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Monday, January 13, 2020

Dublin, Ireland - Visiting The Guinness Storehouse And More

Dublin, Ireland is where you can visit the Guinness Storehouse and more. Read this post before your vacation here.

If you are reading this post because you are planning a trip to Ireland and traveling with your dad, be sure to read this post, 10 Father's Day Gift Ideas For The Traveling Dad.



For Day 3 of our unforgettable vacation in Ireland, we planned a road trip to Dublin.  We had a number of reasons why we wanted to visit the capital and largest city in Ireland, but the number one reason the hubbies had for wanting to travel three hours from our cottage in Doolin, was because the Guinness Storehouse would be the reward when we finally got there.


When we got to Dublin, we headed straight for the Guinness Storehouse and parked in their parking lot.  We were able to leave our rental there for the day and walk to everything else we had on our "to do in Dublin list."

We entered the storehouse across the street and used a kiosk to purchase our tickets which entitled us to the tour and a free pint of Guinness.  We were surprised to find out that the receipt we got for buying our tickets also had a coupon for a free pint!

Once inside the building, we started our self-guided tour and, learned all about the history and the brewing of Ireland's most iconic beer.


The many interactive and hands-on displays made the tour very interesting and fun.


We spent about 2 hours exploring all 7 floors of the storehouse.


We were all excited when we got to the floor with the tasting rooms, especially JT!


We were even more excited when we reached the Gravity Bar on the top floor where we all traded in our coupons for a refreshing pint of Guinness.  Guinness tastes different in Ireland.  I never liked the taste of the beer the few times I've had a sip or two, but I really liked it when we had it here.


After our pints we were off to see our friend's daughter who was attending college in Dublin.  Mako, who lives in Japan, contacted us when she found out we would be in Ireland at the same time as her.  We made plans to meet her for lunch.


She picked out the pub, The Brazen Head, when we told her we wanted to eat traditional Irish fare.

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I had the Honey Mustard Glazed Bacon & Cabbage which I knew by now, that I wouldn't see any  bacon on my plate, I would see ham.  Soko had the Beef & Guinness Stew.  Both of our meals were delicious.  We enjoyed the atmosphere of the pub and especially enjoyed the company.  We agreed that Mako made an excellent choice when she picked this place.


After lunch, Mako and her friend, Kohei, led the way when we told them we wanted to see the Temple Bar...


and the Ha'penny Bridge.


We wanted to do Rick Steves' recommended O'Connell Street Stroll with Mako and Kohei but it started to rain.  

This was the weather we were expecting as we were planning our February trip.  We prepared for rainy and cold to be the forecast every day but amazingly we had more sunny and beautiful days than rainy ones.  We all packed boots, raincoats (I wore mine over my jacket) and umbrellas, which fell apart in the wind the first time we tried to use them!  I also brought long underwear tops, hat, gloves and vest and wore all of it most days and surprisingly, for me, felt very comfortable in the cold, except for the one brutally cold, windy and rainy day!  It didn't seem to bother the rest of the group, though.  

I was able to snap a quick picture of the Daniel O'Connell Statue (with a bird sitting on his head!) and then we headed hurried back to Guiness for a quick drink and the parking lot before it closed at 7:00 pm.  


We had a little bit of time to peek our heads into a couple of stores and stop to take pictures in front of a couple of Dublin's gorgeous churches on our way back.



Christ Church Cathedral

Saint Catherine's Church 
(Had to take a picture here when I saw the name of the church!)

We got back to the Guinness Storehouse with enough time to run up (we actually took the elevator to the 7th floor this time!) to the Gravity Bar to have one more Guinness, enjoy the panoramic view of a beautiful Dublin evening and take one more picture...


It took a few sips, but got a half-way decent picture of Sandie with her beer moustache, because that's what you do when you're drinking a Guinness in Ireland!



Read about the other stops we made in Ireland.

Day 1



Day 2




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Have you ever visited the Guinness Storehouse in Dublin, Ireland? What did you think of the Guinness? Definitely not the Guinness we drink in America!

15 comments:

  1. Thanks for the tour! Rick Steves couldn't have done better! Your post really called to me because just last week I posted my Guinness Beef Stew. My photo shows it with two dumplings on top, but when I served it to guests the first night I served it with BOTH mashed potatoes AND dumplings--triple comfort! Happy to see your pub served it with mashed potatoes instead of having potatoes in the stew.

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    1. I definitely have to pin your recipe. It sounds delicious! What a great idea to serve your stew with both potatoes and dumplings! Yum!!

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  2. Looks like you all had a great time!! My son loves Ireland. He spent a recent birthday there. I pinned it! Thanks so much for linking up with me at my #UnlimitedMonthlyLinkParty 8, this party will be open until January 26.

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    1. I don't blame your son for loving Ireland! Thanks for stopping by!

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  3. That sounds like such a fun day trip!

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  4. What a wonderful trip! Thank you for sharing at Party In Your PJ's.

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  5. Looks like you had a really wonderful day! Ireland looks beautiful and I am sure you enjoyed the food and the pints! :)

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    1. Ireland was a beautiful country with amazing food and delicious beer!!

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  6. It looks like you are having a wonderful time. I hope you enjoy the rest of your trip and thanks for sharing your adventure with us at #HomeMattersParty

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  7. What a great place to visit. Loved reading your post and seeing your photos. Thanks so much for sharing your post with us at 5 Adorable Photos Of The Penguins At Twycross Zoo: welcome to the weekend link up. Hope you can join us tomorrow :)

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    1. Ireland was a great place to visit! Thank you for stopping by!

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