Day 21: Galway to Dublin
We had a 2 hour drive along a national highway to the airport at Dublin to drop off the hire car. Then we caught a shuttle into Dublin to our hotel.
In the afternoon we walked across, or rather Robs route marched us across town to the Guinness Brewery for the ‘Guinness Experience’ tour.
This is like the Willy Wonka experience for Guinness enthusiasts. Not being a Guinness, or even a beer drinker, I was still impressed by the tour and the gravity bar at the top of the ‘museum’, where you get a free Guinness and all round views of Dublin.
This is one of Irelands biggest tourist attractions. At €50 per person, they have between 6000 and 10 000 visitors per day, making between €300 000 and €500 000, not to bad for a day’s work.
From there we wandered down to the Temple Bar, another of Dublin’s big tourist attractions. Being Saturday afternoon, and with the Grand National about to be run, the place was madness. We opted for a drink at the Norseman, a block away. A great pub with live music, a good vibe.
We felt like a curry, the Kathmandu Kitchen sure delivered. Their variety of Nepalese and Indian foods was delicious.
Gray and I then headed home and Robs partied with mates into the wee hours.
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