August 9
Today I traveled by train from Dublin to Killarney. The trip took three hours and fifteen minutes and included one change of train. The journey was smooth and easy, and the trains were clean and modern.
One interesting note, there were about 10 college aged guys in my compartment whooping it up while they tossed back large cans of beer. Many many many large cans each. It was insane how much beer those guys could drink.
Then when it was time to get off one of those very guys ever so politely took my bag from the overhead and carried it down the crowded aisle, down the steep stairs and offered me his arm as I stepped off. Just goes to show .. something.