Bray, Dun Laoghaire, Howth, Guinness! Dublin Part 2

Ireland was a blast. I met so many cool people and got to see a lot of cool things. On Saturday I went on a day trip to Bray and Dun Leary with the girls from my room. We got Subway to bring with us and had a lovely picnic on the beach. It was so nice to be near the water again, it reminded me a lot of home. The weather was a bit cloudy but fairly nice. We started in Bray and walked up and down the beach and then took the train to Dun Laoghaire. This was more of a port and we walked out on the pier. It also had a pretty neat town center full of cute little shops so we wandered around for a while. That night we got to see some live Irish music for free, so that was fun. The round trip train ticket cost 4.60 euro and it was totally worth it to get away from the Dublin tourist area and go somewhere so nice and calm.

I still had to go to the Guinness Storehouse and check that out and so I went Sunday morning. It was a really cool place and very informative. Now I know why Guinness is the way it is, "It's the toasted barley!" (that comes from a commercial I watched while there). They had tons of cool things to see and at the top the views of the city were amazing. I was lucky to have the place be so empty because I heard it can get jam packed up there.

Because I enjoyed myself so much the day before I planned to go to Howth. I read online there was a hike to go to the summit and overlook the bay. Unfortunately I couldn't figure out how to get there and wandered around a lot and found some trails and the castle but not the summit hike. There was a farmer's market going on and one of the vendors let me sample all the nuts and candy he was selling. In the end I bought some mixed Chili nuts. I spent most of my time just sitting on the pier watching all the fisherman. There were three funny young guys trying to fish with just line and bait standing down by the water on some rocks. I watched them struggle for quite a while and it kept me amused.

Bray:







Dun Laoghaire (Dun Leary):

The girls from my room in the hostel

Guinness Storehouse: One of the important ingredients: Hops, Barley, Yeast, Water

My Irish side coming out... my complimentary pint of Guiness at 11 AM

Howth (like Both with an H):

Had to see at least one cool castle

Outdoor market... they were selling clam chowder in the green caravan on the left

Ireland's Eye

A seal! He popped up to say hello