(Michelle) First order of business… find a place to stay. With our big bags, we walked up Gardiner street to find an array of B&Bs. We picked one we had seen in the LP guide and went with it. That night we went on the musical pub crawl. Irish music played at 3 different bars. TJ had been on this tour before, but he thought I would like it and I did. I was afraid at first to break into the world of drinking Guinness, but at the second pub, I asked the bartender if he had any pale ales and he said “do you mean pale in color? No.” Ok, I’ll have a Guinness. Breakfast at the B&B… Bacon, eggs and sausage… familiar and yet they all taste a little different. Can’t say I didn’t miss the hometown bacon a bit. We moved on Friday to a hostel in town… Jacob’s Inn. We got a private room (not dorm style) which ended up costing us more than the B&B… go figure. We went to the Ireland National Museum. What I learned at the Museum:
1) Dead people buried in bogs can be preserved for thousands of years.
2) It is illegal to use a metal detector in Ireland. Good thing I couldn’t fit that in my bag.
We then went to the Guinness Storehouse/Brewery. We learned more about malted hops and barley. Then we drank some. We wanted to find some local music… Thursday nights at the Cobblestone are well known for that. We got a little taste of it there, but it wasn’t exactly what we had in mind. We did meet a really drunk local man who rubbed my head (for good luck??) and made me and my "hubby" take a sip of his Guinness before he slammed it.
(TJ) Guinness is good.
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Guinness... for strength.
Maybe there's a red eye to Dublin tonight...
When you asked for a "Pale Ale", at least the bartender didn't ask:
"Do you mean like in the movie American Pie?"
Sounds like your trip is going well so far. Now if you post a picture of you singing "Danny Boy" in an Irish Karaoke Bar, then I will start to worry.
KT has a good idea. Maybe you should try to take a picture of you two doing Karkaoke in each place you visit....that would be fun.
Rachel
Glad your both off to a good start! You should have asked for a Miller Lite...Unbeknowest to most it actually has a higher alcohol content than Guiness!
Looking forward to keeping up with you two on this site!
Yo, yo. Thanks for letting me know about your blog. Just kidding, DeCorte hooked me up. Looks like you are off to a wonderful beginning to your adventure. I'm very, very jealous. Enjoy!
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