Well, I'll have to get deck pictures up in a week or so, because Stephanie and I are on vacation! This is the first vacation that we've taken for ourselves since our honeymoon.
This year, my company blessed us with her airfare and hotel to go to London. While I was toiling away at the home office, Stephanie was catching up on seeing museums and London in general.
After the end of the week, we took off and are now enjoying the intermittent showers of Dublin, Ireland. We're here for a couple of days before venturing off to Glasgow where we'll be staying in a hotel, but plan on seeing Edinburgh, Scotland.
Yesterday, we toured Trinity College where we saw the history of this school, heard some of the student rights and rituals, and then toured the Book of Kells, which is probably the most notable reason anyone visits this historical landmark.
Afterwards, we walked down Dame Street and passed the General Post Office, ChristChurch, and ended up at one of my "need-to-experience" sites, The Guinness Storehouse. Here, we were able to hear the history and learn about the experience of Ireland's Trademark drink, Guinness Beer. The building is a 7 story structure. You start on the first floor winding your way up to the seventh, which is called the "Gravity Bar". When you pay admission, they give you a "Guinness stone" which has a ring good for exchange of a pint of Guinness upstairs.
Once we made it to the top, we were treated with a pint. I have to admit, I've never had a desire to try Guinness, but since it was included in the price, what the heck? Well, I'll tell you, that it definitely will not be my last! I enjoyed it more than I thought, and now understand why the Irish love their Guinness!
Well, it's time to go catch the bus for today's ventures!
