Our trip to Ireland ... September 2012

Day 3 ... Wednesday, September 19

After breakfast at the hotel, we jumped on the bus as a group and headed out for a tour of the city of Dublin.  We had a local guide for this tour.  Her name was Shelia O'Connor O'Connor.  This means that her maiden name was O'Connor and she married an O'Connor!  We trust there was no relation.  This is supposedly some type of special situation to the Irish!

We went past the River Liffey, which is the river that flows through the city, to Phoenix Park.  Our tour was arranged through the GoAhead Tour Company, and according to their literature, this is the "largest enclosed public park in Europe."  Among other things, the park includes the Aras an Uachtarain, the residence of the president of Ireland.  We also visited St. Patrick's Cathedral, founded in 450 AD by Ireland's patron saint, and Trinity College, which houses the "Book of Kells".

After the tour, we had lunch at the Hard Rock Cafe and then walked a mile or so to the Guinness plant.  Marcia and I did the tour there and had a complimentary pint at the end of the tour.  On the way home, we stopped at the Brazen Head Pub, the oldest pub in Ireland.  It was opened in 1198.  That is not a typo ... it is over 800 years old!  We had dinner at a fish n chips place not far from the hotel.  It was terrible.  The fish was soggy and greasy.  It was several days before we were assured that the fish should be flaky and we just had a bad experience.

These pictures were all taken in Dublin.

on to day 4


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