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Raise a glass of Guiness to the Irish (or pour!!!)
... anyway).
The one stop we did get off was The Guinness Storehouse infamous in its own rights for having the best Guinness known to man.
Guinness Storehouse
Five floors with the top floor used as a bar area overlooking the city and what a city sight that was (it was a beautiful day) and the crisp air looked heavenly as you sip the perfectly poured pint whilst gawping at the surroundings in the glass fronted terraced.
The storehouse acts like ...
I have arrived
Dublin, Ireland. I am home.
We arrived Wednesday morning to a sunny and warm Dublin. We found our way to our lodging and checked in early. Soooooo happy. As we promised ourselves that we would give jet lag a good fight, we left our room for a stroll through the city. Destination, Guinness Brewery and Storehouse. We walked through Temple Bar, along the Liffey (river in Dublin) and finally arrived at Guinness Storehouse. I went on ...
Gardens and waterfalls
Today on our way back to Dublin we stopped in the county Wicklow and visited the Powerscourt House and Gardens. This is easily the most beautiful place in the world. Its an estate on ca. 52 acres with some of the most beautiful gardens, trees and natural beauty. There is a lake and two ponds, a huge garden with fountains and stairs down to ...
Exploring Ireland
... a shuttle and we went back to the Tourist Center and had lunch in the cafeteria. Do you see the black sheep in the photo? The River Boyne runs right near Newgrange.
From there we drove to the Hill of Tara. The most familiar role played by the Hill of Tara in Irish history is as the seat of the kings of Ireland until the 6th century. This role extended until the 12th century, ...
Poor St Patrick
... walking to St Patrick's (Anglican) Cathedral where St Patrick is believed to have converted and baptised the first celtic believers. Then we spent another 9 hours hoofing it around the city - north of the Liffey in the morning, and south of the Liffey in the afternoon. Posted some stuff home from the General Post Office where the Irish declared independence from the British in 1916 until ...


