Wellcome Immigrants in Dublin

The days continue to be full! Yesterday, we went into the city to get our immigration cards. We were warned that it usually takes 3+ hours of waiting in the immigration office, so we took the train in, reading material in hand. Five minutes after we took our numbers, they were called. Thirty minutes later, we walked out with our immigration cards – officially legal residents of the Republic of Ireland!

It gave us extra time to get out and see some of the city. The night before, we had seen the film Michael Collins with Jon and Stacey (highly recommended for anyone wanting to understand Irish history and culture) and the film starts with the Easter Rising incident at the General Post Office on O’Connell Street. With the film still fresh in our minds, we walked down O’Connell to the GPO, imagining what it was like 90 years ago.

After stopping by for lunch at the Bad Ass Café in the Temple Bar district (always a novelty, but certainly not the best food in Dublin), we headed over to Dublin Castle for a look around. The courtyard of the castle offered a special treat from Duthain Dealbh. They were sand sculptures created around a theme of the five senses. (Click on the picture below to see a bigger version. I'll try to post more pics on Flickr later on.)



Today, we look at a house for a second time to decide if it's the one for us. The more we think about this place, the more excited we get. And this particular estate agent has been great to work with. Stay tuned . . .