Dublin, Ireland 4/17/10

Bit of a stressful day (haven’t been this bad since getting to Krakow). I intended to go on a free walking tour of Dublin, but since we had to book ferries and buses in order to get back, I stayed in order to see that through. We only left to try and get a ferry/bus package at Heuston Station (Guinness Factory so close yet so far; reminds me of Wonka’s Factory) and then Connolly both of which failed. Mad day of online bookings, but our final journey is a train to Belfast where we’ll catch a ferry to Stranraer, Scotland then to Newcastle where we’ll have a day and a half before we’re taking an overnight ferry to Amsterdam and then trains to Salzburg after which we arrive at night on Wednesday. I finished the night with a comparison test of Guinness and Beamish at John Lynch’s Swan Bar. Beamish wins (pity it can’t be had outside of Ireland). I wish I had a map with a red line following me on my travels like Indiana Jones. Saw the spire of Dublin tonight (the only sight I’ve really since due to this volcano).