So another day has passed and I still have yet to see the sun but it feels like early April with the temperature hanging around 40-45 degrees which is awesome. The last couple of day we have gone to a small town just down the road called Howth that is a little fishing town that sits right on the bay and has a bunch of cool restaurants. Wednesday we went to a small pub called The Bloody Stream, it was great because it was exactly like I imagined a small pub to be like; everyone was drinking Guinness, it looked old, and they had some traditional Irish music which was a welcomed change from the Irish Kenny G crap they play at the hotel bar. I also had some traditional Irish stew while I was there and it was easily the best thing I've eaten so far and will most likely secure a top 5 spot by the end of the trip. Today we ate at an Italian place which was also cool, but they didn't have Guinness which was a bummer. The atmospheres in all of the restaurants is incredibly laid back, it seems like when people do go out to eat here that they make a night out of it everyone sits a talks a while before and after they eat. This is cool until you want your check and the waitress is nowhere to be found. Also something I learned is that alcohol over here is crazy expensive a 6-pack of Guinness is about $19 (14 euro) and a bottle of whiskey goes for around $45 (34 euro), so drinking isn't cheap but it doesn't seem to stop anybody. Well the work week will conclude tomorrow around 4:30 and I will finally be able to get out and about and get your fools some pictures of this place.
Your Dublin Correspondent,
Adam
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