It is amazing that i stay put in Italy for the past ~3 months. This is not typical of me... but it also meant that i have explored most of the cities/towns in Northen Italy.
Last week,however,i visited Dublin & it was great for me that my hubby(last min) could join me from Amsterdam.It was a breeze fly to Dublin from Bergamo airport.I reached Dublin nearing midnight but the trip started off great as my hubby was standing in front of the B&B waiting to receive me=).
On the 1st day,we took the Cork & Blarney castle rail trip.It was a long trip down to Cork(~3 hrs) but it was good for my hubby who slept everytime he could find a seat.Our first stop is at Blarney castle and both of us managed to kiss the stone.The view inside the castle and also its surroundings were great.The weather was chilly but fortunately,there was no rain.
We lunched at a nearby restaurant before continuing the trip with the rest of the group to Cobh.On the way to Cobh town, we stopped at an old church cemetery.Thereafter,we stopped by St patrick's church(pardon me if i got the name wrong) and also had a good view of the port where Titanic last departed.The Cobh musuem was informative and i got to understand Ireland's history in less than an hr.After that, we headed back to Dublin.We dined at the maples before hitting the sack.
On the 2nd day, we visited the Guiness storehouse 1st thing in the morning to get drunk and walk=)It was a self-guided tour and at the last part of the tour, there were ladies teaching us how to serve our own beer.After this, we visited the Gaol and managed to get on the next guided tour.It was chilly inside the prison and we got a feel of how it is to be jailed with no hint of sunlight.
After this, we visited the glasnevin cemetary where we managed again to join the last tour.We had a good dosage of Ireland's history after all the tours.And so,we decided that we should get a good dose of Irish pub along temple bar after visiting the trinity college.
After walking through the temple bar and the city area,we ended up at the Brazen head to get a new dosage of Ireland's storytelling and beer.The dinner was great along with wonderful companies all the way from Atlanta.The food served was great and so were the Irish songs & the folklore stories.This dinner marked the end of our 2nd day in Dublin.
On our last day,we decided to visit old Jameson's distillery and get drunk before making our way to HRC & Dublin castle.This time round, we missed the tour for the dublin castle(the next tour was too late for us).Hence,we decided to lunch at crackbird before making our way to the airport.
The flight back to Milan was delayed for an hour but we got back soundly & was busy getting ready for our next day trip to Rome!
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