Today had a lot to do with drinking. Not only did I hit my milestone 5th pint of Guinness(one Irish Red as well) I had a taster or two at the Jameson Distillery. There was literally zero Irish people in my whole group of 26; not counting the hilarious tour guide who was very much Irish. Can we say tourist trap? Someone even asked if there was an amusement park in Dublin. Ha!
Including drinking, a lot of walking was involved. If could guess I walked 10 miles today. Walking is much cheaper than a bus and I get to see in between. Plus it is a great work out. I explored around Temple Bar and the more historical area mostly. I got to see Dublin Castle, Christ’s Church, and The Chester Beatty Library full of old manuscripts and books from all over the work collected by Chester Beaty himself.
I then made my was across town to the most kick ass bar in Dublin The John Kavanaugh. Or as the locals call it, “GraveDiggers” due to it’s convenient location next to, you guessed it, a graveyard. Not just any ordinary graveyard though. A graveyard, I am guessing, 20 acres full of old crypts, old buildings, a giant, fortified wall and amazing head stones.
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I originally found out about GraveDiggers after watching an Anthony Bordain show about a layover in Dublin. After watching the show I knew it was a must and I am glad that I went. The owner’s sun, the 7th generation to work in the bar named Ciaran, was more than welcoming. He asked me how I found out about his bar. I told him about the show I saw and he told me stories about when Bordain came and how bad ass of a guy he was. I guess he idolized Anthony Bordain so it was a dream come true.
The food at GraveDiggers was excellent and the pints even better. For the first time I had the tradition Irish dish, coddle. Coddle is pretty much a meat stew. Sausage, bacon, more bacon, potato, broth and parsley as a garnish. Good stuff.
Simple but delicious none the less
Today was my last day in Dublin. Tomorrow I will be heading out to do a 4 day tour of Southwest Dublin. Hopefully I can get some DSLR time in since I wont have to worry as much about walking around with my camera in the more rural parts.
Five Pints and Counting Today had a lot to do with drinking. Not only did I hit my milestone 5th pint of Guinness(one Irish Red as well) I had a taster or two at the Jameson Distillery.
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