Well today is the Aer Lingus football classic between two American college football teams. This is the reason we are in Dublin. The game is Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets versus the Florida State Seminoles. We are Seminole fans.
We got us and ate breakfast around 10. Then I went back to the room to read, and Jay went for a walk. He came back about 1 so we could go eat lunch. After lunch we walked to Aviva Stadium, where the game is to be played. The stadium opens 1 1/2 before the game is scheduled to start. So, the stadium opened at 3:30 and the game starts at 5:00. It was about a 24-minute walk to the stadium, so we had to wait about 15 minutes for the stadium to open. We then entered and found our seats. We were sitting in the end zone, but not directly behind the gold posts. We were off to the side. We watched the Georgia Tech team warm up and practice kicking footballs through the goal posts. There was not a net to catch the footballs, so you had to pay attention so you would not get hit by a football.
It did sprinkle a little during the game. FSU ended up losing to GT 24 – 21. GT made a field goal with 5 seconds left in the game to break the tie. After the game we had to walk the 25 minutes back to our hotel.
Once in our hotel, we ordered room service because we had not eaten anything at the game. Then it was time to relax for the night.
