seriously, no light!) After our trek through the haunted hallway, we were shuttled onto a bus that took us to our airplane...

We were set to arrive in Dublin with just enough time to catch the public bus to our hotel (no couch surfers were available). With the delay, we had to take a taxi. Of course, we got a grumpy cab driver and he quickly took us to our destination. 25 Euros later, we were in the heart of Dublin.

Our next mission: Find the Abbey Hotel and get some sleep!