I wasn’t too sad about saying goodbye to James and Amber, as
our very good friends, Jan and Ron, were flying from Australia to visit
us. They arrived in good spirits (if a
little tired) and we quickly started the business of catching up on the events
of the past four years. I managed to
keep them awake long enough to take them to Temple Bar where we lunched before
jet lag finally overcame them and we headed back home for a nap.
Michael arranged the day off work so that we could start
showing Jan and Ron the sights of Dublin in earnest. We started the day at the Guinness
Storehouse, and we spent the next three hours wandering around the exhibits and
sampling the brew. I am finally
acquiring a taste for Guinness however I don’t think I will be downing a pint
anytime soon.
We took a tour on the Hop On Hop Off bus, which is a great
way to show people around Dublin when they have limited time. Once again I was reminded how beautiful the
city is and it was great to see Ron and Jan enthusiastically snapping
photos. We dined at Darwin’s, a fabulous
steak restaurant and then it was time to head for home as our guests were
rapidly starting to wilt.
The plan for Jan and Ron’s final day was to visit the market
at Meeting House Square. Well, we did
everything but! Each time we headed in
the direction of the market, we stopped off to show them one more thing, until
finally, we ran out of time. They were
able to see the Little Museum of Dublin where the guided tour gave them a brief
rundown of the past 100 years of Dublin history.
Michael and I were sad to say goodbye to Ron and Jan as they
headed off on the next leg of their European adventure. We were so chuffed that they added Dublin to
their itinerary, just so that they could see us. I really hope that it won’t be another 4
years until we see them again.
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