Wednesday, October 25
The second day in Dublin was much better than the first, despite raining all day. We walked all over the place, seeing all the big sights. Another of Darren’s excellent arrangements was a hop-on hop-off bus tour of the city. We walked when we wanted and rode when we wanted. And the end result was a very pleasant tour of the town.
We explored the Temple Bar area, caught the bus at Trinity College, saw Dublin Castle, walked to the Guinness brewery, rode the bus out to Phoenix park and over to the National Museum. We had a nice walk around there and then hopped back on the bus, which dropped us right in front of our hotel (The Gresham) on O’Connell Street.
After drying out for a bit, and resting our weary feet, we walked back down into the Temple Bar area for some food. We ended up at a very nice little pub called The Auld Dubliner. The food was great, and there was a group of musicians sitting a few tables over. They played one instrumental tune which sounded very familiar, so I went over to ask what it was. To my ear, it sounded a lot like a bluegrass tune called “Whiskey Before Breakfast” but one of the guys said theirs was called “Contradiction Reel”. As I was about to walk away, that same guy corrected himself. It’s real name is “Concertina Reel.” I think I liked the first one better. We walked back to the hotel after our meal, and relaxed there for the remainder of the evening.
The second day in Dublin was much better than the first, despite raining all day. We walked all over the place, seeing all the big sights. Another of Darren’s excellent arrangements was a hop-on hop-off bus tour of the city. We walked when we wanted and rode when we wanted. And the end result was a very pleasant tour of the town.
We explored the Temple Bar area, caught the bus at Trinity College, saw Dublin Castle, walked to the Guinness brewery, rode the bus out to Phoenix park and over to the National Museum. We had a nice walk around there and then hopped back on the bus, which dropped us right in front of our hotel (The Gresham) on O’Connell Street.
After drying out for a bit, and resting our weary feet, we walked back down into the Temple Bar area for some food. We ended up at a very nice little pub called The Auld Dubliner. The food was great, and there was a group of musicians sitting a few tables over. They played one instrumental tune which sounded very familiar, so I went over to ask what it was. To my ear, it sounded a lot like a bluegrass tune called “Whiskey Before Breakfast” but one of the guys said theirs was called “Contradiction Reel”. As I was about to walk away, that same guy corrected himself. It’s real name is “Concertina Reel.” I think I liked the first one better. We walked back to the hotel after our meal, and relaxed there for the remainder of the evening.
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