Dublin

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Dublin

 Europe » Ireland » Dublin » Dublin By SPMargolin
June 20th 2007
Steve Not a bad flight, 6 hrs. on Air Lingus
Time difference is 5 hrs later than the east coast; 7 hrs to home in Boulder

Arrived to rain. Long bus wait, ride, traffic then a walk to the hostel.
Walked Grafton St (pedestrian mall), St. Stephen's Park, Trinity College & then hit Temple Bar (the area). Guiness please!

Day 2-The Guiness Brewery tour. Then back to Temple Bar (the actual bar) & tried two types of Irish Whiskey upon the bartenders recomendation-both great: Conamara (sp?) & Red Breast. Listened to authentic music & spoke to a South African & an Australian.

Up early tomorrow for the train ride to Galway-maybe I'll see Matt Lauer?

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Photos

Leaving
Boston Logan Airport

Dublin
Grafton Street

Dublin
St. Stephen's Park

Dublin
Temple Bar

Guiness Brewery
The Coopers! More barrels.
Actually I learned they are caskes. 4 sizes-(small to large) Forkin, kilkornen(something like that), barrel (33 gallons), butt.

Guiness Brewery
Free samples & a great view from the 360 degree bar.

Comments

[Alex's Aunt]

Day 4 of My Vaca ~
Hey Stephen, Great pix ... yeah, we had some excitement this week; but everyone survived the 'crowded theatre in a fire' episode. That was my memory spark, by the way. Anywho ... tomorrow is beach day / shopping in Kittery. Then Saturday is off to Tuffs Univ for tour and a bit of prodding. We are ALL hoping our niece picks Tuffs over Cornell, but only time will tell. Your trip sounds nice - so far; ENJOY - ENJOY - stay in touch ... WE SURE WILL ~ Hugs! Lori

[Michelle]

Lucky Irish
Pictures and blog look great. Have you heard any authentic Irish music at the bars or seen lepracauns? Anyway, continue to have a good time. How are the hostels?

[SPMargolin]

No Leprucans
Yes, lots of traditional Irish music at all the pubs. The hostels are mixed so far: Dublin-ok/crowded Galway-better/nice Doolin-descent/nicer bathrooms Amsterdam-descent/good amenities Thanks Michelle. More pictures coming soon

[JIm Acuna]

Guiness............
Wow, the pics of the brewery show that they obviously remodeled! Not like the basement pub -beer hall I remembered getting 86'd out of! Hope your having fun - a bad day in Europe is better than a god day at work ( A bumper sticker idea perhaps?) Jim

[SPMargolin]

Yes, always play over work for me
No grading papers this vacation!!