6 Irish Sayings

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Throughout my time in Ireland, I've been listening to some locals' "sayings" and words of wisdom, enjoy!

1. "We have this thing here, I like to call it horizontal rain."

2. "17 pints of Guiness will cure anything!"

3. "The Irish survival kit contains a jacket, an umbrella, a torch, and an inflatable pint of Guinness."

4. "There are only two kingdoms, the kingdom of Kerry and the kingdom of heaven."

5. " Did you get the shift?"

6.  "Failte an hEirinn"

7 Days in a Week

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A week before leaving from Dublin, I left the country of Ireland. I left the Republic of Ireland and entered the future non-EU nation of Northern Ireland. While there, (accompanied by Josh, a friend from high school), I went to the Dark Hedges as featured on Game of Thrones. We then went to the Carrick-a-Rede rope bridge. Immediately after crossing the bridge, I decided I was not about the whole rope bridge crossing business... I honestly feared for my life for the 30 seconds I was on the bridge. We then arrived at the Giant's Causeway! The Giant's Causeway was supposedly created by a volcanic eruption, but here's the story I personally find more believable (that's how impressive the geometry of the causeway is!):

"Stories are told of one great Irish Giant, Finn MacCool, whose most fearsome enemies were the Scottish giants. Finn was so angry, and determined to get at them, that he built a whole causeway from Ulster across the sea to Scotland. He built it of unusual six-sided cobblestones, so they would fit neatly together like a honeycomb, and they made a very pretty pavement indeed!

One day he shouted a challenge to the Scottish giant Benandonner, The Red Man, to cross the causeway and fight him. But as soon as he saw the Scot getting closer and closer on the causeway, he realised Benandonner was much, much bigger than he had imagined! Finn skidaddled back home to the Fort-of-Allen in County Kildare, and told his wife he’d picked a fight but had thought better of it now.

Finn heard the stamping feet of Benandonner from Kilcock, and when those feet got to Robertstown, Finn had to stuff five pounds of moss into each ear. Red Man’s spear was as tall and thick as a Round-Tower, and he used it to knock on the door of the Fort-of-Allen. Finn would not answer the door, so his wife shoved him in the great bath with a couple of sheets over him.

Finn’s wife, Oonagh, thought quickly. She opened the door to Benandonner saying,
“Sure it’s a pity but Finn is away hunting deer in County Kerry. Would you like to come in anyway and wait? I’ll show you into the Great Hall to sit down after your journey.”
Oonagh invited Red Man to look around the room, and showed him what she said were some of Finn’s possessions.

“Would you like to put your spear down? Just there next to Finn’s” - It was a huge fir tree with a pointed stone at the top.
“Over there is Finn’s shield.” - It was a block of building-oak as big as four chariot-wheels.
“Finn’s late for his meal. Will you eat it if I cook his favourite?”

Oonagh cooked a cake of griddle-bread – baked with the iron griddle pressed inside it. Red Man bit it hungrily, and broke three front teeth. The meat was a strip of hard fat nailed to a block of red timber; two back teeth cracked. He was given a five-gallon bucket of honey-beer to drink.
“Would you like to say hello to the baby? Wait! - I’ll have to feed her first!”

Oonagh threw a loaf of bread to the huge baby in the bath-cradle and, peeping out from a huge sheet-like dress and bonnet was Finn MacCool himself, contentedly sucking his thumb. Benandonner said he wasn’t much good with babies. The honey-beer made him feel woozy, and he asked to go outside to clear his head.

Oonagh showed Red Man out, where the gardens were scattered about with boulders as tall as the giant.
“Finn and his friends play catch with these rocks. Finn practises by throwing one over the Fort, then running round to catch it before it falls.”

Of course Red Man tried, but it was so heavy he could only just lift it above his head before dropping it. The blow only ricked his neck - luckily the Scotsman’s head was very hard. But it was also full of good sense. He thanked Oonagh for her hospitality and said he would wait no longer, but return to Scotland before the tide came in.

Finn leapt from the cradle, thanked Oonagh for her shrewdness, and chased Benandonner out of Ireland. Passing Portadown, County Antrim, Finn scooped a huge clod of earth out of the ground to fling at the retreating Scot. The hole filled up with water and became the biggest Lough in Ireland – Lough Neagh! The clod he flung missed its target and landed in the middle of the Irish Sea – it became The Isle of Man!!

And both giants tore up the Giant’s Causeway, just leaving the ragged ends at the two shores! And if you go to the North coast of Ulster, or to Staffa, the nearest isle of Scotland, you may visit them today – the ends of the beautiful causeway that is, not the giants – those giants are long since in their graves!"

Dark Hedges

On the Carrick-a-Rede bridge!

View of the Carrick-a-Rede bridge and the island on its other side.

Hexagonal formations of the Giant's Causeway.

Giant's Causeway aka Fin McCool's home.

Belfast City Hall and a feature of Belfast: pink city buses!

8 Streets for Stopping

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After spending 78 days in Dublin, I can name a few streets that are extra-special, each for their own reason, here goes:

1. Grafton Street
Grafton Street is this giant shopping street always full of life. Whether you're in the mood for something to eat, some retail therapy, or people watching, Grafton St is the place to be. There also is no car traffic on the street during the day, so it's nice and walkable.

2. O'Connell Street
O'Connell Street is the second widest street in Europe! Les Champs Elysees are the widest by only one foot more than O'Connell Street. It is also very historic as it was home to the rebels during the 1916 Rising (inside the General Post Office).

3. Drury Street
This street makes the foodie inside of me happy. Drury street is full of gluten-free, paleo, healthy cafes and food stops. It is also smack dab in the middle of Dublin's Creative Quarter, so the people there are cool to see. 

4. Exchequer Street
Exchequer street is home to my favorite restaurant, Cornucopia, so it had to make the list. 

5. St-George's Arcade
This is a cool, covered street. Inside are merchants who tend to change in and out. There is almost a small-town feel to the inside of this street since everyone is super friendly.

6. College Street
College Street is home to Trinity College, so this was a no-brainer.

7. Burgh Quay
Burgh Quay lies along the south side of the River Liffey and makes for a nice walk when I'm in the mood to walk along the side of the river. Also, River Bar (home of SalsaDublin) is along this street, so you can usually find me here in the evenings.

8. North Circular Road
North Circular Road leads to both Phoenix Park and my home for the summer. Phoenix Park is a nice place to work out and home is home!!

9 Brands for Buying

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As with any foreign country, a new place means new household brands! Here are some of the brands I've familiarized myself with over the past months.

Since most of these are pretty self-explanatory, I'll just leave these as a list! 

1. "Butler's" Chocolate
2. "Tesco" Anything
3."Cath Kidston" House Goods
4. "Vit Hit" Vitamin Water
5. "Simple" Skincare Products
6. "Stabilo" Pens and Markers
7. "Gino's" Gelato
8. "M+S" Lime Tortilla Chips
9. LOCAL beef, lamb, eggs

10 Foods worth Trying

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As with any country, Ireland comes with its very own, unique gastronomy. Comforting to me was the fact that Ireland's "cuisine" looks a lot like the French-Canadian cuisine of Quebec, very convenient! The traditional consist of a lot of potatoes, carrots, lamb, and guinness... That's about it. Here are the 10 meals/foods I would recommend to someone coming to Ireland/Dublin:

1. Irish Brown Bread - This quickly became a staple to my breakfast. Any good bakery will sell loaves of the brown bread on a daily basis! I find it's a little more filling than the bread back home and pairs really well with stew.

2. Bangers and Mash - Bangers is just another name for sausages! Bangers and mash usually consists of a good serving of "mash" (mashed potatoes) with a bit of vegetables and 2-3 sausages. What makes the dish is the loads of gravy poured on top of the dish. This one is definitely good for the heart!

3. Traditional Lamb Stew - My uncle used to say that you could cook feces in a stew and they'd come out tasting amazing. This may be why the lamb stew (with lamb already tasting so delicious!) is a dish I order whenever available! Sometimes, the stew is even served with mash on top which slowly melts into the stew, thickening the broth.

4. Guinness and Beef Stew - In Dublin, you can't walk more than 10 feet without seeing some kind of Dublin ad/pub/truck/reference as Guinness is everywhere! Personally, this isn't my favorite because the lamb stew is so good, but it's definitely worth trying when in Ireland as the Guinness here has a slightly different taste than in other parts of the world!

5. Boxty - Boxty is like a potato cake, but it is made using both baked and mashed potatoes. It's similar to a hash brown, but I like this better because it doesn't come out all greasy. The name boxty comes from the Irish version Bacstai, which is a combination of two Irish words used for cooking potatoes over the hob (or bac) and over the fire (stai).

6. Shepherd's Pie - With beef, potatoes, and basic veggies as the staple to the Irish diet, it's no wonder that Shepherd's Pie is of popular appeal here. Loads of "cafeteria-style" restaurant will serve this dish, each with their own spice mix for cooking the meat!

7. Purple Cole Slaw - The first time I dealt with this whole purple cabbage business was at a sandwich shop. The lady behind the counter asked if I wanted some cole slaw in my sandwich, and I said yes. I was so confused when she gave me my sandwich full of purple stuff... Turns out, it tastes just like regular cabbage except a little leafier in taste. Personally, I enjoyed just having a brightly colored food in my sandwich!

8. Irish Beer Bread - I'm not a big drinker, but the beer bread is something worth trying. It has a very faint taste of guinness, but no weird aftertaste. I love it!

9.  Fish & Chips - This might sound rude, but don't eat fish and chips in America. Really, they don't know what they're doing. I thought I knew what fish and chips should taste like, but boy was I wrong! I've had many fish and chips in Dublin, but only in the spots I know serve freshly-caught fish! You can cut into the filet and the fish literally shreds apart... My mouth is watering just writing about this, I'll be eating Fish and Chips for dinner, I've decided! Another unique thing about the fish and chips here is that, unlike other meals, fish and chips is the only meal I've had where the Irish portion is significantly larger than the American portion.

10. Irish Potatoes Candy - Disclaimer: This desert contains NO potatoes. Irish Potatoes Candy is a candy made to look like potatoes using loads of fatty sweetness. I was fooled by them when one of my friends dared me to eat a "whole potato." Of course I refused- until he opened the container and I saw that the potatoes were sparkling from a coat of brown sugar!

11 Sights worth Seeing

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Once you've mastered the language of Dublin (see the 12 Words for Learning post), you are ready to explore Dublin. Below you'll find the 11 locations in Dublin that stole my heart during my sojourn on the Emerald Isle. Most of these aren't "touristy" spots because I've realized that some of the best parts of the city are those that people are unaware of!

1. Phoenix Park - On days where I actually woke up early enough to go for a run, I would always get to Phoenix Park. The park is home of the US ambassador, has a 10k running trail, is home to the Dublin Zoo, and even has some deers living in parts of it. My favorite part about the park is that every time I go, I discover new little alcoves or gardens or trails.

Deer in Pheonix Park.

2. Trinity College's College Green - Trinity College has loads of green spaces, but the College Green is by far the largest. On any given day, you can see summer campers running around, teams practicing, cricket games being played, and more. My favorite times to go to the green, however, are on sunny days when it looks like every single student in Dublin decides to gather on the College Green.

Students hanging out around the College Green.

 3. Ha'Penny Bridge Area - Ha' penny bridge, photographed below, is such a key landmark in Dublin. I haven't grown tired of see it and the shops on the north side of it are fantastic! (This might just be because there's a store with dairy free ice cream, yogurt, and other goodies, but still.)

A view of Ha'Penny Bridge from the River Liffey taken on my kayaking trip on the river!

 4. River Bar's SalsaDublin - About twice a week, I've been going to River Bar and dancing the night away. It's lots of fun because the night starts with two (sometimes three) hours of classes following by a social dance club until every one has gone. I've improved incredibly in many genres including: Salsa on 1, Cuban Salsa, Bachata (both Dominican and Sensual), and even took a kizomba class!

My salsa teachers, Angelica and David, both from Venezuela.

 5. Dun Laoghaire - Dun Laoghaire is one of the piers around Dublin, and I love this one simply for the fact that it's where I learned to sail. Dun Laoghaire is also home to many seals that you can see floating around the marina, especially near the fresh fish market.

Dun Laoghaire marina.

 6. The River Liffey - The River Liffey is central to Dublin and is the main source of orientation for people all around Dublin. I like to walk along the side of it, watching young (stupid) boys jump off the bridges into the dirty water, sitting on one of benches, or just looking at all the bridges.

A selfie alongisde the River Liffey!

 7. Merchant's Arch Hidden Bookshop - The Merchant's Arch is what I like to consider as Dublin's equivalent to Diagon Alley. The Merchant's Arch is a hidden alley that connects the River Liffey to the Temple Bar area. The temple bar area is known for pubs and good times, so I was surprised to find a bookstore amidst it. This bookstore is up a small, narrow staircase and allows you to buy or trade books. It came in very handy when I was going through the Game of Thrones series this summer!

The inside of the hidden bookstore.

The very narrow, easily overlooked stairs to the hidden bookstore!

 8. The Lab - Of course, after spending all these hours here, I've grown fond of the Molecular Population Genetics lab at the Smurfit Institute of Genetics. From messing with biohazardous chemicals to writing scripts at my desk, it's all been a great educational experience.

Me and my gel electrophoresis skills.

 9. Cafe Nero - On my third day in Dublin, I visited Cafe Nero for breakfast and fell in love. The cafe is two stories with patterned carpets on the floor and couches and tables as furniture. It looks as though you're stepping into your grandma's living room or dining room and is super comfortable to read a book in. They also have a really wide variety of teas!

A chocolate pastry and tea at Cafe Nero!

 10. The Fairy Park - Now, I'm not actually quite sure where this park is, but I sometimes walk through it on my way home. I do not know its name, I do not know its significance, but it makes for a fun detour because of the fairies that live in it! Yup, fairies! The local children create doors and windows so that the fairies can live more comfortable and be friendly with them. As it turns out, I learned that leprechauns are actually the only kind of fairies who can tell you where the fairies have hidden their gold. If you find a leprechaun and look at it in the eyes, the leprechaun is honor-bound to tell you the truth so long as you don't break the eye contact!

One of the many walls decorated with fairy doors and windows and stands.

11. Stephen's Green Shopping Centre - Stephen's Green is a beautiful park in the middle of downtown Dublin. It is quite famous for its swans and beautiful gazebos. Next to the park lives the Stephen's Green Shopping Centre which not only looks beautiful, but has my favorite lunch spot inside of it! (It's basically the baked chicken version of Kentucky Fried Chicken.) I love browsing through the shops and then eating lunch as I look down on the street performers and people filing in and out of Stephen's Green!

Stephen's Green Shopping Centre. The seating area for the cafeteria is actually right along the corner of the building.

12 Days of Dublin: 12 Words for Learning

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With only 12 days left in Dublin, I decided to create a 12 Days of Dublin countdown. Today's first post is about 12 Words for Learning. You'd be surprised at how much the English language varies once you get to the other side of the Atlantic! Thankfully, I always actually read the assigned novels in English classes and was able to understand the references and expressions. Other times, I just had to guess and learn at a later time! Anyhow, I hope you enjoy this compilation of vocabulary I would consider "essential" when living in Dublin.

1. Cheers
Cheers is what I've come to accept as the Irish version of "Aloha." It can mean hello, goodbye, it can be used to express affirmation, it can be used to express gratitude. It is especially used by people when they are about to hang up the phone or leave a shop. It's a great way to signal that you are done conversing with someone because after that final "Cheers" you know the converstion is over.

I walk by this cafe sign every day when I walk to/from Trinity College!

2. Grand
This little word here can either be extremely confusing or phenomenally convenient depending on whether you are the speaker of the listener. Grand is an adjective used to describe something as fantastic, mediocre, fun, well, fine, etc. So, for example, "how are you?" is usually answered with "Why, grand, thanks for asking." But, in another scenario such as: "How was the movie?" "Oh, it was grand!" leaves you in a state of confusion wondering if the movie was actually any good or if the person you asked is just being polite. Needless to say, it comes in handy when conversing here in Dublin.

3. Hoover
It was my first day in Dublin... I walked into my host's house and he begins to explain to me how his hoover bag is full of dirt and he can't find the extras. *cue an extremely confused Leonie* The next day, I found him change the vacuum cleaner's bag and a light bulb went off in my brain. A hoover, ladies and gentlemen, is a vacuum cleaner. And yes, hoovering is a thing.

4. W.C./Loo
You could ask someone where the bathroom is, but odds are, they won't understand what you're asking at first! For this reason, it is much safer to stick to asking a stranger where the "W.C." or "loo" is.

5. Biscuit
I think that in America, we often praise the Europeans for eating much more healthily than we do. For starters, they rarely ever eat cookies. WELL... Of course they don't! Cookies aren't cookies here. Those sweet, buttery spheres of goodness are biscuits here! (American biscuits are not really a thing around here. There are American-style scones, however, which taste quite similar to a southern biscuit.)

6. Chips
French Fries. When in doubt, think Fish & Chips.

7. Crisps
This is the yummy fried goodness sold in a bag of air. Crisps are chips and chips are fries and fries usualy refers to other fried goods.

8. Jumper
With the cold weather year-round, you see Irish people wear jumpers all the time. In fact, Irish jumpers are reknown for their quality wool and knitting patterns. In case you haven't figured it out, a jumper is a sweater!

9. Runners
Runners are just plain ole' sneakers. They call them runners because you could run in them. And the Irish love to be literal with their naming system. (For example, I live off of North Circular Road which is literally a circular road. Another example, there is a national monument called the Four Courts because it has 4 separate judicial courts inside of it.)

10. Shift
Warning: This is a bit more of a PG-13 term. It means to kiss/make out. For example, "Did ya get the shift last night?" It's a country term, but with people from all parts of Ireland living in Dublin, it comes around every now and then! Personally, I think it'd be great if we started using it in the states to switch up the slang scene.

11. Footpath
This is the sidewalk. It took me so long to figure this one out that eventually looked it up!

12. Chemist
The chemist doesn't work in a lab in Ireland, he works in a pharmacy. Your chemist is your pharmacist and your pharmacist is your chemist! It makes sense considering drugs are just a bunch of chemicals combined or modified to act a certain way. I think it's a suiting name! (Although it can become confusing if you actually want to refer to a chemical scientist!)

C'est Paris, ma chérie!

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Over the weekend, my good friend and neighbor from Kissimmee, David Toledo, and I spent the weekend in Paris. We spent Saturday at Disneyland Paris which was full of unexpected surprises and weird reminiscence to Orlando's Disney World circa early 2000's. We then spent Sunday walking around Paris (26.7 km total!) and visiting all of the "main attractions" before the Euro Cup final would close all the shops down.

My day on Saturday started bright and early around 2:30 AM to go get on my flight to Paris. Once in Paris, I met up with David after going to our AirBnB and picking up the keys to the studio apartment we were renting. By 1 PM, we were in the park and ready to go! Walking into Main Street U.S.A. felt just like in Orlando except better because of its novelty. I was so excited to be there! Excitement on that level to go Disney was an experience I didn't remember! It was so nice to see Disney through the eyes of an excited tourist once again! Plus, many of you know I have a soft spot for Maleficent, and the castle here is Aurora's! They even have a Dragon Cave at the foot of the castle (definitely home to Maleficent's brothers and sisters in my opinion).

Walking down Mainstreet U.S.A.

We went around the park and did a few rides such as the Phantom Manor, Indiana Jones, and Pirates of the Caribbean. Of those three, Phantom Manor and Pirates of the Caribbean were disappointments compared to their American equivalents, but Indiana Jones was quite a thrill! Since the other park was closing at 9 PM, we decided to park hop and go do some rides at Hollywood Studios. What is interesting about Hollywood Studios in Paris is that you actually have to walk through a studio to get to the park!

You can see the studio entrance in the background of this photo.

My favorite ride that day was by far Crush's Coaster. Crush is the turtle from Finding Nemo and his coaster takes you for a roller coaster- while spinning the whole time- in a turtle shell. I have never gone on a ride with this kind of motion and I got off the ride in need of some munchies to tame woozie feeling I got walking away from the ride- which made me love the ride even more!

Crush's Coaster- my favorite ride!

We then finished the day at the Disneyland Park where we rode Space Mountain Mission 2 (which is way better than the one in Orlando) as well as Buzz Lightyear. We spent a good amount of time trying to get dinner (the lines were humongous!) and then we left because the park "closed at 11." But, the fireworks show began at that time, so we stayed and enjoyed the musical/lights/fireworks show. The Orlando show beats Paris's, but I was still in awe of the whole composition.

The castle at sunset- a beautiful sight to witness.

We got to bed around 1 AM, woke up at 8 AM the next day and braced ourselves for a long, sunny day! We were extremely lucky to have clear, sunny skies throughout the whole weekend, but that made the day just a little more tiring thanks to dehydration and heat. We got our breakfast at the local bakery in a traditional Parisian open-air market.

The open-air market we got our breakfast from.

We then began our VERY packed itinerary which you can see below if you are curious:

Our itinerary. We actually ended up adding stops at the Palais de L'Elysee, Petit Palais, and Grand Palais as well.

ONCE in Dublin

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On Wednesday night, I went to the Olympia Theatre in Dublin's Temple Bar region to watch ONCE the musical. Once is the story of a tormented Dubliner, a musician, who is about to give up his career in music. "Out of nowhere," a Czech girl walks into the pub and convinces to start playing again as she builds his confidence again. *Cue tormented love story.*

I first arrived in Dublin May 06 and I bought my tickets to see the show on May 07... So you can say that I've been excited to see this show for quite some time now! I was not disappointed, not one bit. Some interesting features of the musical are the fact that the cast serves as the orchestra as well, so throughout the show, the characters sit down on the sides of the stage and play the music when they are not acting and that the bar scenery is actually used as a bar at intermission for the audience to buy drinks from! In one scene, the whole cast is on their feet, dancing and singing, all while playing their instruments! It was impressive to watch and a magical experience.

The scenery never changes. The bar in the back is used live at intermission.

 Most people recognize Once for its Oscar award-winning song "Falling Slowly," a song I first heard at a dance competition about 4 years ago. The live rendition of the song was even better and the reprise made me tear up and get shivers all over. I embedded a YouTube video of the song for your enjoyment:

 What made this experience even more wholesome and special was the fact that the story takes place in Dublin. For example, the opening scene takes place in a pub on Grafton Street- a road I walk down every single day. Had I seen this show before coming to Dublin, I wouldn't have been able to notice the subtleties in the play such as the Cork/Dublin rivalry, the characters' escape to Howth (they never name the place as Howth, but I figured out where they were just by the description of the cliffs and their ability to see the Dublin lights in the distance and the short train journey), the word "hoover," and much more.

I definitely recommend seeing Once if you're in Dublin or if it comes to your neck of the woods!

Blarney! What a weekend!

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We had to stop and smell the Kilkenny roses, of course.

Ready to go up and kiss the Blarney Stone!

View of our BnB through the cold Irish mist.

B-U-R-G-E-R-S, that's how you spell Burgers.

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This is a two-in-one review of two different burger joints in Dublin who just happen to be right next to eachother on the street! (Literally neighbors.)

The two places are called Gourmet Burger Kitchen and Jo'Burger. Of the two, one is traditional, one likes weird combinations. One is chain around the city, the other only has two locations. One is well-priced, the other tends to overcharge. One is a traditional-looking restaurant, the other is edgy and has a "cool" vibe to it.

Dad holding up his giant burger at the Gourmet Burger Kitchen.

The "one" I keep talking about is Gourmet Burger Kitchen and I tried that one out with my dad who is in town teaching a CISSP course for the week. This restaurant was traditional (it had an Olive Garden feel for my American readers). We were both surprised by the massive size of the burger, but we also enjoyed some french fries, fried mushrooms, and hot wings as appetizers, so it was quite a lot of food. I enjoyed a classic cheddar cheeseburger with bacon. It was a classic, and it was delicious.

Attempting to capture the vibe of  Jo'Burger.

The "other" is Jo'Burger Town which I tried out one evening after getting done at the lab because I was really in the mood for some hamburger meat. Sometimes the cravings hit hard, you know? At this point, I was feeling adventurous and after a lab mate recommended Jo'Burger to me, I headed over there. I ordered a hamburger without the bun with caramelized chili banana, aragula, and goat cheese on the top... I was scared at first, but it was delicious! The restaurant itself is very unique and I could easily see the hippest of hipsters enjoying a burger here.

My beautiful "naked" burger with sweet potato fries.

Cute little water "pitcher" which looked like a beer bottle.