Becketts Hotel Leixlip
Cooldrinagh House Leixlip, County Kildare, Ireland
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Dia Numero Dos
... Guinness).
To end the day we went to a fancy Irish pub that was the biggest restaurant I have seen so far in Dublin. Enjoyed a "free" meal consisting of pork loin, veg soup, and chocolate fudge cake.
Enjoyed some cheap beer at the Trinity pub before going back to the dorms.....have class in the morning. Not sure how much sleep I'll get after this 6 hour time change.
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Dublin Explorations
... seasoned entertainers were Quay's, Temple Bar, and Oliver St. John Gogarty. Even with many of the soccer fans gone the pubs are still very crowded with standing room only. It's even difficult to walk through them. I had a delicious Bailey's Irish Coffee and Richie experimented with a new beer called Smithwick. He liked it better than the Guinness.
We've noticed that the local people are very eager to assist tourists. If they see you looking at a ...
Whatever you do...Don't Drive in Dublin.
... mention any names (cough cough...Go Ahead Tours...cough), but they screwed up and lost our business. Bummed out and looking for a quick fix, we hastily thought about Paris and Rome. Ultimately, we decided to keep it a one-country trip. We wanted to go to a place where neither of us had been before; a place with a confluence of rich heritage and breathtaking scenery; a place where the grass is as emerald green as the crayons in your Crayola box:
Ireland.
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The UN Conquers Ireland
... St. Patty's day in Dublin is a once in a lifetime experience which I am so grateful to have had. However, more so than drinking overpriced Guiness in Temple Bar with a bunch of really entertaining people from around the world, I have really gained an appreciation for the general mentality of the Irish. Again, I might be a wee bit biased as there are definitely some similarities between Canadian life and the way things ...
Belfast back to Ireland and Dublin
... while in the city.
We lucked out big time when we stumbled across a camera store that actually carries the batter for Ron’s camera. Every other place we tried said it would have to be ordered. Only problem was that Ron didn’t have his camera with him to make sure it was the right battery. After we got back to the hotel, Ron got his camera and we walked back over to the shop and got the battery. So we’re back in business picture ...



