My last day in Ireland and I only had a few hours before I needed to go to the airport. For today the agenda had 1 item on it, the Guinness Storehouse. It wasn’t far from my hotel and I was down there for the opening at 9:30. The tour was self guided and explained the history of Guinness and brew master Arthur Guinness. Arthur signed a most famous lease ever for 9000 years for the St. James Brewery. See picture below about the famous Guinees yeast, the famous harp, and a picture of the MAN himself. I had a taste of Guinness at 10AM and then it was off to the airport.
When I returned my rental car, I had lost a hub cap. Hertz charged me 15 Euro for a hub cap. This car was a pain in the butt! But off to the airport, I went. It was back to London for the night and then I would fly out in the morning back to the US. When I arrived at the hotel, it appeared as though I forgot to make a reservation. Oops! This was the same hotel I stayed in the night before flying to Dublin. I must have been so excited about going to Ireland that I forgot about coming back. Oh well! I had to pay a bit more for my hotel, but I had a place to sleep.
Thing I umm… Learned? in Ireland:- Sheep, lots of sheep
- Americans have beautiful, sexy accents – who knew?!
- Don’t drive the rental like a rental
- I was told that Ireland doesn’t have a real military by someone that was in the Irish army
- Rugby is a real sport, American football is for wimps
- Most roads are barely 2 lanes, many are 1 lane- The country folks think the cities are dumps, I agree
- Old in Irish terms means centuries
- The children grow up in pubs (Irish joke)
- St. Patrick is an excused to get p!ssed (Irish for drunk)
And so ends the greatest adventure ever – Ireland over St. Patrick’s Day! But the memories will live on for an eternity.
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