DUBLIN is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Ireland. It is a vibrant hub for culture, history, music and literature. Dublin is well known for its iconic landmarks like Dublin College and Trinity College., bustling pub scene and my favorite- Guinness Storehouse – where you can sample the world-famous stout! It has a population of about 1.2 million people.
We dropped anchor in Dún Laoghaire (pronounced dun-leery) a small town about 8 miles from Dublin. The day started with some drizzle but abated and eventually stopped by the time we were ready to board the water shuttle. It took approximately 30 minutes to reach our destination.
As I mentioned in my previous post, Trini and I have visited the British Isles including Dublin so we decided to just take a stroll in Dún Laoghaire and get a feel of the place. We noticed right away that it was a laid back town with not much activity around. It was a nice time for us to just sit in the park benches and people-watch and inhale the salty breeze coming from the ocean.
The rest of our group separately took a train to visit Dublin. Some took the hop-on-hop-off buses to explore the city and some just strolled around admiring the different iconic landmarks.
After we all came back from the ship, the senior citizens required a nap to rest from the “stressful and hectic” tour of the city! Then we all met in our usual evening haunt – The Concerto Dining Room – where we have two permanent tables of eight (some of us rotating each night to the other table). It’s so fun to share stories with each other and we try to catch up with what’s going on to our families! Sometimes we get a little loud for the other guests nearby but who cares, we are having fun after all!
After dinner, we went to watch a lady contortionist/hula hoop dancer. Then some of us went to the Princess Theater to listen to more musical entertainment while Trini and I stayed behind to enjoy the ship’s band’s oldies repertoire.
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