May 30 Dublin

We had another late start to the day and after breakfast we went for a wander around the docklands area which is largely owned by Google and other tech companies. We then carried on up to Trinity College for a walk around the beautiful university. We had planned to look in the library but the old fella on the door told us it wasn't worth the the 25 euro entry fee and to go spend it on a Guinness. So we did.
After a bit more exploring we found the statue of Molly Malone about whom the old Irish song records that she is selling her cockles and mussels alive, aliveoh. Poor old Molly looked like she had received a bit of unwanted attention from her admirers.
We then grabbed a bite of lunch and headed to the Temple Bar district to a couple of pubs playing live music. They were excellent and you can spend a lot of very enjoyable hours in them.
Several hours later we caught a taxi back to our apartment and had dinner at a very nice restaurant around the corner.Read more