The morning started with a walk through Dublin to get some breakfast. Fiona wanted to go to breakfast with Ray, so we headed out with his mom and found a pretty popular spot called Lemon Jelly. There was a short line when we got there and by the time we finished, it was a pretty long line. Had a great breakfast.
After we ate we wandered around and looked through some shops before meeting up with Fiona and Ray. We stopped by the statue of Molly Malone. Urban myth has it that if you rub her boobs, it will bring you good luck. You can see that many people have done just that. No, none of us did if you’re wondering.
Fiona and Ray had a pint and a glass of wine while we wandered. What’s that you ask? Is it weird for me to be in a country where my kid can drink legally? Um, yes. Very. Not ready to see her with a glass of wine, and yet here we are.
Brian and I headed off for a short walk to a beautiful park and found an indoor mall with this beautiful glass ceiling. We wandered in to take a picture and then right back out. The park was a peaceful departure from this bustling area for a little bit.
We had some lunch before heading back to get Ray and Naomi a cab to the airport. Brian found a street food spot and they all tried a “spice bag”. It was a bag of fries and spicy chicken with a variety of sauces and curry. Fiona, Mack, and I opted out of the spice bags and got boring burgers, chicken tenders, and cheese fries.
We made our way back to the hotel after lunch and said our goodbyes. Ray and Naomi headed back to Germany and we headed back up to our room for an afternoon rest before the evening trek for dinner.
We did a lot of walking today. After the evening outing we had a little more than 20,000 steps. Dublin is pretty crazy. It’s a little bit of a walk to the water and into the area where the pubs and shops are. There are all kinds of people wandering on the streets. I have seen a few unapologetic displays of public drug use in the last couple of days. It stays light pretty late here, and around 9:00 you can really start to see the nighttime crew surfacing. Made me a little uncomfortable walking around.
Our dinner outing ended with an ice cream disappointment. We walked quite a bit and hoped to have Murphy’s ice cream again. Sadly when we arrived, we were met with a line down the sidewalk. Really way too long to wait for ice cream. So, our crew headed back for the hotel to pack.
Goodnight Dublin
No comments:
Post a Comment