After meeting Peter & Gloria (hereafter P&G) at our central Dublin hotel we set off to explore the city. Bright sunshine and 50F/10C made it very comfortable. The crowds were out in force. The street busker scene is very active and the music surprisingly good. Grafton Street and its many side streets are pedestrian only and full of people, shops, bars and pubs.
We then took a tour of St. Patrick’s Cathedral and were fortunate to enjoy 90 minutes with a very knowledgeable and enthusiastic tour guide. It was a tremendous history lesson.
Surprisingly, St. Patrick’s is a Protestant church and the stained glass and other artifacts are non secular. The building itself is also a very large cemetery with 500 bodies buried in the walls and floor (there is no basement crypt due to a river flowing across the original site).
Our day finished with more walking to a non touristy pub for the first Guinness of our trip. It was a long day given the previous night’s lack of sleep on the plane. Tomorrow is more touring of Dublin and the Guinness brewery.
The Bennetts On Tour 