Today we are up earlier and head off to Dublin. Cory is a little more comfortable about driving on the left hand side but I still need to say "wrong side, wrong side, wrong side" when we turn ...............especially turning right.
So we arrive in Dublin and find a parking space that we figure is near the Guinness factory as we decide to go there first. As we are strolling along we find this little place called "The Sweater Shop" so we go in to have a look. What does Cory find almost right away ............... the green sweater I liked so much AND it was on SALE for twenty euros less. You will never guess what I did ................
well maybe you will....... I bought the sweater, merino wool from New Zealand knit in Ireland 🇮🇪. It’s loverly. The shop keeper tells us there are no more yarn shops in Dublin but we don’t know if we believe him. Cory said she saw "the constant Knitter" shop across the street and it looked closed........can you believe she didn’t even point it out to me....
Across the street is this spectacular church so we decide to go in and have a look. The inside is stunning. There over a dozen large, beautiful stain glass windows, wood pews and pillars and every thing is amazing. We are not catholic but we do stop and we both light a candle for Che.
We are feeling a little peckish so go into this little shop for tea and cake. We get a raspberry square and a lemon one and share them. There is an older man at the next table who strikes up a conversation with us. He is a retired electrician who has been trying to learn French and has also joined a writers club. He said the most thing he enjoyed about the writers club was the stories the other members wrote. After a very enjoyable half hour we had of to the Guinness warehouse.
So we walk on looking for the Guinness warehouse, and on and on and then discover they have a parking lot close to the entrance. Oh well the walk was interesting. All the old stone and brick buildings and funny little alley ways. The Guinness warehouse is seven stories tall. The last two stories are new and have a lot of glass, in fact everything but the floor is glass in the top one. So you start on the ground floor are work your way up. They tell you what they use and how they brew the beer. I found the description of how the cooper made the barrels was the most interesting. The barrels were all handmade and NO nails. They cut and shape each stave and then placed metal rim on one end of the staves. This is then put in a steamer to make the staves pliable enough to get a metal rim on the other end. Then they shave each stave so they are all smooth and the same level before putting on the metal bands. It was amazing to watch the video.
The tasting room was on the fifth floor and we each got a miniature glass of 🍺 and were given detailed instructions on how to drink it and what we should notice as we did. It was okay but not being a beer drinkers we never manage to finish the glass of beer they gave us when we reached the seventh floor. Oh yes Cory went a got a wheel chair from them for the tour as she didn’t think I would be able to manage all the walking. As much as I hate to admit it ........ it was a good idea.
We were going to take a taxi back to our car but took a horse and buggy instead. It was really fun and the cars gave way to us. The driver turned around in the middle of the street and everyone just stopped and waited.
So into the car and on the road again ............... it is rush hour and the motorway is wall to wall so we decide to take a drive the other way. We end up in Bray at a restaurant that overlooks the water and have a delicious dinner. Cory had a steak you could cut with a fork and I had a green chilli curry thing that was delicious. No desert as we didn’t have it first and were too full after. Time to go home as we are both tired and sore especially Cory. I think pushing me in a wheel chair wasn’t the best idea for her. So I talk to her, keep telling her how far it is , rub the kink in her back, open the window. Anything and everything to keep her awake. We made it back safe and sound and went to bed.
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