Dublin Day 3

My last day in Dublin started quite late since we stayed up so late the night before. We went to Kilmainham Gaol; It was a jail that was built in 1796, and it was used to lock up political prisoners during the revolutionary days. There were many civil war fought in the country, as a result, many of these political leaders were locked up there, and some were executed! Good thing that we went to this prison on a sunny day. I can imagine the place being a bit spooky and i will definitely not go at night. The guided tour (i was able to get in by student fare again, hehe!) was very informative and the museum had loads of information. It will take me a whole afternoon if i try to look at every single item. The info were quite well preserved and complete btw! Too bad we were pressed for time and i only got to look at the artifacts briefly, but i did gained a better understanding on how the Irish got their independance. Really cant imagine being locked up in this run-down jail, and it's probably haunted cuz many people were executed there, which kinda creeped me out. @_@

After we finished touring the Kilmainham Gaol, it was kind of late to go to the countryside (?) of Dublin as originally planned. :( We ended up going back to the city centre again. On the bus ride to city centre, Olivia had a conversation with Bo:

"Bo, we just got out of the jail" .... "No, we spent a lot of time there .... " It totally cracked me up for some reason, i wonder what the other people around us were thinking :D (yes i am stupid, i laugh about stupid things)

We stopped at a grocery store on our way home, we had to prepare food for our Hot Pot dinner, so we grabbed some beef, veggies, shrimps, and a bag of rice (heavy!). Bo said before i leave we have to have a nice big meal to round up the trip! Hehe thanks guys! I was surprise to know that Bo & Olivia don't use a soup base for their hot pot, but the taste was actually quite good even without it. It's probably healthier cuz there is less sodium. I had a brief chat with one of the flatmates, Tim, who is the only flatmate that speaks fluent English and therefore the only one i can fully communicate with. I thought my Mandarin was pretty good until i met B & O's flatmates here; it's probably got to do with the fact that a) they speak very fast and b) they got some kind of accent i am unfamilar with. Anyways, Tim is a student from Shanghai studying in Dublin. He's a very nice guy! It's kinda funny cuz i've never really had a conversation with a person from mainland China before, so it's interesting to know what he thinks of living in Dublin vs. China.

After the huge dinner we had, it was time to go to bed cuz i gotta get up at 4:00 the next morning!!!