It is so sad to leave Malcolm and June this morning. The worst part of this trip has been saying goodbye to precious friends! We drive to Dublin to our accommodation in the new Days Hotel West Park and leave the car there. We catch the bus then to the Guinness Brewery. On the way we have to change buses but waiting at the bus stop is a pleasant experience. A local chats away to us and asks, “What do you call a woman who knows where her husband is 24 hours a day?” “A widow” he says laughing as though it’s the first time he’s heard the punch line! The Irish really do seem to be happy and love to talk.
There is a queue down the street at the Guinness brewery, however it moves quickly. The tour is self guided, covers seven floors and ends with a pint on the top floor at the Gravity Bar which has floor to ceiling glass with a 360 degree view over Dublin.
From the brewery we catch the open top Dublin tour bus, hop on hop off style.
We first alight at the huge Dublin museum which has a true to size replica of a viking ship, The Sea Stallion. This replica was sailed/rowed from Denmark.
We hop back on the bus now for a full city tour including St Stephen’s green, Trinity college, Parliament house, the famous O’Connell monument & much more.
We hop off now by the Halfpenny bridge, a pedestrian walkway over the Liffey River. Passing a hotel we hear Irish music and its on our list to experience an Irish band in a local pub. We were not disappointed. The music was wonderful, especially when they included the fiddle. To complete our Irish experience Irish dancers appeared!!!
Riverdance in miniature! So talented!
The Liffey River at dusk is very pretty from the Halfpenny bridge. We have dinner in the bustling Temple Bar area.
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