Hello Dublin!

After a sketch plane ride involving mechanical issues and a plane switch, we arrived safe and sound in Dublin. It was hard to say goodbye to picturesque Edinburgh, but we're happy to be in a new place.

Dublin is one huge, sprawling city. It doesn't have as many old stone buildings and that historic feel like our previous destinations did. It feels a lot more modern.

After checking into our tiny, shady hostel in the Chinatown of Dublin, our first stop is the highly recommended Guinness Factory. Definitely worth it! Great tour and they give you a free pint at the end of the tour! The whole building is shaped like a giant pint glass with about 7 or 8 levels of the tour. You get your pint at a gravity bar at the very top, where you can sip your beer and enjoy 360 degree views of the city. Really cool and the best Guinness we've ever had.

Guinness Factory 

March 9

Our next stop was the famous Trinity College where they have the popular Book of Kells exhibit. What is the Book of Kells? We didn't know either and we didn't feel like paying the 9 euros each to find out, even though I heard it was cool. I looked it up later and it does look kinda cool: http://www.bookofkells.ie/

The Trinity College was really pretty as well. 

Trinity College

Tomorrow we are taking a bus to the city of Galway, where we will be staying for a few days. There we hope to see the Aran Islands and possibly some Celtic Ruins.