Dublin

Final destination: Dublin!!

Dublin is great.  Definitely in the top two cities on the trip.  I'm glad it was last.  It was certainly the most friendly and after 3 weeks of travel, we needed friendly!!  

First night we found the Book of Kells.  We arrived only 30 minutes before closing, so they only charged us 1/2 price for the tickets!!  Insider tip if you are going there.

This is a night time photo of the O'Connell Bridge and the Spire of Dublin in the back ground.  The locals call this the "Stiletto in the Ghetto."  LOL!!  The Irish  have a nickname for everything!!

The first evening we went to dinner and a show at the Irish House Party.  It was a lot of fun. Great music, Irish Dancing and a nice meal.  Oh and I had some cider again...hadn't found any since London!

This is inside of Kilmainham Gaol.  Once a prison now a historic site as well as the occasional recording studio for U2.  Check out this video.

Not the biggest Jameson fan, but when in Dublin...

John was selected to do a blind whiskey tasting.  We found out in the end that the three choices were Jack Daniels, Jameson, Johnny Walker (not a super fancy one).  John was the only one in the group to pick the Jack Daniels!!  I don't think the rest of them were really whiskey drinkers.

Finally the iconic photo of the Temple Bar in Temple Bar.  The night life in Dublin is healthy.  See my Cliffs of Moher blog for more about Ireland outside of Dublin.