Arthur Guinness Turns 250!
Thursday, September 24 at 17:59 (the year it was founded) everyone in Dublin, or all of Ireland for that matter, raised a glass of Guinness for the 25oth Anniversary!
After a cold and breezy, open topped, bus tour we all went downtown Dublin to celebrate the Anniversary. It had a vague reminding of New Years, where everyone counts down til the big number. Then Tom Jones sang "It's not Unusual" which gave us all a bit of a laugh since it seemed so American, but apparently he is from Whales. Then there was an array of other artists, none of whom I knew. We attempted to get over to the St. James square, where the Guinness Factory is, but tickets had sold out months ago. Nevertheless, just being in Dublin with all the excitement was a great experience.
I have seen so many new things, that I am learning it is going to be hard to write about all of them. I want to share all of my experiences, but then realize that I wouldn't be having any new ones because I would spend hours talking about all the old ones. Here are some of the pictures from my walking tour and bus tour of Downtown Dublin:
Famous Temple Bar
Potato Famine Statue
Entrance to St. Stephen's Park
River Liffey - Separating the Northsiders from the Southsiders
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