Currently flying out of Chicago on my way to Las Vegas for IBM’s THINK conference after a long Saturday of St. Patrick’s Day festivities. Even though I’m from Chicago, yesterday was my first time watching the river get dyed green and crawling through bars of my favorite city.
Chicago had a lot of hype to live up to – And it did. My bar was set pretty high when I spent the holiday in Dublin, but it was great to have a reason to wear my Ireland rugby jersey again and see all of my best friends.
Many people ask me what Dublin was like on the day where America celebrates all things Irish. I usually can’t find words that do how Dublin celebrates the holiday justice. Pure Irish insanity. Lots of men dressed up in green suits. Bagpipes. Green. Worth the trip if going to Ireland in mid-March sounds lucrative to you.
As expected, Chicago was freezing. I had a few friends from work that are from Texas ask me what they should expect the weather to be. My answer was that it could either be snowing or 70 and sunny. Thankfully, it did not snow but I really could have used my Ireland scarf. I lent it to a friend who made the trip last year and it didn’t make it back – Probably at Temple Bar where it belongs.
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