If any of you are beer drinkers, you are bound to know that Dublin is home to Guinness beer. Walk in to any pub in Dublin and you will see pints of Guinness all around the bar. For 4.10 Euro, a pint can be yours. Or, you can tour the factory yourself and see how the brew is made.
On Sunday, my last day in Ireland, Rob and I decided to tour the city. We rode the sightseeing tour bus and saw all the sights of Dublin. We visited the Book of Kells, the oldest version of the Bible and the oldest book in Ireland.
We toured the Guinness factory which was awesome! At the end of the tour you ended up on the 9th story in a glass bar and got a free pint of Guinness to enjoy.
After the Guinness tour, we went to the Jameson Whiskey distillery for a tour. This tour was also fantastic as we learned the differences between Scottish, Irish, and American Whiskey. Of course there was a free sample....I had one of my favorite libations, Jameson and Ginger Ale in a pint glass....yum!
That night Angie and I met Rob in the Temple Bar District( a really hip and cool area of town with lots of bars, galleries, shops, etc) for a nice dinner. We ate authentic Italian and it was fantastic. We laughed and drank and ate Gelato until almost midnight when we had to say our goodbyes and get on the bus for our hotel.
Rob was staying an extra day and was going to the Blarney Stone but Angie and I were leaving to come back to the US in the morning.
We were sad, but happy that we had made this voyage across the pond and doubted it would be our last.
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