Day 2 in Dublin we spent going on the Hop-on-hop-off bus. Walked through St Stephen's green and The Temple Bar area. There was a large outdoor market in Temple Bar where we stopped for lunch. Visited St Patrick's Cathedral and Grafton Street. We did a lot of walking, and on the way back to downtown we stopped at a display put on by "Vickings" We were tired and wanted to get back to Duke Street so we took an "Eco Cab". It is a small carriage that is propelled like a bicycle and run by University Students. He chatted away while he rode the bike and asked us where we were from and how long we would be staying. When we stopped he took our picture in the carriage. I will post a picture later.
Since yesterday was Lynda's 65th birthday we celebrated it in style by having a few brews in Davey Bynes pub. Then we took the bus back to the area of our guesthouse and dinner at a nearby hotel. We even had fish and chips.
Today we went to Trinity College and had a tour given by a young University student studying History. He took us around the campus and pointed out the different buildings to us. The tour was well worth while as the buildings are just brick and mortar to the normal eye but he made it very interesting and informative. After the tour we went to see "The book of Kells" an old manuscript from the 800's.
Hopefully we will get to Dublin castle this afternoon.
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Hi Peggy, I'm enjoying reading your blog and Lynda's. Can't wait to see more photos later.
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