Taking the DART to Dalkey this morning.
Ireland 2024
Ireland 2024 Log - Day 16
Weather: Great weather. Maybe the best day we’ve had. Father’s Day! Breakfast at the hotel. Figured out Dublin bus logistics. Took C2 bus from Wellington Quay (stop 312) to South Circular Road. Guided tour of Kilmainhham Gaol Museum. Walked to Guinness Storehouse experience at …
Keep reading · 1 minute: Ireland 2024 Log - Day 16I’m a very lucky man to be father to these two! Happy Father’s Day!
We took the Book of Kells Experience at Trinity College today. It was cool to see this book that is over 1,000 years old. Along the tour you also go through the Long Room at the Old Library. It is an awe inspiring room. Like a temple to knowledge. Sadly the books have been removed for a massive restoration project, but it was still great to see.
Windmill Lane Studio Tour
We made our way to Windmill Lane today and took a tour of this famous studio. Windmill Lane was the studio where U2 recorded “Boy” and many other Grammy Award winning songs. The Rolling Stones rented all three studios at Windmill Lane for 6 months when they recorded “Voodoo …
Keep reading · 1 minute: Windmill Lane Studio TourMe and my Guinness “Stoutie”.
Guinness Storehouse
We joined thousands of our best friends on the Guinness Storehouse visit today. As a fan of Guinness this was a Father’s Day highlight for me. It was not a brewery tour, but instead more of a history of Guinness itself. I liked seeing some of the archive of advertisements over …
Keep reading · 1 minute: Guinness StorehouseA fish riding a bicycle! (at Guinness Experience in Dublin)
Kilmainham Gaol Museum
Visiting the Kilmainham Gaol Museum was one of the hardest tickets to get on our trip. Tammy had to be online at the exact right time before they sold out for each session. Kilmainham Gaol was a prison that opened in 1796 and held thousands of inmates over the history. The most …
Keep reading · 1 minute: Kilmainham Gaol MuseumDriving in Ireland
Today, day 15 of our Ireland 2024 trip, we returned the SEAT Leon that we rented (hired?) from New Way for our trip. All in over those 15 days I drove the car 1,907 kilometers, or 1,185 miles. I’m happy to report that I returned the car free of scratches, with all mirrors still …
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