After my morning excursion at the Today Show, as described in my last blog, I headed out to the now crowded streets of Dublin and made my way down the street like fish in a sardine can, shoulder to shoulder pushing this way and that. After walking past Trinity it became very clear that I wasn't going to be seeing much of the parade. I trucked on a little further passing kids who had climbed up street lamp poles, lining the architecture of buildings in the alcoves of windows, and sitting on top of telephone booths just to get a glimpse. There were even people carrying ladders around, knowing that it would be a struggle to see the parade.

I finally found a spot where I could see the parade just through a fence with a green lining tinting my view. I got to see some of the costumes and heard the various bands play but then I decided to head back home for some lunch. I waded through the large crowds of mostly Americans decorated with scarves, hats, and excessive amounts of green clothing and picked up a subway sandwich on my way to St Stephen's Green. I sat on a bench and ate watching groups of teenagers laying on the grass in the sun. I headed home and met up with some of the other girls here who wanted to get some lunch.

Later we headed to the carnival exploring the few rides located right near Marion Square and chose to ride the ferris wheel. We joked around about which color basket we wanted to ride in but we lucked out with the green and rode up high to a beautiful view of the city and found our apartments in the mix of buildings from above.

After the ride we waited in line to get a "softee" or rather a creamy in Vermont terms which was served with a chocolate stick and tasted a lot like whipped cream.

After some dinner we went out to the local bar for a patty's day pint. There were no green, hats or decorations around the place, which was somewhat refreshing. We ended the day the real Irish way, a day off with a pint in our hands.