Monday June 13 2016. Belfast to Dublin

Day 10 - Belfast Sightseeing – Dublin (2 Nights)
After an orientation of Belfast, enjoy free time to perhaps explore the Titanic Quarter or shop in the bustling city centre. Later, head south to Dublin where your choice of sightseeing gives you the opportunity to visit the Guinness Brewery for a Storehouse tour and pint-pulling demonstration or the Little Museum of Dublin. Tonight, perhaps consider an optional experience at an Irish Cabaret.
Meal(s)
Full Breakfast
Hotel
Mespil

We headed off after another lovely breakfast, everything has been exceptional. Cannot speak highly enough of Trafalgar and our fabulous guide Liz.
We did a drive around town, and dropped several people off at the Titanic museum. We were left at the beautiful city hall for 2 hours free time.
Our first day where the weather was not too kind, overcast and drizzle were the order of the morning!
Wandered around the city, and ended up back at the City Hall where we had morning tea. Not out of a glass... Real morning tea!!
On our way out we signed the book of condolence for the victims of yesterday's atrocity in Orlando.
We are now headed down to Dublin for a 2 night stay.  Time for a snooze.
It's a hard life on the road!!  A very quick snooze, as Liz put a video of Riverdance for us.
The weather is not improving 😩
We arrived at the hotel at 2.15 time for a pit stop before we reboarded our bus to do an orientation tour with the lovely Adele, a beautiful lilting Irish accent!
These are Warrens notes as he wrote them:
River Liffey, 1800 century part of town, gorgeous Georgian houses. St Patrick's Cathedral, now home to the Church of Ireland. It was taken from the Catholics.
Saw the Guiness Brewery, established in 1759, it sits on 64 acres,we have a visit there in the morning.
Next a drive to view the Phoenix Park 1760 acres, way bigger than Central Park. It's home to around 400 wild deer. The US Ambassadors Residence, very much like the White House and then the Irish President's building ... The Irish Prime Minister has to buy his own digs... Huh!
Passed by Temple Bar, and the Clarence Hotel, owned by U2. Homes in Temple Bar start at €6.5 million. None really appealed to me...
Arrived at our hotel at 4 pm, and all of a sudden it's  almost time to meet up with our friends to go our for dinner.
Dinner was at the Wellington Pub. Shared a meal of a irish stew.
It's a huge night in the pubs with Ireland playing Sweden... Lots of green going on here!
Another lovely hotel ... Actually has an ice machine!!
Put a bag of laundry in as we have 2 nights here.
Friends back for a nightcap ... And again, late to bed, and still light!!