Tiny Spaces

     OK, everybody 6' and taller, over 200 lbs (not saying how much over!), and married, please contact Boeing and thank them for their thoughtful design of airline seats for transatlantic flights!  I love it.  Now, it had nothing to do with the fact that Tam spent the entire evening spread out over both seats - - on top of me.  But, I'm so glad they thought it necessary to make it a really intimate experience.   Seriously, though, the crew was great and the flight very smooth with only a few patches of turbulence. 

     Arrived Dublin on time at 10:30.  Room was ready by the time we reached the hotel.  A blessing and a curse because our first instinct was to take a nap.  Thankfully the urge for our first pint in Dublin won out!  Imagine our delight when we found out the first stop on our list - The Brazenhead Pub circa 1180 A.D. - - was just a few minutes walk.  This was only made better by the fact that Dublin has had the best weather in weeks, which ran out yesterday as we left the hotel and started to walk.  Well, it's true, you don't go to Dublin for the weather.  We proceeded to get wet, inside and out! 

1st Stop - of course.  Four Courts.  Naturally the judge from the states had to break the rules and take a picture inside Court 4.  Now that's a courtroom!

Brazenhead Pub.  Oldest Pub in Dublin.  Our first pint.  The Guinness was so sweet.  And, another whiskey to the list - - Crested Ten.  Jameson Distillery, but it was good.   

 Had dinner at O'Neills est. 1902.  Not as old as Brazenhead, but the stew and fish were fantastic. 

Molly Malone - - Tam's idol!  Ask her.

I know, did you stop at anything other than pubs?  Well, we made it back to the room and were asleep by 8.  So, today's a fresh start.  More later (more .....Guinness of course! )  Ha.