We took a bus from the airport, then walked through the heart of town to our B&B, Number 31 south of St Stephen’s Green.  Our rooms were extremely nice and convenient to central Dublin.  The first order of business was a late lunch so we took our proprietor's advice and went above a nearby pub to a wonderful, uncrowded restaurant with Irish local food.  Amy had her first Guinness ever and I added to my life total.  We then walked the breadth of the central city to cathedrals, castles, and literary haunts.  Long walks led to renewed hunger, but first more Guinness which while easy to fine, it was more difficult to select from the vast assortment of pubs.  Finally we settled, then had dinner above another pub before returning to the B&B for the night.

The next day we walked to view one of the oldest and most beautiful books to be found:  The Book of Kells on Trinity College Dublin campus.  ASCII text on a Kindle is a striking contrast to the beauty and history of such a book.  We walked to the Guinness brewery for the tour and lunch (guess what we drank?) then strolled through as many neighborhoods as we could returning to our neighborhood for dinner.  Dublin is an absolutely wonderful city.