{"id":1003,"date":"2025-05-17T00:31:28","date_gmt":"2025-05-17T00:31:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pointparksocstudent.com\/Internationalmedia\/Ireland2025\/?p=1003"},"modified":"2025-05-17T00:31:28","modified_gmt":"2025-05-17T00:31:28","slug":"cafes-and-claddaghs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointparksocstudent.com\/Internationalmedia\/Ireland2025\/2025\/05\/17\/cafes-and-claddaghs\/","title":{"rendered":"Caf\u00e9s and Claddaghs!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Friday, May 9th, 2025<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our first Friday in Ireland was a free day. Originally, we had a site visit planned to the IFCO, the Irish Film and Classification Office, however this trip got rescheduled for next week, opening up the day to explore.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We started the day by eating breakfast at this adorable cafe called Lemon Jelly Cafe<\/em>. I had a beautifully crafted latte and a lemon zest cr\u00eape. Although the portions were on the smaller side, it was the perfect amount of food and it tasted light and fluffy with a little bit of sweetness and a bit of tanginess from the lemon as well. Case and point, it was delicious!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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After we ate, we joined a few other friends for some shopping at St. Stephen’s Green Shopping Centre <\/em>and Grafton Street. The street features a plethora of shops that we perused. We went inside an Irish sweater shop, the Disney<\/em> store, the Lego<\/em> store, and even H&M<\/em> to take a look around. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Sav and I with the Lego people we designed<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

My favorite store, and the only purchase I made, was at a Celtic Jewelers where I bought my very own Claddagh ring. I was planning for this purchase and was far from disappointed!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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My new Claddagh ring!!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

After an afternoon of shopping, we went to Stag’s Head<\/em>, a well known pub. I officially got to try the Beef & Guinness Stew (that I’ve been looking forward to trying) and it was pretty good. Additionally, as an avid Coca-Cola<\/em> drinker, I tried my very first Irish Coke at Stag’s Head<\/em>. I found it interesting that it came with a lime, but it was definitely tasty. The real sugar flavor (as opposed to high-fructose corn syrup) was a noticable (and enjoyable) difference. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Although I probably would have liked to see more of Dublin in that free day, it was still a pleasantly relaxing and surprisingly fun afternoon. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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