On the way back into Dublin we passed the Guinness Brewery!!!!
Thanksgiving at Chuck’s
We caught the #16 bus to Chuck’s house where we spent the next two nights in Senan’s room. Chuck had a Thanksgiving Dinner for us and then we watched football while the others worked on a puzzle. After dinner Chuck and I went to the pub where I had Guinness #3.
Thanksgiving Dinner in Dublin
An Outing with the Cousins
On Friday we took Senan and Saoirse; Anthony and Malachi met us at the hospital bus stop where we all rode the #6 bus to the fun center for bowling!
After bowling we went and saw WICKED!
Staying at Uncle Tony’s
On Saturday Adrienne came and collected us and took us to her house for the next two nights! It was nice to see and stay with my Uncle Tony and Auntie Adrienne.
An Outing with Auntie Adrienne
Adrienne had planned a fun day for us and we headed into Dublin
The Spire
The Post Office scene of the Easter Rising in 1916
There was an election while we were in Ireland and posters like this were all over the country. Was really intrigued by their system which seems so much better than our winner take all scenario. In Ireland there is ranked choice voting and you vote for your representative and if no party gets a majority then they are forced to form coalitions to form a government. I like the idea of a party named “People Before Profits”
The National Portrait Gallery
The gallery was nice with some beautiful paintings.
We really liked the watercolors by Mildred Anne Butler painted in the 1920’s
Dublin Castle
After the gallery we took a tour of another museum that featured lots of art for Asia and then wandered the Christmas at the Castle. Back home we had burritos for dinner than Antony came over and we played cards and scrabble before going to bed.
