We successfully arrived in Dublin around 6am this morning, and then, Buck, Mike, and I waited for Riley to arrive around 9:25am. While waiting, Mike and I hit the bar and had ourselves our very first Irish Guiness pint for breakfast. When Riley came, we set out for downtown Dublin and immediately found a hostle, known as the Barnacle Hostle. We checked in our bags and hit the town looking for some real food, and our first adventure: The Guiness Brewery.
To make a long story short, we stayed around in the brewery - which had an unbelievable tour, I highly recommend it - for about four hours. The finale to the tour was a free pint on the top of the tower, with a 360 degree view of Dublin! Well, people saw us guys and thought that we wanted as much Guiness as we could get our hands on, so they gave us their free pints. My tastebuds didn't quite enjoy the rich flavor of Guiness about two pints in, so I gave up pretty early on. We had a great time just hanging out in the Gravity Bar and chatting it up with the locals as well as other travelers.
Now all we're trying to do is find a way to get Mike's Eurorail that he bought online and has to pick up somewhere in Europe before he uses it. A bunch of us are fatigued from the flight and the early day activities, so we're heading back to the hostile to take a power nap and then hit the town once again for dinner and evening festivities.
We're all safe and we're all loving life right now. I speak for all of us when I say that we're so thankful to be here and with each other, loving all that Europe has to offer.
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Glad to hear that you are enjoying the natural and nutricious fine cuisine of Ireland. We are so grateful that you all arrived safely and have found a place to rest your weary heads. Have fun and know that we are praying for you!! Love, Mrs. Clark
ReplyDeleteHey boys! It's kelly. I'm so happy to hear you are all safe and had an awesome first adventourous day! That brewery view and free pints sounded sweet! Keep updating and telling your stories when you can so I can live vicariously through you dudes. Love you all!
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Woke up too early this AM and turned on PBS. The topic of the program: great pubs of Dublin. It should have been required viewing for each of you before you left. I didn't watch the whole thing, but there was one near Trinity College that was recommended.
ReplyDeleteBy the way, are your accomodations really hostile? I hope not.
Mr. King
What fun! Stefan, I'm so grateful that you're keeping us posted. And, by the way, you are INDEED a good writer! Can't wait for the next update! Greetings to all! Love, Mom
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