Monday again already?

It's Monday and we're off to explore Dublin. We arrived Sunday evening after traveling all day. Our hostel is the Abbey Court Hostel and is in the City Center, the center of activity.

We started the day with breakfast and then went in search of a phone store and pharmacy. Several of us have come down with colds so we made a stop to get medicated! Dave and I needed to get new sim cards for our phones so we took care of that.

Dublin Hop On Bus tour became our transportation for the day. We got on to learn about Dublin and to see the sights. It was a wonderfully sunny day so we sat out on the top of the bus. Several people have told us its the first time they have had a sunny day in months. I told them we brought it with us!

The highlight of the day seemed to be the tour of the Guinness Storehouse to learn all about Guinness. Steven and Josh earned certificates in pouring the perfect pint while the rest of us got to sample a free pint of Guinness in the 360 degree Gravity Bar. We got to take lots of pictures of Dublin from the the highest point in town. Everyone was even more excited to have the rest of the afternoon and evening to do what they wanted to. It was nice for the two of us to have some time too. Kayla, Sarah, Dave and I went to dinner at Hard Rock Cafe and had a nice evening.

It's nice to be able to walk around without an umbrella or heavy coats. We had cold, rainy weather in Edinburgh and London was cool. So it's nice to have sunny weather.

What I haven't quite gotten used to yet is the fact that the skies are still light at 10 at night and starts to get light at 4 in the morning. Our room has a skylight in it and it is a bit challenging to sleep in very late. We find ourselves getting up early and watch the kids drag in at 9:00 am! Our room is on the fourth floor and there is no elevator so I'm getting lots of exercise! Unofficially we have walked over 80 miles so far!

Tomorrow is a very early morning as we head on a day trip to Northern Ireland. Going to be a great day. Can't believe that we head home on Sunday. The time has gone fast. Have to make sure I take time to really savor the rest of the trip. I may never pass this way again.