Pilgrims Four are in Dublin Ireland

 We arrived in Dublin on Sunday September 16 after a long westjet flight from Abbotsford/Vancouver bc. 

We are only in Dublin for 3 days after which we will take the train to start our coastal  hike ….The Dingle Way.

As we usually do, we like to maximize our time and see as much as possible.  We booked a tour of the Guinness museum for the afterNoon.  It is within a walkable distance from our hotel, so we were off.  Our booked viewing time was 4:15 but we thought we’d try and get in earlier. It was clear that a lot of other people had the idea to visit the brewery also. ……a lineup at the entrance told us! 

We showed the printout of our booking time, the young man handed us four tickets just like that! The tickets entitled us to a pint of Guinness..  to call this  building a museum is not overstating it! The whole process is explained with great graphics from the water source to the grain, to the barrels, and to the history of the Guinness family who still run the business today.  On the second to last floor the group of about 60 or so people were given a shot glass of Guinness and told how to “taste” it.  Next we go us to  The top floor which I think was number 7.  This floor is the Sky Bar and what a bar it is! Floor to ceiling windows all around the circular building with views in every direction of Dublin.  There were quite a few bartenders “pulling” pints.  We managed to find a table and four seats.  I’m addicted now…..at least while I am here.

We stayed about an hour in the bar and left to find a pub with music.  That’s not too hard anytime in Ireland.  We ordered Guinness all around and four orders of fish and chips.  A young fellow soon arrived with his guitar…..or it may have been a ukulele and he played some foot tapping finger slapping tunes.

A fun first night in Dublin. We called it a night as the next morning we are booked on a bus trip to Belfast.