Dublin - Land of the Dear

"Dear" is a new word I've learned over here. It means expensive. And Dublin is certainly that. It's a good thing that we only had a day and a half in the city, otherwise I'm sure we would have spent most of our Christmas shopping money over there just getting a bite to eat. Our first night out we thought we'd do it cheapy-style and ordered fish and chips from a place that resembled a food court. The meal for the both of us wound up costing just over $30 CDN dollars! For bloody fish and chips! We each only had one piece as well. By the second night I had done a bit of research and realized that the cheapest restaurants to eat at were Italian and had a huge pizza for the same price as the one piece of fish & chips. But, still... all expensive in my books.

Jet lag is also being tough on us. With only having one full day in Dublin, we actually went to bed early the first night, intending to wake up early and get a head start on the day. Unfortunately, we slept in until past 2pm. So with half the day gone, we decided to just walk around and check out the Temple Bar area, down Grafton Street, and around St. Stephen's Green. I found my very own store too!

Of course we couldn't be in Dublin without going to a couple of different pubs. The first night we went to The Porterhouse Pub, which is supposed to be the best pub in town serving its own beer. Then the second night we went to The Temple Bar, which I believe is where the cobble-stoned area got its name from.

And no one should be in Dublin, be in pubs, and not have a Guinness - or at least a couple sips of someone else's Guinness. Apparently it's an acquired taste.