When we arrived we learned that Queen Elizabeth was in town. OK as you see from the picture it was the Cunard ship, not the person. After lunch there was a complimentary shuttle service in to the city and we took advantage of that. We were let off near Trinity College and jumped on to our previously arranged HOHO bus tour. We did the whole thing ,less than 2 hours, then walked around in the area. Lots of people and many pedestrian only streets.
When we first got on the bus we sat on the lower level but I convinced Deen to go upstairs on the open level for better pictures. No sooner were we there than we had a rain shower- she was somewhat annoyed with me. Go figure. There was a big parade of people and you could see the participants wandering about afterwards . One of them agreed to have her picture taken . Apparently it was Zombie Apocalypse Day and they were trying to set a Guinness record. Don't know if they succeeded.
Pictured here as well is the statue of Molly Malone as she wheeled her wheelbarrow through streets broad and narrow.... We also walked in the Temple Bar area filled it seems with lots of crowded pubs. We did find space in one for a pint and a glass of wine.
The evening was spent at a place called the Brazen Head Pub for dinner,drinks, Irish music and story telling,especially about fairies. The photo here shows Deen outside the pub, me enjoying a Guinness beer (and I don' t ever have a Guinness except tonight at the home of Guinness ) , the story teller Phillip, and the band. A truly enjoyable evening put together by one of the fellow passengers from the ship.
I had to buy a T-shirt in honour of the event. They even organized taxis to bring us all back to the ship. The story teller saw me taking notes and said he would send them to me via email. He also said "in Ireland it is not difficult to start a conversation".
We have most of a full day Sunday here and we expect to visit some more of the Dublin highlights.
Location:Dublin, Ireland
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