I went to Dublin yesterday, which was my first time in Ireland. We were greeted by the rain and the walk out of the terminal was rather lengthy. However, I didn’t let that bother me, I was looking forward to the day and meeting up with my friends, and one that I hadn’t seen since we graduated flight school! I met up with a friend of mine at the airport, where we had breakfast and tested each other on the Ryanair SOPs. An hour later, we were ready for our bank appointments and when done we headed into the city via bus. We used a tour guide leaflet and map to find our way around and visited the museum and the zoo.
After lunch, we met up with my other friends for a coffee, after which they showed us around the city and the sights. Soon it was time to go to a conference that our accountants had set up for us. The conference was around an hour or so long, and gave us an opportunity to meet face-to-face with the accountants and ask questions. The day sped by, and we had just enough time to eat out in the evening before rushing back to the airport for the flight back.
I was surprised at how cheap the flight to Dublin was – it only cost me £12 with Ryanair, and it would cost me much more to travel to London, whether by rail, bus, car or air! The flight itself was only 30 minutes, so was a very fast hop over the Irish Sea. I’ll be visiting Ireland once more, at least, when I pick up my Irish License!