Forgot one Irish Post
Today, Tuesday, is our final day in Ireland
Here are some observations we have about Dublin.
1. We were channel surfing and all of a sudden we could not understand the Irish accent. That was because they were not speaking English, they were speaking Gallic. The Irish national language.
2. The B&B we stayed at in Dublin was located in an area of attached homes. The Irish individualize each of their homes by painting the front doors a different color from their neighbor. Our feeling is that this is done so that when they come home from the neighborhood pub (drunk) they can find their house.
3. In London when it was time to cross a busy street a chime would be sounded. In Dublin, this sound is a loud chirp which goes on and on.
4. No matter what you may order at a pub for dinner it is going to come with chips (French fries). One night Lynda ordered chicken pasta and it came with a side of fries.
5. Dublin is not as clean a city as London. In London, you always saw street cleaners everywhere throughout the city. In Dublin, the trash cans are left out for days at a time in the front yard waiting for trash day. In addition, there was loose trash blowing around the streets and yards.
6. Buses are everywhere in Dublin since they don’t have an underground. You may have five or six buses in a row all following each other down the street. I’m sure they are all going to different places, but it sure looks weird.
Today we purchased a full day tour bus pass from our B&B host. We took the local bus to the city center of Dublin and then transferred to a tour bus. Since we only had one full day here, this seemed to prudent thing to do. After several stops we hopped off the bus at the Guinness plant. The entry fee included a sample pint at the end of the tour. The tour was self guided and was quite interesting. It is more than a brewery tour, it is a history tour. Upon finishing the tour we grabbed a quick lunch - with a pint. Lynda gave the beer a try – to go – she opted for a Coke. Of course as you exited the plant you had to stop by the gift shop. More damage was done to our credit card. Finally we boarded a tour bus again to continue the city tour.
Our next stop was at Trinity College. The book of Kells is kept there. The book of Kells was written in the 8th century by monks. This also was a history tour, with the added benefit of seeing the book of Kells. There also was a long hall that was two stories high where all the other ancient books were kept. They had first editions of Darwin and Hooke. Wow, what a collection.
We ended the day by finding an internet café to upload pictures from London and our latest blog entry. We have found the cost to be quite reasonable as long as you go in with a plan. If you were just surfing the net for information, I could see where things could get expensive as you get caught up going from site to site.
Onward, back to England early tomorrow morning.
Cheers from Ireland
T&T
Here are some observations we have about Dublin.
1. We were channel surfing and all of a sudden we could not understand the Irish accent. That was because they were not speaking English, they were speaking Gallic. The Irish national language.
2. The B&B we stayed at in Dublin was located in an area of attached homes. The Irish individualize each of their homes by painting the front doors a different color from their neighbor. Our feeling is that this is done so that when they come home from the neighborhood pub (drunk) they can find their house.
3. In London when it was time to cross a busy street a chime would be sounded. In Dublin, this sound is a loud chirp which goes on and on.
4. No matter what you may order at a pub for dinner it is going to come with chips (French fries). One night Lynda ordered chicken pasta and it came with a side of fries.
5. Dublin is not as clean a city as London. In London, you always saw street cleaners everywhere throughout the city. In Dublin, the trash cans are left out for days at a time in the front yard waiting for trash day. In addition, there was loose trash blowing around the streets and yards.
6. Buses are everywhere in Dublin since they don’t have an underground. You may have five or six buses in a row all following each other down the street. I’m sure they are all going to different places, but it sure looks weird.
Today we purchased a full day tour bus pass from our B&B host. We took the local bus to the city center of Dublin and then transferred to a tour bus. Since we only had one full day here, this seemed to prudent thing to do. After several stops we hopped off the bus at the Guinness plant. The entry fee included a sample pint at the end of the tour. The tour was self guided and was quite interesting. It is more than a brewery tour, it is a history tour. Upon finishing the tour we grabbed a quick lunch - with a pint. Lynda gave the beer a try – to go – she opted for a Coke. Of course as you exited the plant you had to stop by the gift shop. More damage was done to our credit card. Finally we boarded a tour bus again to continue the city tour.
Our next stop was at Trinity College. The book of Kells is kept there. The book of Kells was written in the 8th century by monks. This also was a history tour, with the added benefit of seeing the book of Kells. There also was a long hall that was two stories high where all the other ancient books were kept. They had first editions of Darwin and Hooke. Wow, what a collection.
We ended the day by finding an internet café to upload pictures from London and our latest blog entry. We have found the cost to be quite reasonable as long as you go in with a plan. If you were just surfing the net for information, I could see where things could get expensive as you get caught up going from site to site.
Onward, back to England early tomorrow morning.
Cheers from Ireland
T&T
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