ZippedeedooDays Five and Six

Wow.

I'm really tired. 

So I checked into my new hostel yesterday! I could tell from the start that this one would be much much better. The common room has large windows in it to let in a lot of light, colorful couches, a fireplace, and its overall quite nice. The beds? Finally something on which I can sleep comfortably!

So another thing that happened yesterday... Per mom's request, I went to find the statue of a Thin Lizzy guitarist Phil Lynott. That was pretty cool. A lot of people put guitar picks on the guitar.

On the way back, I passed by the wax museum and thought, "well, I've never done this before. Why not have a new experience?"  So that's what I did. And let me tell you this: wax museums are very very scary. The eyes on those things? Pretty sure they're real... But while I was there, I did get to hang out with some of my favorite creatures, like Yoda and Gollum. That was certainly something...

I also finally got my fish and chips! I've been waiting all week, and on Friday, I stopped by the oldest place for fish and chips in Temple Bar. (Temple Bar is the huge touristy part of Dublin with buttloads of bars and restaurants and shops. It's also where my hostel is located.) And the fish? It was pretty okay. Kinda dry, but very flavorful. This place has seen a lot of celebrities over the years, like U2, the entire cast of P.S. I Love You, Ben Kingsley, and many many others. 

So that was my Friday. (Or should I say Fryday because of the chips...). So I went to bed, and though I woke up many times through the night, I was able to sleep in until 7! That certainly beats the past few nights when I've woken up at 2:45 and stayed awake...

So here I am. Saturday afternoon, trying to recount what I did today... After breakfast and my shower, etc, I walked over to where I will be heading on Monday morning to catch a bus to the port, where I will ride a ferry to Scotland. I then proceeded to walk around and get lost. Intentionally. I figure the best way to learn where everything is in this very confusing city is to find your way around somewhere you don't know. It turns out, I was very close to my previous hostel, so I walked right by it without noticing until I saw the sign. So I guess I wasn't as lost as I thought...

From there, I decided I wanted to give Trinity College another whirl. Kim said I should check out the science gallery, which I tried to find a few days ago, but couldn't. It turns out, it was a 15 minute walk from the main part of the college. So I eventually found it, and I'm glad I returned. While it wasn't as extensive as I imagined, it was a very creative place. One exhibit was a blender.

Yes.

A blender. 

But it was a special blender. But Josh, aren't all blenders special?

Well yes, but not all blenders are activated by your voice. And by voice, I mean humming. 

This blender, which I don't have a picture of, turned on when you made the sound of a blender. Depending on how fast you wanted the blender to blend, all you had to do was imitate the sound of a blender blending as fast as you want it! How cool!

I've also been craving a hamburger for the past couple days. But not some poorly made one. No. I needed a real hamburger. But where do you get one in a place that isn't known for its hamburgers, like America is?

That's where Hard Rock Cafe Dublin comes in.

At least now, (for a buttload of money, may I add) I could rest in peace. I had my hamburger in another country, all while listening to some pretty a-okay music. 

And so that was my day today. Maybe more will happen, but probably nothing noteworthy. It's currently 6:17pm. I'm really tired but if I sleep now, I won't sleep well tonight so I have to find something to do for e next several hours...