An early morning again to catch our 7:50 am flight to Dublin. Upon arrival we found the Trafalgar rep who directed us where to meet her at 11:00 for the transfer to our hotel, the Ballsbridge. While waiting we had a coffee and breakfast sandwich. We were a little dismayed to learn there are 49 of us on this tour. I wasn't expecting such a large group. Again the hotel room fairy was smiling on us because ours was one of only a few that was ready when we got here before lunch. After dropping our bags, we had lunch in the hotel bar/restaurant - very good fish and chips. Then we wandered the area a while before back to the hotel to join the group for a short city tour. Drove by a lot of stuff, but no time to go in. Interesting to learn that here in the capital of the Republic of Ireland, which is 80% Catholic, there is no Catholic cathedral, but there are two Protestant cathedrals.
Then it was off to a restaurant called Nancy Hands. The story is that the owner was a bit of a loose woman and would serve more than just a pint if you were willing to pay. Had a nice appetizer sampler, small order of fish and chips (again!) and a little lamb stew, then a sampler of desserts, all of which were very good. Most of the group got in today so it was back to the hotel for an early night. Dublin is a very nice city, clean and orderly with very patient drivers. Again the weather was quite warm and they are in a drought so water is being rationed. None of our hotels will be air conditioned so I hope it cools down soon. There are flowers everywhere and we keep seeing butterfly bushes growing wild and huge all over, even out of the chimneys! Our bush was coddled, but gave up after 2 years...sigh.
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