Meg, Ken and I had to wake up at 3:20 am to catch a 4 am shuttle to the airport for our 6:30 flight. We arrived in Dublin around 9 and were in no rush, taking our time to get to the hostel and figure out the rest of our day's plans. I'll give us some major credit here-we were GREAT travelers!
We learned the hard way that tourist maps may not always be to scale and that Dublin has unpredictable weather as we walked in the rain to the Kilmainham Gaol (pronounced Kill-main-um Jail!). Even after our long and wet walk, I still really enjoyed the tour of the jail that housed the leaders of the Easter Rebellion before they were executed. There were some interesting stories and cool architecture.
After lunch at The Patriots' Inn, Meg and I had to convince Ken to postpone our much anticipated nap in favor of touring the Guinness factory. The storehouse museum was extremely well organized as it led us through the main ingredients of the beer, the process by which it is made, the history of its production, its advertising and the culminated with the Gravity Bar glass hub where we got free pints of Guinness. It was an incredible experience to sit in the Gravity Bar, looking out through the glass walls over all of Dublin. It was, (as Meg calls them), a "life moment" where I realized just how lucky I am and how cool of an experience this is. We sat there in silence with our Guinnei (?) and just looked out at the city, soaking in the moment and taking mental and emotional pictures.
After taking a nap for 2 hours, we experienced our first real Irish meal at the Brazen Head. The Brazen Head is the oldest pub in Dublin, established in 1198! Absolutely incredible. It had a really cool vibe and great Irish food including soda bread.
After dinner, Meg and I walked around Temple Bar (the main strip of Dublin with lots of restaurants, pubs, bars and clubs) and got a feeling for the city. We got Malteser milk shakes to celebrate Meg's birthday. Our favorite part was when we stumbled across a street band playing Irish inspired music. I've attached a video at the end because it was so incredible to listen to the music. The city came to life at night and was one of the most beautiful night scenes I've ever experienced. Every bar had live music playing and it was so well lit and colorful. Walking back to the hostel was such a pleasant experience as Meg and I went to bed relatively early to make up for our sleep deprivation the night before.
Meg, Ken and I had to wake up at 3:20 am to catch a 4 am shuttle to the airport for our 6:30 flight. We arrived in Dublin around 9 and were in no rush, taking our time to get to the hostel and figure out the rest of our day's plans. I'll give us some major credit here-we were GREAT travelers!
We learned the hard way that tourist maps may not always be to scale and that Dublin has unpredictable weather as we walked in the rain to the Kilmainham Gaol (pronounced Kill-main-um Jail!). Even after our long and wet walk, I still really enjoyed the tour of the jail that housed the leaders of the Easter Rebellion before they were executed. There were some interesting stories and cool architecture.
After lunch at The Patriots' Inn, Meg and I had to convince Ken to postpone our much anticipated nap in favor of touring the Guinness factory. The storehouse museum was extremely well organized as it led us through the main ingredients of the beer, the process by which it is made, the history of its production, its advertising and the culminated with the Gravity Bar glass hub where we got free pints of Guinness. It was an incredible experience to sit in the Gravity Bar, looking out through the glass walls over all of Dublin. It was, (as Meg calls them), a "life moment" where I realized just how lucky I am and how cool of an experience this is. We sat there in silence with our Guinnei (?) and just looked out at the city, soaking in the moment and taking mental and emotional pictures.
After taking a nap for 2 hours, we experienced our first real Irish meal at the Brazen Head. The Brazen Head is the oldest pub in Dublin, established in 1198! Absolutely incredible. It had a really cool vibe and great Irish food including soda bread.
After dinner, Meg and I walked around Temple Bar (the main strip of Dublin with lots of restaurants, pubs, bars and clubs) and got a feeling for the city. We got Malteser milk shakes to celebrate Meg's birthday. Our favorite part was when we stumbled across a street band playing Irish inspired music. I've attached a video at the end because it was so incredible to listen to the music. The city came to life at night and was one of the most beautiful night scenes I've ever experienced. Every bar had live music playing and it was so well lit and colorful. Walking back to the hostel was such a pleasant experience as Meg and I went to bed relatively early to make up for our sleep deprivation the night before.
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