until 2pm. Quite a shock that was. Other than that we were rather
successful. We had a late lunch at a bus station that was pretty
tasty, certainly our best non dinner yet. We headed towards the
Guinness storehouse, but realize we would never make it there in time.
Instead we stopped at the Jameson distillery.
That was a good time - Jameson has been made for forever! I learned
the difference between whiskey, Irish whiskey, and scotch. Scotch is
made from barley that is smoked, so it has a lot smokier flavor than
whiskey. I tend to think it tastes like vomit, personally, but
whatever. I volunteered to be a whiskey tester, so I got a couple
extra drinks and a sweet certificate that is totally going up in my
cube. I also learned that people drink whiskey with apple juice
somewhere? I've never heard of that, but I'm interested in trying it
out.
So after that we went to a local movie theatre to see Jennifers Body
(yes, the American movie). The movie was alright. I feel it was really
only made because Megan Fox is way hot. The theatre was huge, four
stories tall. They had assigned seats, which was interesting. Also
expensive, which is unsurprising. They do have a 20 euro a month
unlimited pass, a totally great idea that I'd like to see in the states.
Following that, we had dinner in the area, that was solid. Not
amazing, but solid. We tackled another local train service that was
odd because there was nothing to verify your ticket. Nothing stopping
you from just walking on. Weird.
Stuff I learned today-
* there is a lot of American music here, especially from the 80s and
90s. Our hotel is particularly fond of Motown, which is pretty cool.
* streets are named, but often not marked what the name is. That's
annoying.
* addresses here often don't have street numbers. Not sure why. It's
annoying though, because just knowing the street is not enough. Ever.
Lots more to do tomorrow. Going to try getting to st patricks
cathedral, for something that may or may not be mass...
Mark D
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