First Up: Dublin, Ireland
After two very long, uncomfortable flights (more on that later) and a ridiculously long wait at customs, we treated ourselves to a taxi ride to the hostel. The cabbie turned out to be a treasure trove of local info!
We checked in at the hostel - which I'm pretty sure was built by Willy Wonka and decorated by Alice in Wonderland - but the room wasn't ready (it was only noonish) so we went snooping around town. As it happens, we are smack dab in the middle of Dublin!
We crossed the Ha' Penny Bridge and checked out Temple Bar (suggested by our cabbie), then had a late lunch at The Bakehouse, where we tried something called Dublin Cobble. I'm not sure what I had expected but it was delicious!
After eating, we went back to Abbey Court Hostel and got our room key. Apparently, we're sleeping in the dungeon.
There's 18 bunk beds, mixed occupancy and, I must say, it's a strange but not unpleasant experience. Reminds me of the barracks Dennis and I lived in during our Navy times. And for €25 ($18) per night/person, it is well worth it.
Our particular room is part of an older section of the building, right next to an awesome-looking bar. We put our gear away and slept like logs until around 9pm.
One of the places the cabbie suggested, The Brazen Head, is the oldest pub in the country. Unfortunately, we didn't stop there until around 10pm and the kitchen was closed. The bar was still open but, as tempting as it was to grab a pint of Guinness at the oldest pub, we hadn't eaten yet so we grabbed some pizza at Tokyo Aztec Pizza. Run by a middle eastern family. :D
We checked in at the hostel - which I'm pretty sure was built by Willy Wonka and decorated by Alice in Wonderland - but the room wasn't ready (it was only noonish) so we went snooping around town. As it happens, we are smack dab in the middle of Dublin!
We crossed the Ha' Penny Bridge and checked out Temple Bar (suggested by our cabbie), then had a late lunch at The Bakehouse, where we tried something called Dublin Cobble. I'm not sure what I had expected but it was delicious!
After eating, we went back to Abbey Court Hostel and got our room key. Apparently, we're sleeping in the dungeon.
There's 18 bunk beds, mixed occupancy and, I must say, it's a strange but not unpleasant experience. Reminds me of the barracks Dennis and I lived in during our Navy times. And for €25 ($18) per night/person, it is well worth it.
Our particular room is part of an older section of the building, right next to an awesome-looking bar. We put our gear away and slept like logs until around 9pm.
One of the places the cabbie suggested, The Brazen Head, is the oldest pub in the country. Unfortunately, we didn't stop there until around 10pm and the kitchen was closed. The bar was still open but, as tempting as it was to grab a pint of Guinness at the oldest pub, we hadn't eaten yet so we grabbed some pizza at Tokyo Aztec Pizza. Run by a middle eastern family. :D
No pic of the pizza?!?!
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