Day 2 - the deep sleep

Today we woke up at 1:30pm. Bummer. We missed out on the morning, but we intend to make it up this afternoon and evening with a trip to the Jameson distillery, and maybe hang out in a park. The weather is a little less beautiful than yesterday; there's a slight drizzle in the air and the sun has shied away from us unfortunately. So we'll play it by ear, as they say.

Last night, we awoke from our nap a little later than expected: 9:30pm. But the sun was still somewhere in the horizon, so it didn't feel too late. Our hostel-mate, John asked if he could tag along, so we made a friend and set out as a five-stacked American squad. We headed out for some grub and then we would try to find what Dublin had to offer. After poking our head in a few different restaurants, we landed on Charlie's an oriental fast food place.

After eating, we headed out for a bar, and we found the oldest bar in Ireland: the Brazen Head. Apparently, it was established in the late 12th century, so that's pretty neat. We all shared a pint of Guinness and relaxed in the little pub with much history. Afterwards, we wanted to find a more active bar, so we walked around looking for a bumpin' place with good specials. The 'Think Tank' was the bar for us. €7 to get in and €2 for ANY drink. Buck and Riley were tuckered out, so we parted ways with Mike, John and I left to try out the think tank. Unfortunately, they had a dress code, and Mike's sandals didn't make the cut, so we were left to find another bar. We settled on a bar called Fitzsimmons; it didn't have any specials, so we didn't order any drinks, but they did have a sweet roof terrace where we could enjoy the cool night. We met some Irish ladies when they asked if we had a light and ended up chatting it up for awhile with them. We even went back to Charlie's for a late night snack with them, and they told us that they could show us around Dublin today and take us to the zoo. We were pretty pumped to get some native guides, but sadly, when we called them when we woke up, one of them was pretty sick, so they had to pass.

So, no Irish lady guides, but we can still find a good time.

And we're off!