St. Patrick's Cathedral

St. Patrick's Cathedral was not at all what I had expected. Inside, every wall was covered with plaques and statues and the floor was very detailed and colorful. Dark wood made up the benches and they were lined with a deep red fabric. Flags hung from poles on the walls and stained glass windows were all around. The alter and the stairway to the bells were carved of stone and really a sight to see, and the cemetary around the church was protected behind a solid iron gate. It really was a beautiful church and even though we got extremely lost trying to find it, it was definately worth it.

The Park

We stumbled upon this park by accident while hunting for St. Patrick's Cathedral on foot. Apparently, of course we found this out later, there is a ghost story affiliated with this part that sometimes people, while they are walking through the archway, are picked up off the ground and then dropped and from that point on they have a red line across their neck for the rest of their lives. Creepy...but aside form that story the park was really beautiful. We even raninto some frisky pigeons...lol

Trinity College and The Book of Kells

Trinity College is an absolutey beautiful campus in a prime location, not at all what I would have expected; and short of the freezing cold climate it would be an amazing place to go to college. We were allowed to take pictures of The Book of Kells inside, but it was spectacular.

Jameson Distillery

The distillery was really really great. We had such a good time. When we first got to Dublin on Friday, the building was actually closed down for renovations. Apparently it had been closed since December. Luckily for us, they reopened about noon on St. Patrick's Day, so we were able to go see it. Boy was it worth the wait! All the things they did were great and they gave you a guided tour which made it so much more enjoyable. They even had a taste testing and picked four volunteers to try a bunch of different whiskeys and Luis was picked as one of them. For those of you who don;t know, Jameson makes whiskey and it is good whiskey, very smooth and you can mix it with just about anything. I'm not a whiskey drinker but I was very impressed by Jameson. Luis and I even bought a 12 year old bottle of the Distillery Whiskey that you can only buy in Dublin from the Distillery. We had our names printed on the bottle and plan on saving it until our tenth wedding anniversary.