Swords, Ireland

... Dublin is uneventful. We land and find our way to the hotel (which is farther from the airport than I thought, in a small town called "Swords") via public double-decker bus. Have to j-walk across a freeway to get to the hotel, and take a taxi in the AM at ...

Although it was closed for improvements, a couple quick photos from the car.

... headed back near the river to grab some souvenirs. Got that taken care of and decided that we would catch the last bus out to Swords (village where we were staying near) which was at 11. Had about 4 1/2 hours to burn. What now? Head back to Temple Bar ...

... . We took the shuttle to the airport and I picked up some last minute gifts. We turned in our VAT forms (since the VAT in Ireland hovers around 18-21%!) and boarded our plane. I had requested different seats with more leg room, luckily that worked out. We ...