Dublin Day 1
After a long sleep we were eager to start our first real vacation day of our trip touring Dublin. On our morning stroll down O’Connell Street we were quite surprised to find a convenience store with Tim Hortons in it.
We decided to buy a hop on/off bus pass so we could easily see some more of Dublin and get some cheap transportation around the city.
Travel Tip: Buy passes for the green buses, not the red/yellow buses. They come much more frequently and costs the same. We bought the red/yellow pass but did manage to get it at a student price.
After taking only a part of the tour we hopped off at the Guinness Brewery for a tour of the Guinness Storehouse. This seems to be one of the most popular tourist activities in Dublin and I loved it. The storehouse includes a great self guided tour learning all there is to know about the Guiness brewing process and everything else from transportation of the beer to marketing.
I then earned a certificate for pouring the perfect pint and we topped it off with a drink in the Gravity Bar. The bar is the top of the storehouse which offers beautiful 360 degree views of the city as this is the tallest building in Dublin. Unfortunately we could not take any nice pictures up there due to the rain.
Fun Fact: Guinness Breweries is responsible for the Guinness Book of Records. They first created it as a way to settle arguments in pubs.
Following the Guinness tour we hopped back on a tour bus to catch a few sights on our way back to O’Connell street where we had a first meal and pint in a real Irish pub.
4 Comments
dittfudd on January 14th, 2009
oh, it did – nevermind.
looks like you guys are having fun!
Dublin looks…less green…then i expected.
scott on January 14th, 2009
I don’t see one single leprechaun in any of your photos. Seriously, wtf dude.
Shai on January 15th, 2009
Good tips for Dublin, and interesting fact Smitty will want to know about Guinness.
dittfudd on January 14th, 2009
why does this not work