This has been one of the best weekends in the last year. One of the klikka tal-marmalja (which sounds better than klikka tal-garaxx) pals came over to visit from the dot and we spent a long weekend together. I’m still wrecked after a weekend of drinking, laughing and laughing and laughing and sleeping on the floor.

On Friday we went to a Venezuelan house party with a crowd of about 50 people squeezed in a tiny room reduced further by a bulky sound system pumping reggae tone. It was way too hot and crowded and my mate was claustrophobic so we drowned our beers quickly and headed out to enjoy the cold Dublin weather. It was a new experience for him though as we're not used to these wild house parties back in the dot. The night overall wasn’t that special but I enjoyed it a lot, as they say it’s not where you are but with who you are.

On Saturday morning we went to visit the Guinness storehouse the only tourist attraction we went to in the whole weekend. You must pay the adequate devotion to Guinness by a pilgrimage to St. James's Gate when you're in Dublin don't you? In my year here (yesterday I celebrated my anniversary) this was the first time I went up the 7 story building to enjoy the "perfect pint" as they call it. The exhibition was better than I expected after hearing several disappointed comments. Have you ever been there? If you plan to visit just keep in mind that you're not actually visiting the Guinness brewery it's just a sort of museum that you're going to. From the top of the storehouse you can get a 360' view of Dublin with all the tower cranes and hazy air included.

On Saturday night we planned to meet the same bunch of friends who came to Donegal. We really had a cracking time, laughed out loud and made a lot of noise. At a certain point we were almost yelling at the top of our voices to talk, but that’s the way we tend to communicate together even when we’re being friendly and happy. At the end of the day I ended up with a sore throat and stitches from laughter.

On Sunday we woke up late and lazily made it to Howth. Went for a walk there then had a late lunch in the Summit Inn. I really like the food in this pub. The potato wedges are divine. Then in the evening we went back to the centre but it was very quiet. Tried Pravda (way too quite), Eamonn Dorans (very quiet too), Porter House, Temple Bar then we finished with a late dinner in Zaytoon.