Wednesday 7 November 2007

To be sure to be sure


Dare wus dis couple who were Australian

Dey wus tryin to find where dey wus stayin

Dey turned to da right but couldna take a trick

an ended in da market of Limerick


Yes! after a wintery night in Dublin we traveled to Limerick by train. Joy's main goal was to find ancient family history at the Brian Boru Heritage Centre in County Clare. Getting a hire car on a Sunday in Limerick prooved somewhat challenging. However after a short bus trip to Shannon Airport and too many Euro we were able to hire a car for the day. Travelled the back roads to Killaloe where the Heritage centre was located, only to find it was closed for the winter (interestingly we later heard on the Radio that winter starts on the 1st of November in Ireland).

It was a nice drive in the country. In the afternoon we went off to Bunratty Castle and Folk Park and had an enjoyable afternoon.
Caught the early train back from Limerick this morning and went on an Open top bus tour around Dublin. After seeing the sights we decided to go to Dublin's Number 1 Tourist Attraction. The Guiness factory. After climbing 7 floors of exhibits on how they make the stuff, we were rewarded with a refreshing pint in a viewing room with 360 degree views of Dublin.


Tommorrow its off to London for our final day inEurope.

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