Ireland

Serving up the good stuff in Gravity Bar

There was a huge wall of casks from the display about the coopers (cask makers).

Heading up to the top floor to take in the views from Gravity Bar.

Details were not spared in this building. This is a small piece of an enormous bronze sculpture that is part of the transportation display.

Heading toward the Storehouse…even the approach is cool.

One of their most recognizable ad campaigns.

We also met Christian and Rose (love them) from California at the Guinness Storehouse. Here’s a blurry photo of us heading into the Storehouse together after I needed to inquire about Christian’s sweater, which proudly bears the image of a kitten. That is an awesome sweater.

The tasting room was full of white mist coming from several different barrels each representing different flavor notes in the Guinness. It was rad.

This is a more different piece of an enormous bronze sculpture that is part of the transportation display.

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Diego’s perfect pint

The glass walls of the gravity bar are very cool and also a little unnerving.

Hanging out in the Gravity bar with a 360 view of Dublin

Here’s the brewing process for inquiring minds.

This is the water display — an ode to the importance of the water source, the Wicklow Mountains.

The building is full of little moments like this one. <3

We also met Christian and Rose (love them) from California at the Guinness Storehouse. Here’s a blurry photo of us heading into the Storehouse together after I needed to inquire about Christian’s sweater, which proudly bears the image of a kitten. That is an awesome sweater.

Our wonderfully weird waiter at JJ’s.

Elmira, New York!

John’s Lane Cathedral

The Ha’penny Bridge over the Liffey River

Another view of the Ha’penny Bridge

Yum!

Cool details abound in the city…this is the base of a street light. St. Patrick’s cathedral is peeking out in the background.

Christ Church Cathedral

Love locks on the Ha’penny Bridge. Fun fact, the city has to remove these from time to time due to the maintenance issues the little rust producers cause. The last removal weighed in at 300KG/661LBS!

Diego’s favorite shop of the day.

Cool bronze casts of Viking artifacts set into sidewalk pavers throughout the city give a nod to the city’s Nordic roots.

The bakeries were mouth watering.

Artichokes flower!!! Mind blown.

The Spire on famed O’Connell Street

A bird with tude and a rainbow

THE Temple Bar

Courtyard of Trinity College

A chill afternoon in the courtyard of Trinity College

I made a friend at dinner. Her name is Poppy.

Trying not to ralph

Heading to our homestay

Actual working water fountain

Kinsale’s harbor

The complex maze of stone fences double as property boundaries

View from O’Brien’s Castle

We were the only passengers

Heading into Doolin

Lefty

Inisheer taxi

One of the ferries

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standard travel pose as near to the edge of the cliff as I dared to stand

our “hike”

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standard travel pose

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A cemetery in Kilkenny.

Kilkenny by night

Diego’s favorite shop of the day.

Cork’s English Market is like a farmer’s market on steroids. It has been around since 1788, it’s in the center of the city, and it’s chock full of family businesses. It is absolutely darling in every respect.