First day in Dublin

After spending a few days in the coastal city of Galway, we have successfully conquered the Dublin bus and taxi system, (or so we think), and arrived to our destination. Apparently, Ireland is undergoing the worst ice and snow storm since 1963, lets hope that isn't a foreshadowing of the next 4 months, unless it would mean extreme warm weather for the spring.
We met our homestay host, and she is a blast. Today she took us into her town, and pointed out where the local superstars tend to go, Bono, Collin Ferrell, Enya, Liam Neeson, and Sarah Jessica Parker, but who even cares about her. Anyways, we learned very quickly that everything costs through the nose. And we certainly mean everything. As any world traveller might already know, even the "toilets" cost about 50 American cents. We're in the process of training our bladders to hang in there.
We'll be doing quite a bit more walking, which we both agree will be a good thing (shudder).
While in Galway, we met a wood sculptor, Liam O'Neill ( http://www.liamoneill.com/ ) whose work was incredible, and reminded us of the SOFA exhibit. When we went to his (amazing) home to check out his gallery, workshop and backyard, his wife served us mince pies, the first we had ever had. They were peculiar, and as we expected, lovely. One thing we have learned from Liam, never call someone or something "cute", as it usually is meant to colorfully describe a politician or prostitute. We have already slipped. Wish us luck : )
Love you all!