Yes, it rains in Ireland

Make sure to bring an umbrella and raincoat was the comment I got when I told people I was going to Dublin. It always rain in Ireland, and yes they were sooooo right.

Southwest England got flooded on Friday, but some of that rain made it across the Irish Sea and it rained and rained and rained. My Swedish umbrella gave up after one wet and windy hour at the courtyard of Trinity College and my new Gore-Tex raincoat saved the day. I also of course bought a new umbrella and the lady who sold it to me promised that Irish ones are very strong, and so far so good. But the real test will come in a month or so when the autumn storms start here.

Regardless of the rain and cold weather Dublin was a lovely city and I recommend everybody to go there. Loads of things to do and see and to eat and drink of course. Just don’t forget to bring your umbrella and raincoat.

On Sunday night the dark clouds finally started to disappear and crossing the O’Connell Bridge the sky looked quite dramatic for a while. But one hour later the sun was starting to set over the river Liffey and for the first time in three days there were no need for umbrellas and raincoats.