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We started the day by eating at the hotel. It is included in the price of the room. It was very good and nicely put on. I had the best cup of tea I have had on the whole trip. The concierge at the hotel sold us tickets at a reduced rate for the Dublin city bus tour. We walked over to O’Connell Street to catch the tour bus. It is about eight blocks from the hotel. Taking Trista’s advice from other trips we decided to ride the bus for the whole tour and then decide what we wanted to get off to see. But by the Guinness Storehouse we decided to get off. This way the major place that Trista wanted to visit. The tour was pretty good. It showed all the steps of making the beer and explained it well. There were also displays and videos that told how the process originally started. Each adult received a pint at the end or children received a soft drink. Of course a gift shop was on the premises where we were able to buy a few souvenirs.

Our next stop was St. Patrick’s Cathedral. This was a beautiful church which has been in existence for over 800 years. St. Patricks is the National Cathedral of Ireland. They hold two sung services everyday except Saturday. We learned that over 300,000 visitors each year. Once again we rejoined the tour to complete the route.

One of the tourist guide books listed the post office as a “must see” . We didn’t really understand why we should see a post office but we went to check it out. First of all it was a huge, beautiful building. Then inside it was just as beautiful and we learned that many things go on in the post office. You could buy stamps, envelopes, and post cards. There was also a small office on the side that sold collectable stamps. Also people were there to pay bills such as municipal bills and to pick up their welfare checks. It was a really busy place.

We ate lunch at a small place off O’Connell Street on Henry Street. The food was okay but the place was really too small for eat in guests.

We went to join the tour again but found it was too late. How could we forget how early everything closes? We did not want to sit in our hotel rooms so we went to see a movie in the multi-plex on O’Connell Street.