A very full day with a walking tour of the city, a hunt for Steelers gear and an amazing restaurant which used to be an ancient church. More pics from my fellow travelers to follow but here are some of mine.
Category: Ireland
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Some Scenes from Dublin
Our hotel is a former mansion with English-style gardens. I feel seen. The Irish declaration of independence. Long live Sinead. The Long Room at Trinity College. Amazing. Trinity College quad. Simply gorgeous. We came here. Now you come there. Sunset on the Liffey. Tourist selfie. Sliante! -
Inverness
Took a day trip to the Highlands and visited Inverness. Train ride was amazing – saw the transitions from the low to highlands, gorgeous sunrise and lots of sheep and cows!
Gagan and I took a tour of an active highland distillery – fascinating and very educational. Actually learned the real way to taste whiskey – I’m still not converted, but it didn’t taste as terrible as before!
Pics in the next post!
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Here We Go Again…
Except this time it’s a bunch of empty nesters going to Scotland and Ireland.
The original intent was to go to the Steelers-Vikings game in Dublin but sticker shock quickly set us straight. And then we thought, “why don’t we just go to Dublin and watch the game at a Steelers pub and experience everything else?”
And then double sticker shock set in with hotels booked solid and hella expensive, so we switched. itineraries and are hitting Edinburgh first and then Dublin once the football crowd clears out.
Thanks for following along as we check out the Scottish highlands, Inverness, King Arthur’s Seat, and so many other cool places.
More to come…
-G