Dublin Hic Hic

Friday 25 May 2012  - Continuing our drink fest in Dublin. 

Happy Birthday Dad and Laura

Day 43 and 116 to go

Well that was a crappy night’s sleep and I slept better than Paul who was awake until the band finished at 2.30am. 

We got up and dressed and headed downstairs to ask to move rooms away from the band. The reception staff were very accommodating and organised it for us.

We went out heading towards Jamesons Old Distillery in anticipation of our tour at 10am. We wandered the street along the river enjoying the beautiful start to the day. We stopped at a small café for a cooked brecky that was yum. When we came out the weather had changed and was quite cloudy. 

We found the Jameson’s tour spot, collected our tickets and then started our guided tour. We watched a video presentation first and then were shown the steps to making the Whisky. There is no longer production of Jameson’s in Dublin as the plant has been relocated to Cork so we were only shown simulations and models. At the end we were given a Jameson’s to try. I barely took a sip before handing mine on to Paul who was only too happy to finish mine off. 

When we came back out on the street it was cold and cloudy so we decided to head back to the hotel. A new room was ready for us so we moved our bags to the room. We then decided to sort out the cases in readiness for our flight on Sunday. I then rang home to do a quick check on how things were going.

With this done we ventured out into the city again the weather so much nicer. We stopped at The Temple Bar for a drink firstly and then we walked to Grafton Street a shopping mall. It was busy with tourists, shoppers and buskers. It was very lively. This street is famous for music with U2, Bob Geldof, The Fureys to name a few frequented this area in their time.

We did some souvenir shopping before walking to the park. Here we saw the lizard man, the guy completely covered in tattoos of green scales and his tongue cut into a snake fork.

Our next stop was the Celtic Whisky Shop where Paul was able to try three Irish whiskies he had not seen before. They had so much variety, many we don’t see at home.

We then continued our journey stopping for a pint at Kehoe’s where they were complaining that it was so hot today! I think it was about 23.

We returned to Grafton Street and then cut through the back roads finding the post office where we bought another box before getting back to the hotel.

We packed up the post box with more souvenirs and bits we didn’t need and then took the box to be posted home. Another 5kg lighter. With that out of the way we returned to the hotel and a rest ready for tonight.