Let's Rock

We landed in Dublin airport, grabbed our bags, got on a bus and checked into our hotel in what seemed like minutes. The hotel is called the Maldron if anyone is curious. Then of course we went straight to bed. 4 short hours later we woke up. At that time I had the great pleasure of finding out that I left my toiletries at home, so we needed to do a little shopping.

The shopping district is very similar to what we might see in Victoria. Dublin must have really modernized in the last few years. There is beautiful architecture and statues of historic artists and revolutionaries alike which is contrasted with all the McDonalds and Starbucks that you would expect to see at home. It is an easy way to make even a light walk to pick up a few forgotten goods a great experience. In fact we loved the feel of the city so much that we kept walking until we reached a small bar to have a light meal and of course grab a Guinness.

After listening to the Irish Folk duo that was playing at the club we still weren't not satisfied with our outing yet. There was far too much to see, so we looked in our guidebooks and found a rock n' roll bar that seemed right up our alley. Although our guidebook did provide a small map to tell us how to get there, it did not include at least 80% of the street names. After much navigating (getting lost) and double checking on other maps we eventually arrived at Bruxelle's. Initially we made the mistake of sitting outside where we could'nt hear the music and sat with the smokers. However once we found a booth inside the music selection was supererb. With bands playing on the stereo such as the Beatles, Rolling Stones, CCR, and the Commitments, who couldn't like this pub? A drunken Irishman belting out his favourite song while air drumming in a way that allowed him to miss every note certainly also helped make the restaurant a loveable experience. There was also a quaint little heavy death metal pub just below it if you find yourself more into that kind of thing.

We didn't get a lot done today, so I will have more to add on our other days here in Ireland.

Let me just say, I'm having fun down here already and we have barely even begun. Hopefully we'll get some pictures up here really soon, when I'm less lazy.

-Matt