Ristorante Rinuccini

Dinner here was....good. Cory and I enjoyed ours. Mom's filet didn't really have too much flavor. Vera thought she ordered venison, but actually ordered veal. But the conversations and company moreもっと詳しく
O'Grady's

Mom had her first pint here in this cute pub outside of Kilkenny. We taught Vera how to play American Rummy. She taught us how to play Irish Rummy. They sell liquor to go here as well.もっと詳しく
Tramore

Vera drove us to this cute town to get some ice cream. This town is where the Irish go on holiday. It reminded Cory and I of Seaside. We had the best donuts and ice cream. Yum! The sea was reallyもっと詳しく
The Viking Triangle

We grabbed the last tour of the Viking Triangle for the day. And while we waited for it to start, we walked through a Manor house. Lot and lots of history! I loved Waterford and could stay a few daysもっと詳しく
Dunbrody Famine Ship

This was such a moving experience. The famine tore family and cultures apart in Ireland. The rich British landlords actually paid to send these families to Canada and America so that the could bringもっと詳しく
Pearse train station

We left Dublin this morning for Kilkenny. Taking a train to Enniscorthy where we hired a driver to take us to Wexford for the Famine Ship, Waterford for The Viking Triangle, then to our hotel for theもっと詳しく
Random photos

Dublin #2

Dublin
Fun facts:
Smoking is still happening here. So much so, that ashtrays are on every outdoor table.
The green mushy stuff they serve is called "mushy peas." Just say no.
Driving here is crazierもっと詳しく
Temple Bar

After dinner at The Church, we walked to the very touristy Temple Bar. It was a blast! Lex found us on the web cam. We listened to live music, and people watched. After our drink, we walked up theもっと詳しく
The Church

We went here for dinner. I wanted to walk....but was talked into a cab.
We arrived 30 minutes early, so ordered some drinks and sat outside. I don't know how people eat outside here. There was such aもっと詳しく
Tapped

Cory found this cute bar off of Grafton Street. We had a drink and some dumplings. Fun stop! It was called the Lost Lane. The bar was called Tapped. And when they say spicy in Ireland....they mean it.
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Fun, touristy place off Grafton Street. Cory and I tried to be cute and fun. Bwahaha!
Grafton Street

This is a very popular area. But not our favorite. It was a street full of well known retailers.
But we really enjoyed the live street music.
I tried to put a coin in a guys case, it jumped out. Iもっと詳しく
St. Stephen's Green

We went on a horse and Carriage ride, we saw the bullet holes on the arch from the Easter Rising. We saw tons of pigeons. And this is a true park. So many trees. A lake. And people actually sit on theもっと詳しく
St. Patrick's Church

This very, very old church was so beautiful. Originally a Catholic Church, it's now a Protestant Church. And it's still active!
So much history. It really is impressive to me how they built these inもっと詳しく
The Hairy Lemon

A fun stop for an afternoon snack. We all shared 1 plate of fish & chips. It's a cute, old pub! Fun fact that no alcohol can be served till 12:30pm on Sundays.
We actually went here 2 times. Theもっと詳しく
Dublin Castle

We did not get to tour this Castle, it just did not fit into our short Dublin day. Oh well. We got our Heritage cards, which get us into many historical sites for free. Next time we come, we will beもっと詳しく
Butler Chocolate

Yummy. No pics. But my mouth watered WHILE eating. We each tried 2 pieces. So much different than American chocolate. My favorite was the pink Himalayan salted caramel.
Trinity College

Walk through after Book of Kells. Cute college.
Book of Kells

This stop was well worth it. We had tickets for 9:30. Of course, we were first in line. Even with only 25% of the books left, this library made my heart happy. Walking in you could SMELL the oldもっと詳しく
Dublin #1

Photos from walking around this fun city
Irish House Party

The Irish House Party dinner and show.
The food was very good. I wish we had done this another night. Cory and I are so exhausted. Awake over 30 hours! But man! It was such a fabulous show. All of theもっと詳しく
The Bank

Stopped for a drink. I looked at this restaurant so many times when planning. Ultimately I booked The Church for tomorrow. So we stopped in to get a look since we won't be eating here.
A lot ofもっと詳しく
Christ Church Cathedral

As a history lover, this place was amazing. So much to read and learn. I would definitely go back. We also got to here a student choir perform. Man. So spiritual and a lovely memory.
This church isもっと詳しく
Darkey Kelly's

Lunch and 1st Guinness. The food was good. Guinness...is ok. Cory LOVED the chibatta bread. We have decided that we cam share meals. Very large portions!
The restaurant was ok. They were playingもっと詳しく
Trinity City Hotel

We had a Deluxe room with a balcony. They put balloons in mom's room for her birthday. Our rooms were right next to eachother. In Ireland they have the room power set up to work only when they roomもっと詳しく
旅行者Happy Birthday to my Nancy! Great company always makes the meal the best!
旅行者The company made the dinner! Sad to say farwell to Vera. She is amazing.