Friday night was Emilie and Denise's going away party. Well, more like just drinks. I was originally supposed to meet up with Gustavo, this guy I met at my hostel in Krakow, but it didn't work out, so... meh. I also made plans with Sean (whom I worked with at Canon). So anyway, I met up with Emilie and Denise then made our way to Mezz bar, since the girls worked there and needed to cash their paycheques. We ended up hanging out there for a while because one of the regulars bought us all two rounds. Sean met us in Mezz bar, and promptly starting showing off his Manchester United jersey, to which I had no interest in whatsoever. We eventually headed to Pravda, stopping for Sean who bumped into an old schoolmate, and they began reminiscing and exchanging numbers and so on. Pravda was alright. We got another free round, thanks to Emilie's connections with the bartender, ha ha, but I wasn't really interested in drinking anymore and Sean was driving, so he stayed off it as well. Around 12:30, Sean left, because he had to make it back to Sandyford by 1:00am to pick up his car from the car park. Then Emilie and I had a heart-to-heart. And we all said our good-byes.
(Awww!)
(Whoever is poking me ruined this picture of love!)
(Me and Sean!)
(Bwahaha)
Saturday was the USIT social. Walked around Howth, which was pretty nice. Lots of hiking. This social was small, not at all like the one in May. Oh well. 3 Canadians, 1 Aussie, 1 Kiwi (New Zealander), and 2 Americans. The Canadians were cool. The Aussie was loud and prippy, The Kiwi was extremely nerdy and antisocial, and the Americans were unfriendly, and basically being typical Americans. Good conversations with Zile, and we got no rain! Picnic on the grass in Howth. DART to Dun Laoghaire, but only us 3 Canadians and the Kiwi came. Effing Americans and their anti-socialness. They all pretty much left at the same time. No fun. Well, the Festival of World Cultures in Dun Laoghaire was pretty awesome! I love outdoor festivals! Good music, good craic, great atmosphere! I got to see ImMortal Orchestra, which played in the Docklands a month or two ago. They were really somethin! Kinda weird at times, but very talented. Ray met up with us as all, and that night, before heading back to Dubz, drank some beers at a pub in DL. Gooooood times.
(Howth)
(Home of W.B Yeats)
(Me and Zile in Howth)
(Me and Kyle, from BC)
(ImMortal Orchestra)
(The Jubilee Wheel)
(Sarah, a cool girl from Peterborough)
(Me and Kyle on the ferris wheel)
(View from the ferris wheel)
(Kyle and Zile dancing in Dun Laoghaire)
Sunday was pretty quiet. I didn't really do anything all day, til around 3, when I went out to St Stephan's Green and just hung out there on the grass for an hour. It was really nice; lots of people, and a small chamber band playing jazzy pop tunes. Little kids running around, couples laying around, families, etc. It was nice. Then I texted Aaron and Jeff (some Americans I met back in June) to see what they were up to. Aaron was at work, so Jeff and I made plans to meet up, grab some food and hang out. Turned out to be a really good night. We had dinner at a Japanese restaurant, then walked around the city center. Popped into Foggy Dew for a drink and some tunes, walked around some more, checked out Eamonn Doran's (which I've never been before til then) then Capitol, where they were serving €5 cocktails. Had two each, then made our way to this other place called the Palace. Jeff knows some people there, so we hung out a bit and played a couple games of pool. Then I went home. Ha ha. All in all, a really nice weekend. :)
(The drunk and overly happy guy who took this made Jeff put his arm around me and was determined to make us an item... gahh...haha, um.... NO)
(Our cocktails)
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Also... here are the photos from Stockholm! I'm lazy to upload them separately, so it's the link for ALL of the pics.
Stockholm I
Stockholm II
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