yes, it is upon us. the most wonderful time of the year. Ireland's national holiday, decked out in green and gold and some orange (but not much because that's the north's colours) like canadians on our national day (which i can't wait for either, but that will have to be told on a separate occation. it's be like an older brother totally taking the wind out of his younger sister's sails by coming out on a chariot, carried by four members of the rugby team, wearing a toga and olive branches only moments after she had given her speach on why she'd be a great OAC Rep. but that's only one example; i am sure you can think of others).
There's a parade on monday (wow), pubs open all over town (wow), and everyone dressed in green (wow). at home, the saying is on paddy's day, everyone's irish and here it is similar, although they add that everyone is also a tourist. shops are selling silly hats, tshirts, mugs, facepaint, flags, more hats, hairbandy thingies and pots of plastic gold.
oh, and i didn't even tell you the best part! they call it Paddy's Weekend!!!! not paddy's day... they make a whole friggen weekend out of it.
I'll take lots of pictures, and maybe even a few videos too.
all the best,
--bbb
4 comments:
can't wait to see your pics brad! so jealous of the fun that awaits you this weekend!
p.s. someone told me st.patrick was actually Welsh?? fact or fiction?
-Jackie
you jerk
: )
have a great weekend! im SOOOO jealous!
wow... it's all been built up to this moment!
enjoy brad
jackie,
yeah, he was welsh. he was captured, taken to ireland and put into slavery. he then escaped and went home, to the UK, and joined the church. he went back to ireland as a missionary years later and converting many Paddy's to catholicism.
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mands,
i'll have a pint of murphy's, beamish and guinness and toast to you!
whoislikely ugl,
waaaaaaaaahoooo!
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