Yes, I really was!
Well, maybe I should back the truck up a little...I wasn't actually with him. It's more like I just happened to be in Dublin at the same time as President Obama, on May 23, 2011.
We were on the plane to Ireland the Saturday before, for the wedding of our niece when the stewardess on Aer Lingus showed us a newspaper with the story of President Obama's upcoming visit. It was the beginning of our introduction to how much the Irish people love him. Everywhere we went, when people heard our American accents, they talked about how they love him.The maid in our hotel said she was watching the TV coverage of his visit from every room she cleaned. (She also said, with her Irish lilt, "He's 'gawjus.' ")
Shops had T-shirts and Obama souvenirs. (I got one, of course.) And an extra edition of the newspaper bore a huge photo of him, with the headline: WELCOME HOME!
Many of the restaurants, pubs and other buildings sported signs and red, white and blue balloons. Here's one where we had lunch:
Here's are two pictures from the television in our room, with live coverage of him arriving in Dublin:
Well, maybe I should back the truck up a little...I wasn't actually with him. It's more like I just happened to be in Dublin at the same time as President Obama, on May 23, 2011.
We were on the plane to Ireland the Saturday before, for the wedding of our niece when the stewardess on Aer Lingus showed us a newspaper with the story of President Obama's upcoming visit. It was the beginning of our introduction to how much the Irish people love him. Everywhere we went, when people heard our American accents, they talked about how they love him.The maid in our hotel said she was watching the TV coverage of his visit from every room she cleaned. (She also said, with her Irish lilt, "He's 'gawjus.' ")
Shops had T-shirts and Obama souvenirs. (I got one, of course.) And an extra edition of the newspaper bore a huge photo of him, with the headline: WELCOME HOME!
Many of the restaurants, pubs and other buildings sported signs and red, white and blue balloons. Here's one where we had lunch:
Here's are two pictures from the television in our room, with live coverage of him arriving in Dublin:
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