Dublin: Lunch at Eddie Rockets

Dublin, Ireland

We start our second day in Dublin with a visit to Saint Patrick's Cathedral.

Today we'll be driving and stopping to see the Rock of Cashel, Blarney Castle and the Muckross Friary.

Jonathan Swift wrote Gulliver's travels. They have a cast of his skull in the Cathedral. They once thought that the size and shape of one's skull determined character and intelligence.

Swift suggested fighting hunger in Ireland by killing and eating a quarter of all children under the age of two. He was trying to make a point about hunger.

Later we visit the Guiness Storehouse. I don't like beer very much but Guiness Stout is an exception.

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We ninish the tour up in the Gravity Room which has a fine view of Dublin. We have tickets for four perfectly pored beers, but I have to give three of them away to a thirsty looking couple.

The kids like the retro hamburgers and shakes in Eddie Rockets so we go back there for lunch.

A Day in Dublin

After sleeping until noon, we take a taxi downtown and have Irish Stew in O'Neils pub.

It's very late. I'm too tired to write a clever blog. This will have to do.

We  visit Trinity College to see the Old Library and the Book of Kells. (You can google it if you want more info).

I find a photo gallery and we wand though it. I never thought about using this much shaving cream. b

We have shakes at Eddie Rockets.

We get to the Dublin Castle 15 minutes after closing time.

Our host is named Padraig, which means Patrick. That explains why American Irish immigrants were called Paddies.

The Saint Stephens Park is crowded at the end of the workday.

Another pub for dinner. This one has Posh ambiance.

Mrs. Phred and Taylor wander down to a "Red Hot Chili Peppers" concert that has 80,000 fans and listen from the fence. Brooke and I play with computers until they return at 11 PM.