This morning I went straight to the bus after breakfast so that I could visit as much as possible. My first stop was Trinity college, the oldest university in Ireland. I was really underwhelmed; It looked like every other college I’ve ever been to. I visited the science gallery but, there wasn’t anything there.
From Trinity college, I got back on the bus and went to the little museum of Dublin. It really is a little museum but, I got free admission with my bus pass. It was a great museum actually with an entire exhibit of U2. Instead of being one of the places that just says you can’t have backpacks they check it for you, just like a coat check. From there I wandered around a shopping area. Did I mention everything in Dublin is expensive?
My next stop was the Guinness storehouse which was a much better tour than Old Jameson. I ate lunch at a cafe there for a good price (Guinness and beef stew and a bottle of water for <$10). Then I continued the tour, at the seventh floor of the tour there was a observation room where I drank my pint. I could've also had my pint at the Guinness academy where you learn to pour it yourself. The views were amazing with windows facing down on Dublin. On my way out I bought my only souvenir so far, a deck of Guinness playing cards. After Guinness, I went to the Kilmainham goal. This is an 19th century jail. It is also where most of the rebel leaders from the revolution of 1916 were put to death. The tour itself was kind of boring really. Mostly it was a lot of taking by the tour guide. Next I went to another national museum which, I forgot the name of. The museum is in old army barracks with at and history from every period of time of Ireland's history. It was the best of the museums I went to this trip. I was there until they closed and still didn't have enough time. I got on the bus for the last time and went back to the hostel. I finished the book I was reading on my kindle then went to find dinner. I walked around 30 minutes until I found a Burger restaurant. It was a really good Burger better than most I've had in the States even. I also has a bottle of cider that's now one of my favorites, it's an Irish cider. This meal cost me more than $20. In case I haven't mentioned it yet, Dublin is really really expensive. I wandered back to the hostel and went to bed fairly early (23:00) so that I would be well rested for my tour to the mountains. Now everybody's favorite part, pictures.
Entrance to Trinity college

A building at Trinity college.

Trinity college

Entrance to Guinness

The Guinness brewery lease, valid for 9,000 years.

A view from the top of the storehouse.

Another picture crib the storehouse

Those mountains are where my tour is going tomorrow.

Killmainham goal chapel, the die behind the alter is where prisoners would walk shortly before being hung.

Killmainham goal

Killmainham goal

The national museum I went to.

I had an entire post typed out yesterday and apparently it didn’t upload. So here’s a list of what I did.

1. Picked up hop on/hop off bus ticket
-Buses didn’t start running early enough.
2. Walked to Old Jameson
3. Went to café at old Jameson
-I got list and was still an hour early to my tour.
4. Went to tour at Old Jameson
5. Drank whiskey at old Jameson
6. Stumbled around till I found the bus.
-Just kidding. I didn’t drink that much.
7. Rode the bus back to the hostel
8. Got back on the bus and rode the entire tour.
9. Rode the bus again and got off near the museums.
10. Went to the national art gallery
-It was tiny and a waste of my time.
11. Went to the national museum of archeology
-It was huge and awesome
12. Went to the national museum of natural history
-Probably the Brest natural history museum I’ve ever been to.
13. Rode the bus back to the hostel area.
14. Ate fish and chips at a local pub.
-Also had a point of Guinness, the first beer that I’ve actually liked.
-Dinner was also very expensive almost $20.
15. Went back to the hostel
-Read on my kindle
-Went to bed

Now for pictures.

The entrance to Old Jameson is the arch on the right.

Why whiskey is so expensive. These barrels were full when they started maturing but, lose a lot to evaporation over time.

Whiskey tasting. Scotch on the left, old Jameson in the middle and, Jack Daniels on the right.

I’m an expert, enough said.

Ginger ale and lime (with old Jameson)

The Irish President’s house. His closest neighbor lives in a 60 acre 18th century mansion. If you guessed the US ambassador, you’d be correct.

St. Patrick’s cathedral

Polar bear at the natural history museum.

Giant Irish deer at the natural history museum

Human and horse skeletons at the natural history museum.

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