{"id":743,"date":"2025-05-09T22:45:36","date_gmt":"2025-05-09T22:45:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pointparksocstudent.com\/Internationalmedia\/Ireland2025\/?p=743"},"modified":"2025-05-21T11:59:37","modified_gmt":"2025-05-21T11:59:37","slug":"day-2-a-walk-in-a-new-country","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointparksocstudent.com\/Internationalmedia\/Ireland2025\/2025\/05\/09\/day-2-a-walk-in-a-new-country\/","title":{"rendered":"Day 2: A Walk in a New Country"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Today was our first real day in Dublin. With a fresh start the city seemed so much brighter and exciting then the day before. We had a late start to the day as well, making wake up a lot more relaxing. I had a quick breakfast before heading out towards St. Stephen\u2019s Green with my roommate Maddie. We left 2 hours before we were due at CEA CAPA HQ so we were able to stroll through the city, stopping for coffee at Boom Coffee Roaster. There we both got dirty chais and chatted with the barista who immediately asked if we were students studying abroad\u2026 are we that obvious? <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After we got our morning cup we went on towards St. Stephen\u2019s Green, the \u201cCentral Park\u201d of Dublin. We spent around an hour in the green, wandering around, taking pictures and sitting and chatting. We saw a ton of massive seagulls, much bigger than American ones, mag pies, pigeons, ducks and swans. I am not a big fan of birds so I was a little perturbed, however, Maddie is a big nature photographer so she was in her element. After St. Stephen\u2019s Green, we headed to the CEA building to meet up with the class to prepare for our Dublin walking tour. We met our tour guide and began around 2PM. We walked around St. Stephen\u2019s Green, the Dublin Castle, and other important landmarks. We learned a lot about the Great Famine, the Troubles, the fight for independence from the UK and the civil war in Northern Ireland. The tour guide was very engaging which made the experience very enjoyable, rather than feeling like a lecture. After the tour, Ryan and I explored Grafton Street and enjoyed some light shopping before heading back to the apartment. At night, Ryan, Maddie, Kira, Mel and I all went over to John\u2019s Bar and Haberdashery to enjoy a quick bite, a pint of Guinness and a lively viewing of the Arsenal game. Arsenal unfortunately lost and I wasn\u2019t a big fan of my Guinness, however, the night was still quite fun as we were all focused on enjoying each others company.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"747\" src=\"https:\/\/pointparksocstudent.com\/Internationalmedia\/Ireland2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_7674.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-747\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Dirty chai!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"753\" src=\"https:\/\/pointparksocstudent.com\/Internationalmedia\/Ireland2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_7685.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-753\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A tree at St. Stephen\u2019s Green<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"751\" src=\"https:\/\/pointparksocstudent.com\/Internationalmedia\/Ireland2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_7690.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-751\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Lovely water within city limits is amazing!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"748\" src=\"https:\/\/pointparksocstudent.com\/Internationalmedia\/Ireland2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_7710.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-748\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The inside court of Dublin Castle<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"745\" src=\"https:\/\/pointparksocstudent.com\/Internationalmedia\/Ireland2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_7701.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-745\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">This was called Traitor\u2019s Gate at one point because it glorified Irish soldiers that fought for the UK<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/pointparksocstudent.com\/Internationalmedia\/Ireland2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_7728.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-750\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The top of Grafton Street<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"752\" src=\"https:\/\/pointparksocstudent.com\/Internationalmedia\/Ireland2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_7716.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-752\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Inside the Grafton Street shopping center<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"2560\" data-id=\"749\" src=\"https:\/\/pointparksocstudent.com\/Internationalmedia\/Ireland2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_7737-scaled.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-749\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The decor in John\u2019s Pub!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"746\" src=\"https:\/\/pointparksocstudent.com\/Internationalmedia\/Ireland2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_7738.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-746\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">My first Guinness, not my favorite drink but honestly my favorite beer I\u2019ve ever had!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today was our first real day in Dublin. 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