Saturday night: Staying at a lovely B&B in a "suburb" of Dublin (Drumcondra) called the Griffith House. By our extreme happiness upon seeing our individual beds and bathroom IN the room after only 2 nights in a London hostel, I would say that we have a lot to get used to on this trip that has only begun. Had a bit of trouble with the toilet 1st night but happy to report that inner-workings of toilets are the same as U.S. and I have things running again for the most part!
Very hungry when we checked in last night and decided to go on the "short" walk to grab a late nite bite. This turned out to be quite cold, far, and in pouring rain. I have now found out that only my left shoe is waterproof. Note to self...do not order curry fries - not what you would imagine they are.
Sunday: spent day in Dublin - cold but sunny and had a great time - many impromptu street songs by slightly-intoxicated Irish men for entertainmen (due to festival tomorrow -- or is this usual behavior on a Sunday afternoon?). Saw Dublin Castle and the National Museum which was FREE and Very interesting. Visited the Temple Bar area by mistake of sorts because it was in the path of many other things (heard not to bother with this area unless you are under 25.)
Ended up eating dinner at a Pub in Temple Bar called the Hairy Lemon after walking for a while unsuccessfully searching for a different Pub and finding out that North King Street and South King Street are nowhere near each other. Had a traditional cottage pie and black tea - was very filling and a lot of fun. Lots of people running around with giant green velvet hats and red "beards". Great day for people watching and probably 1/10th of the crowd we will encounter at the parade tomorrow.
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