Arrival!

I have successfully set foot on Irish territory! The flight was grand (about 6 hours); an absolutely packed flight though.

As usual, I had to deal with some immigration problems. The Irish immigration authorities (a lady in a terrible mood) decided to only give me 20 days of stay in Ireland. This was since I had no return flight?!?!?!? Her concern regarding my stay in Ireland was focused, mainly, on the possibility that I might decide to stay in Ireland and work, illegally. Let me expand on this topic a bit further. My passport is a collection of Visas and stamps from, practically, everywhere in Europe and South America. In particular it can be easily seen that I had studied in the US for about 5 years. Moreover, it can also be appreciated that I have visited Ireland a handful of times; in both cases I have given a legal address of visit to the Irish authorities (which turns out to be quite the same as this one). After a few, intense, minutes of conversation with the immigration officer I was allowed to extend my stay in the country if and only if I can show proof that I will leave the country eventually. This can be done at any local Garda station (police station). I shall do so tomorrow, since I will be flying to London on Thursday and must be sure that I can enter the country safely. It never ends!!!

And now, the weather: Ireland greeted me with some lovely weather. Although, I must admit, I have been informed (and pa, pay attention) that the weather in Ireland through out this year has been particularly rainy and cold. Notice that this was said and confirmed by Irish citizens whom are quite accustomed to rainy weather; which leaves me with one question: will I get to  experience sun light while in Ireland?

As for future plans, we will be heading to London on Thursday and coming back on Saturday. Needless to say, we will be providing our readers with some pictures as a form of proof. Hope everyone is doing well, more to come.