Day 3 - Dublin

CJ only lasted until 7pm before she was sound asleep with her glasses on and a towel still wrapped around her head. I lasted maybe another hour but was soon also sound asleep. Unfortunately all this early to bed stuff meant that we were also awake early – 3am for Carly and 4am for me. So we watched some bizarre TV – an old made for TV movie about rich people killing each other in Texas in the 70s and killed some time before we could go down for breakfast.

We spent a fun morning walking all over Dublin just checking things out – and ended up at the National Leprechaun Museum. That was fun and we got to “be” leprechauns and sit in big chairs and generally be pretty silly. Our guide was a fantastic story teller and we were thoroughly entertained (and informed).

 

We arrived at our new hotel just in time to join our tour which began with a drive around Dublin and a trip to Dublin Castle – all very impressive. We were certainly starting to flag by this time but needed to hang tough as it was then on to the Merry Ploughboy Pub for a night of Irish singing and dancing. What a fantastic night! There was a lot of audience participation with us clapping and singing along. This was just as well because that is all that was keeping us awake by this time. CJ & I were actually experiencing constant “micro sleeps” in between choruses! Needless to say we slept the 25 min bus trip back to the hotel where we arrived at 11pm – both in bed by 11.30pm – big day!

Just a few thoughts and observations…

We are mystified as to why we have observed a number of shops that advertise they are “Probably the best ……. in Ireland/Dublin”. What’s the go with that? Do they have an inferiority complex or what? Have the courage of your convictions and say you are the best!

 

Also, the weather has been great, not really that cold at all – I roasted in my thermals today – I think it’s t-shirts for me while on the tour – as predicted the bus and other indoor areas are very well heated and I need to strip off many layers!

I can’t believe how busy & crowded Dublin is – there are people everywhere. We were concerned that it would be a bit of a ghost town on Sunday afternoon (the day we arrived) but were stunned to find crowds everywhere and the shops still well and truly open after 5pm. Not sure where Ireland’s recession is biting, but it doesn’t seem to be here!