Wonderful day again! This morning started with complimentary breakfast in our hotel then off to jail!
Several people recommended the Kilmainham Gaol. The jail housed and executed the leaders of the Easter 1916 revolt. Really a great tour of a jail that was restored by a restoration group in the 1960s including some who we're imprisoned there themselves.
After that we grabbed the hop on hop off bus to take a tour and jumped off at Trinity College. Didn't go in today but it's still on the list. We ate a lovely three course meal at Farm, which was good but not quite up to our discerning Bay Area palates. But it was a lovely leisurely dining afternoon.
Next on to the search for Molly Malone, or at least her statue. We found it on the map, we found those streets in real life but no Molly. Cut to us circling the block twice and finally realizing that there is a sign marking where she should be but isn't. She's away being cleaned. So while disappointed we were glad to realize that it was not that we can't read maps.
We also found O'Neills pub one of the oldest still operating public house. Please ignore the "incorrect" spelling we're all family! Shockingly I was not the only one of us to find our last name on a building.
Back now at the hotel resting before venturing back out to pubs tonight. I'm looking for some live music I think!
Tomorrow we catch a train to Limerick and start the next chapter of our trip. So happy to realize that today is only our second day!
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