Dublin and the IFSO
Monday, July 3rd, 2006It has been a while since I last wrote a blog entry and I now finally found some time again to do so.
As some of you might (or might not) know I’ve been on a trip to Dublin with my school class last week. What we did there was basically having some fun and enjoying the Irish culture and of course the city itself.
I had a great time there and a few things are worth noting.
The first thing I’d like to note is the fact that when I went to the surfing station in my hostel I immediatly noticed that it was running GNU/Linux, some kind of kiosk software and Mozilla Firefox. That was pretty much the first impression I got from Dublin on a technical point of view – very impressive.
There’s another thing I really need to blog about. As reinhard suggested to me before I left Austria I contacted the IFSO while I was in Dublin and also met up with a few people.
We had a great evening in a bar which seems to be quite famous (and indeed is quite nice aswell) called Messrs Maguire.
The most important thing though is that I had a great time that evening. I really enjoyed the talks we had and I’ve really been given a warm welcome and of course once again noticed the well-known Irish hospitality.
I can really suggest everyone spending a few days in Dublin to contact these guys and try to arrange a meeting as it has been a great experience to me.
I’d not only like to thank everyone who was there but especially Glenn Strong who seems to have arranged everything that evening.
Another thing I’m somehow proud of is that I’m now owner of an IFSO t-shirt. 😉
If anyone who has been there is reading this and you plans to visit Austria sometime, don’t forget to give me a shout about it, as I told you. I would probably be able to either meet with you personally or arrange something.
So, the short version: Thanks guys for a great evening which was real fun and the nice, interesting talks we had. That evening was the best one I’ve had in Dublin, honestly.