Moving a tad slow today after a great evening of music. Kelly was up and headed to Tescos for some coffee cream and a danish while I showered up.
Coffee was excellent as I finished up the blog from the day before... yep life gets in the way sometimes. .Kelly was ready to go and we grabbed a cab over to the Guinness storehouse. We had a 10:45 time slot and didn't want to miss it!! The huge block of buildings is very impressive and the displays of the Guinness operation were incredible. A must do if you are here!
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| We made it! |
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| The name says it all. |
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| Kelly concentrates!! |
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| Gravity bar. |
The different levels of the showrooms explained in great detail, the whole operation from clean mountain water, locally grown barley & hops etc right through to the sampling of the final product in the Gravity bar. The 360 degree views from this vantage point really impressed us.
They also showed how things had changed over the years as technology and innovation made the production easier. The coopers story was most impressive as they hand made hundreds of thousands of barrels over the years. All to be replaced in later life.
The huge gift shop proved irresistible to Kelly as she picked up a few items and I also got a nice shirt. Kelly & I grabbed a bite of lunch as the trek through the Guinness facility was wearing us out!
Next we walked over towards Trinity College to check out the park and older buildings that still provide schooling for students. We also made a stop at Dublin Castle along the way. Very convenient cover for when it rained.
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| Dublin Castle |
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| Trinity College |
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| Trinity College |
A quick stop at the apartment to drop of the shopping then it was off to find Kris and the others for a pint. They were at the Brazen Head Pub (est:1198 and the oldest pub in Ireland) and we joined Kris. Chelsea, Austin and little London for a glass. They had been at the zoo today and had some nice pics to share. They headed back to their apartment while Kris, Kelly & I went looking for a light dinner... yep a fish supper again!!
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| A long way from home! |
We walked around looking for a geocache while Kris headed back to change. No luck with the cache so off to the Old Stonehouse Pub to watch some live music from the fellow we saw last night. He was very good but played to a dinner crowd so the music was lighter than we saw last night.
We pulled the pin early and headed back at 9 PM.
A little packing and blogging as we head out to the west coast tomorrow
