Bodhi Bum

Now what is better than celebrating St Paddy's Day and getting pissed on green beer? Actually celebrating it in Dublin with real Guiness and Harp beer, and none of the green crap that turns your toilet bowl green at the end of the night.

It was a great weekend trip and an easy jaunt since we were both working right close to Manchester airport in Knutsford, and was only a short half hour hop over to Dublin. It turned out to be a pretty crazy party, although I'd have to say that New York probably has a bigger party. Although no where near as authentic and cool.

Now I've been a lot of cities, and my impression of Dublin was moderate. It's a nice, small city with some great people. But brutally expensive and frankly not all that exciting. Of course St Paddy's day had people from all over the world coming for that one party. But I get the impression that on a normal weekend it would be kinda quiet.

But like everyone says. If you want to experience the true Ireland, get out of Dublin and see the countryside and the small towns. That will have to be another trip.