Today we hit two major Dublin tourist spots: the Guinness Storehouse and Kilmainham Jail. We also stumbled upon the Jameson Distillery in between.
The Guinness Storehouse was described in our guide book as the "Disney of breweries", and it definitely lived up to that. The glowing blue waterfall was to illustrate that water is a key ingredient in beer.
The kids enjoyed the many exhibits, and especially liked the section on transportation. Ellis found herself a place to sit on the back of this train.
She was also pretty confused by the fish riding a bicycle on the marketing/ advertising floor (there are 5 floors of exhibits, plus 2 more with bars and restaurants!).
We got our complimentary pint at the roof top bar with 360 degree views of the city.
It was a rare (somewhat) sunny day in Dublin today, and the views were quite good.
We had a few hours to kill before our tour of the jail, so we took the kids for a walking nap. With no destination in mid, we happened upon the Jameson distillery and went in there for another tour.
If there was a Disney of distillery tours, I think Jameson would be it. I'm not a whiskey fan, but it was an entertaining experience.
Next stop was a tour of the Kilmainham Gaol. Both kids were awake at this point and felt like holding hands for a while.
We arrived a bit early for our tour, so the kids blew off some steam by running around in one of the courtyards.
The guided tour was fascinating, although it was a bit too much for the kids to handle, especially at the end of a long day.
I couldn't always hear everything the guide was saying, so I'll have to read up more on the 1916 uprising tonight now that the kids are asleep.
Tomorrow we pack up and leave for the west coast-next stop, Lisdoonvarna!
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