The First Impression of Ireland

Before I went to Ireland, I heard the clime there was mild, I heard the temperature was not above 25 degree and I heard it was usually cloudy and rainy. All of them are true. However, I visited Ireland at "wrong" time.

It was really HOT! But people said "lovely weather" to each other as a greeting -- not lovely at all. I prefer the traditional, little cloudy day. But I only meet it several hours.

I arrived at Dublin with no excitement. I don't why. Since this is the first time I come to Europe, I should be exciting for that. Maybe I was tired for the long fight. 

 To the best of my knowledge, Japan has the most beautiful bird's-eye view -- the fields are tiny, clean and in good order; The coast line separates dark green forest and blue ocean by white sand. I looked down from the airplane: fields were divided by bushes.

I took a bus from airport to city center. What I saw reflected my impression of Europe. Because I've never been any country there before, I can't tell the difference among them. But it's exactly European that I read on the books or saw in the movies. The houses beside the road are clean and simple, not like the Japanese style -- they make things complicated. 

I stayed near O'Connell Street, the city center. Daylight gets dark lately in the summer. Though it comes 8 or 9 o'clock, it's still so light that I had time to go around and took picture along that famous street in the evening.

So, the first impression of Ireland or Dublin is hot, field with bushes, European architectures and long daylight. OK, I know what I said is with no nutrition, but it's just the beginning I knew Ireland.