Dublin

Dublin

Sunshine greets us today. We shower, dress and head to breakfast for two. A blueberry pastry, fresh fruit dice, a scrambled with bacon and tea. I'm reading The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane you see.

We strike out in the nine o'clock hour with a plan. It made for an arduous day in a city of 1,000,000 Dubliners. We hopped a Hop and Go and headed to St. Patrick's Cathedral. Jonathan Swift is buried there. The bus broke down and we waited. We caught one an hour later and hopped off to find fish n chips about 2 and couldn't get another. Frustrated we walked and walked to catch the ship's shuttle at Merriam Square and got back at 4:30. Our goal was 2. We had a chance to rest and eat and call a taxi at dic for the musical pub crawl.

That was brilliant. Local ballads and comedy at Oliver St John Golganny, the Ha Penny Inn and Brannigans. The Irish musicians Luke and Anthony sand and played the Guitar, small accordion and banon drum. A dancer performed. Dan and I shared a Guinness, Southwick and Comnelt.

Now home via taxi with a Albertan couple.

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