We did not do any people tracking today as we began to find our feet in Ireland. Dublin was reasonably active but there is plenty of evidence that the GFC is making a mark. Lots of shop space to let, sales in almost every shop and just a general quietness about the place. We found the centre of the city fairly easy to get around once we had completed a hop on hop off bus tour and we enjoyed the easy banter of the people we met over the day. We particularly liked the long room in the Trinity College library and although we circled the Guinness storehouse several times over the day, we were not tempted to enter.
The guest house we are in near Blackrock is proving to be a good choice and it should prove to be a good base for Yvonne to have next week when she returns from her art school.
By chance we met up with one of our fellow walkers-Greg Cave and his wife Robin- as we were bus hopping so maybe Ireland is as small a place as people have been telling us. Also we are not pub people at the best of times but here it looks like we will be trying quite a few for meals as they offer reasonable fare at reasonable prices. The trick is going to be picking the good ones from the not so good ones. But that is an inevitable part of the travel experience wherever one goes.
Randall was happy enough to take an open bus tour of Dublin
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