We catch the bus a little earlier today as we have a 1030 scheduled visit to the Guinness brewery.
It is key to book your tickets ahead of time and choose a time slot. I am kinda of shocked at the high prices to see the brewery. And it is dynamic pricing, so prices are much higher in the afternoon when busier. We choose a morning visit for around 25 Euros each. Still high, but hey it includes a pint of beer. You can book tickets directly here - no need to book thru a third party.
If this is a quiet time, I would hate to see a busy time. It is busy and getting around the site is like being herded into a pen.
People are funny. Groups walk and then stop right in the middle. Hello people! Keep moving or move to the side to see the exhibit, don't block the entire group behind. And while I am gripping, why do people who enter a large room for a tasting just congregate right in the middle. We go into a room for a tasting and because people don't move forward half of the group at the back can't even get in the room. We nudge in and head to the sides and then the front where there was lots of room,. Ok same rant but I feel better, Ok rant over.
After going around the self guided tour, which I thought was well done and very informative. Oh and very pretty, yeah pretty. The architecture and site are pretty. It is amazing how they transformed the building.
We make our way up to the top for the pint of beer. Beautiful 365 degree views of the city. But it is packed in here too. We sip our beer, well I have learned don't sip Guinness as it will taste bitter. Take a big mouthful and swallow.
Okay can I say it now? Can I? I don't drink beer, and especially don't care for Guiness! Don't hate me. So Bernie get almost two pints of beer. Purely medicinal he says.
We stop into the gift ship and buy a t shirt and some beer glasses. Overall a fun morning.
Once we are finished we walk over to St. Patrick's Cathedral. It is 10 Euros to get in for an adult 9 Euros for a senior and it includes an audio guide.
We spend about 45 min here learning a lot. The site is busy but manageable and I highly recommend.
So we are now hungry, can't live on just Guinness. We find a pub and enjoy a meal. I get the bangers and mash (sausages, mashed potatoes, and a gravy) Bernie gets the fish and chips.
I wash it down with a cider. I always enjoy a good cider and drink it often at home. The restaurant was totally full and only one server who was run off her feet. We enjoyed the place and the food but because of the location it was very expensive, twice the price for the beer and cider compare to the local pub we were at last night.
We make our way back to the bus stop to head home. We walk into the apartment around 3 and get some wash done as we need to get our things together for boarding the ship.
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