When we arrived we had some much needed coffee and tea biscuts. I must here explain that the 7 hour plane ride provided little sleep. So, at this point I am running on about 2 hours of rest after the night of being in the hospital.
Then we went in the garden for some lunch of potatoe salad, olive scones, and a thai salad perfect for jet lag. Irene and David are very healthy people and their food is always natural and uplifiting. By the time we were all finishing lunch my older sister had already gone to sleep and the rest of my family was soon to follow. I, knowing how to fight jet lag suggested doing something as to stay awake. My uncle Joe (who is a complete replica of my Dad) decided to take me into Belfast to see my cousin Martin. So, for about an hour I visted Martin at his ''flat'' and we chated about music and such.
Once I returned to the house people were starting to wake up and we soon would be heading back downtown to see some traditional Irish music. I was begining to feel the effects of jet lag and decided to drink some coffee before we left. Once we reached downtown we walked amongst the coble stone walkways and passed pubs until we reached the music. The band played out of an open transformer truck in a courtyard opening in front of two pubs. There were people of all ages gathered with plenty of drinks and a white dog on a leash to complete the scene. An old man with quite a bit of character began to dance among the crowd:
We only stuck around a bit longer and then headed into the mall. I quickly got an energy drink that tasted much better than the ones here and a chocolate bar. I haven't completely delved into the extensive chocolate selection offered here, but will be sure to let you know about it when I do. We shopped a little and I noticed that the fashions back home are just slightly more advanced than here. People were all quite fashionable however, and most people were dressed in tight, tappered jeans, scarves, and plenty of colorful layers.
After shopping we returned back to Irene's for a wonderful lamb dinner. I say wonderful because I enjoyed the keishe that I had along with the rubarb pie for desert. Everyone but myself and my sister hit the wine pretty hard and soon loud discussions were aboud. My uncle and aunt talked about travelling every corner of the world. My Mom spoke about American politics. My Aunt Pat told me how nice I looked. My uncle Joe made jokes.
After dinner I became tired and slept for between 2 and 3 hours. At 1:30am I decided to start working on telling you this story when I got distracted by my older sister. She wanted to have a late night chat, and that lasted until now. In a few hours I will make the 2 hour drive south to Dublin. My parents and little sister will take a bus before us and my older sister and I will ride with Joe. So far sleep 5 Ireland 20.
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