Tucker,  our 7th grandchild to go on a trip with us,  had joined us on our way to Ireland!  Aer Lingus direct Denver to Dublin

our first lunch in a very Irish pub,  Gogarty’s with some great Irish music!

and of course our first taste is Guinness!

Our walk today around the City

our hotel, the Greshem on O’Connell Street

The river Liffy and the Ha’penny bridge

down Temple Bar area

And Trinity College.   No available tickets for the book of Kells. so we skipped.

and visited memorials to the 2 most famous writers,  Oscar Wilde

Oscar Wilde

and James Joyce

James Joyce

We rested a few minutes when our hotel room became available,  then had an Italian dinner and a walk before going to bed at about 10.  An altogether beautiful sunny 77° day in Dublin! 

delicious Gnocchi with Pesto,  Gambas Ajillo, and Margarita pizza

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