Ireland in November. Land of the bad weather, shamrocks, Jameson, Guinness and possibly the friendliest people I've ever met!
I don't think I've ever seen Sam as excited as he was at the airport waiting for our flight (I think it was the prospect of all the Guinness)
I was fortunate enough to be staying in Dun Laoghaire on the coast. There's a great place called the forty foot where people have been swimming in the Irish Sea all year round for some 250 years. And it's baltic all year!
Being close to Christmas, Dublin had the festivity out in full swing with lights everywhere so it was great wandering around the city. We went to Trinity College where we were given a tour by a current student who told us a great many stories, some of which were clearly made up (including that someone kept a bear on campus as a pet). It was the best tour.
Easily the best part of Trinity College is the library, built in 1952, home to the Book of Kells and one of three remaining medieval Gaelic harps.
Also on the agenda was a trip to The Old Jameson Distillery.
I even got my whiskey tasting certificate. I still prefer it with ginger beer...
...or a cider instead.
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