We love traveling to new places, so when we had the opportunity to join a Pilgrimage to Ireland with some friends from church, we signed up! It was a group of 34 people plus our tour guide, Marcus.
Emile and I flew over a couple of days early to explore Dublin and to adjust to the time change. I'm so glad we did that - we were really tired that first day! Our flight to Ireland was out of Chicago on Aer Lingus. I was totally impressed that there was a shamrock on the tail of the plane!
We took a tour of Dublin on the "hop on, hop off" bus to get an overview. It was great as we saw the highlights and could map out the places we wanted to spend more time. We walked over to St. Patrick's Cathedral (a short walk from our hotel). The tulips there were in full bloom and breathtaking!
I was curious about the food in Ireland - wasn't really sure what to expect. The first night there we walked to a pub near our hotel called the Hairy Lemon. It was charming and the food was delicious! I ordered lamb shanks and Emile had cottage pie. Perfect end to our first night there.
The next morning we were much more rested and headed out on the bus again. At lunch time we met the Palarine's who had also flown over a few days early. After lunch we did the Guinness Storehouse tour - a very popular attraction in Dublin! Dinner on Grafton Street and then early to bed so we can meet the other pilgrims at the airport in the morning.
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