We are celebrating Joseph's High School graduation, one year later. We are so proud of him and are excited to share our love of travel with him. We are travelling in a much bigger group - myself, Jeff, Joseph, Zander, and Allison. Hopefully the time change isn't too much for Z!
We landed around 10 AM, a few hours delayed. We checked into the hotel and then hit the city to see the sights. We are staying at The Conrad Hotel, just a few blocks from the famous Gramercy Street.
First meal: fish and chips...and a Guinness of course.
Since we only have a few days in Ireland, we decided to buy tickets for the Hop on and Hop Off Double Decker bus, which took us all over the city. Some of the major sights:
St Patrick's Cathedral
Trinity College
Guinness Store House
Temple Bar
St Stephens Green (picture here)
We got off at the Guinness stop to tour the brewery. Jeff and I have been a few times before, but it was still cool to read about the history and process of Arthur Guinness. Did you know his wife had TWENTY ONE kids? Unfortunately only 11 of them survived, but they are the ones that passed the family business down generation after generation. Guinness started after Arthur's Godfather died, granting him 100 pounds from his will. Arthur invested that money and started the brewery in 1755 with a 9000 year lease and 45 pound rent in the very same spot the brewery is at today.
We enjoyed the history and the beer! (picture here)
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