Dublin

Our first meal in Dublin....

Dublin was tricky for lodging. We wanted to stay right in the city and be able to walk or take buses etc but I could NOT find anything for us. It was hugely expensive, or there weren't enough rooms, or it was in the party party section of town.

I finally found something for us that was in Dun Laoghaire, but with the train right there to easily get into town. There was an expedia deal for stay 2 nights get one free, which made it a good deal, I think around $115 a night. It was the Royal Marine Hotel and was VERY nice. We made it to the hotel, got checked in, then headed out. We had reserved seats on a haunted bus tour of Dublin and we needed to find it! It was scheduled to leave at 10:30 pm. We headed out - found the spot, then had some time to grab something to eat. We couldn't find anything nearby, and finally ducked into a McDonalds -

The bus tour was fun. We had a long day and night - and we soon discovered that the ease of using the trains or buses were not going to work for us because they quit running at 12:30 am or so.... We got a couple cabs and headed back to our hotel.

There is a ghost in this pick - that little white circle - see it?

Our night became a little longer, as some partyers set off the fire alarm sometime in the middle of the night - OH the noise. And we didn't know what to do. We threw some clothes on and made our way outside, then heard it was a false alarm.....