Day 11 - Dublin Sightseeing and Free Time
See Trinity College, St. Patrick's Cathedral, Phoenix Park and the stately Georgian squares with your Local Specialist. Spend the rest of the day as you please. Why not explore Grafton Street, famous for its street performers, or consider joining an optional experience to the monastic site at Glendalough.
Meal(s)
Today I woke up with a cant be stuffed attitude, so I just fluffed around our room while Warren went to brekky. He Came back with some lovely toast and raspberry jam while I continued to fluff around till all of a sudden it was 8.30 and time for our Guinness tour.
Warrens notes are as follows.
Back in 1759 Mr Guiness signed a 9000 year lease ...the first year was £100 following years it was £49 per year.
They produce 3million pints per day. They are true philanthropists .. They are so generous to all.
The brewery uses 6 million litres of water a day. No shortage here, we got told the other day it rains for 457 days a year!! After today I believe that!
The tour was excellent, apart from the tasting ... Guinness it terrible, even Warren groaned! Our brothers however were in their element getting everyone's free tickets for a pint up on the 7th floor observation deck. Amazing views of all of Dublin!
Off next to town to spend 2 hours shopping.. But I hadn't got a jacket or my iPad, so we walked home to gather our gear for our afternoon excursion. Liz told me I wouldn't need a coat...WRONG LIZ...VERY VERY WRONG!!
Had a quick stop at Tesco to get lunch and then popped into the Wellington Hotel while we waited for the gang. The delightful Irish publican has surely kissed the Blarney Stone.. And more than once.
Our tour began with the wonderful Adele again at 1 pm, we drove though the most fabulous countyside.
We drove to Lake Glendalough a Monastic 6th century relic. It flogged down rain, but we kept going ... The scenery was fabulous ... There was a Priests Church where all your ailments were cured if you went inside. Tomorrow I will be able to run. ....
No photos to post, as it was too wet to bring out my iPad, I have some good photos on my camera,but they won't play nicely with the iPad to share, so I shared our travel buddies pictures on Facebook.
Just enough time to have a dry off of sorts at Caseys Bar, a magnificent hotel in this divine area before we headed back to Dublin and home...
Thanks Adele, our new Irish friend . Sensational..
Collected our laundry, gathered up a drink, and home to dry out and prepare for tomorrow's early departure back to the UK.
Happy hour downstairs at our hotel then a small shared snack at William Searsons pub..excellent service, and a grand pub..to be sure...
Home... Pooped..
Back across the Irish Sea on our "cruise ship" tomorrow and we land at Liverpool tomorrow night.
What an adventure.
Absolutely UNBELIEVABLE....
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