Pub Crawls, Guinness and more Guinness

Today was our last day in Dublin. While I'm excited to move on to London, I wish I could stay a bit longer in this lovely city. We made lovely friends in our hostel, who we enjoyed a couple nights out on the town with, and we explored a couple of fun little spots in Dublin.

Monday we arrived at the airport in Dublin feeling surprisingly not too jet lagged. We immediately hopped a bus into the city centre and over to our hostel, where they held our luggage while we grabbed a quick bite to eat. I had a very Irish meal - brown bread with butter and some soup.

 Oh, and a latte of course.

Then we wandered over to a little park to enjoy the surprisingly nice weather with a lovely old lady. I've made the determination that old people in other countries are much more charming than in America. Maybe it's the accent. After our park sit, we came back to the hostel to check in and settle down for a bit. That night the hostel hosted a free pasta dinner, so we met a couple people from around the world over a plate of carbonara. That night we went out to a couple of bars in Dublin with our roommates, including Dicey's which is a gorgeous outdoor garden bar that was really fun.

Tuesday the jet lag set in and we had a really hard time getting ourselves out of bed to enjoy the city. Finally, around 12:30 we got ourselves together and went for a nice lunch of soup and sandwiches and then made our way over to the Guinness Storehouse for a tour and free pint! 

This was a really cool experience. I never knew how much went into making beer, and the tour itself was incredibly comprehensive-covering the ingredients, history, and the marketing of the well known beer. Perhaps the best part is the free pint you learn to pour to perfection and then enjoy in the rooftop bar with a gorgeous view of all over Dublin. The tour took a couple hours and when we got home we immediately went out for a delicious dinner of shepherds pie and, you guessed it, MORE Guinness. Then the hostel hosted a pub crawl, so a couple of our friends from the room and us went out to a bunch of bars in Dublin, meeting some folks along the way.

Today we woke up, had a nice bagel and coffee and then headed over to an exhibit in Dublin Castle. This day doesn't leave much time for exploring, as we are flying to London in a few hours. Overall, Dublin has been great! As with almost everywhere you visit, there are still a million things I'd like to see....guess I'll have to return at some point!