Ireland: Day Eight

Wow, I have to be honest, I really wanted to sleep in today. We've had some very fun days, but they have been long days! Janet treated me to breakfast at La Coco Cafe this morning and I had a fabulous pot of tea and a crepe filled with bananas and nutella - highly recommend!
We made a quick stop at the ATM and then a taxi ride to the Kilkenny train station, and we were once again on the move. On the train back to Dublin, Janet proceeded to kick my butt in both Pigs and Phase 10.
This time around in Dublin, we did purchase our tram tickets and then grabbed a taxi to our last hotel in Ireland. Well, this is definitely the smallest room I've ever stayed in, including rooms in NYC! Once we checked in, we walked into the Grafton Street area, where Trinity College is located. Sadly, we both thought Grafton Street was quite commercialized and a little touristy - not really our cup of tea. :-( While in the area, we stopped at the Davy Bryne's bar, and were actually underwhelmed by the joint.

We also FINALLY found the Bad Ass Cafe, but were too late to go in. We also stopped at Porterhouse (recommendation from Bobby Flay) for some Oyster Stout - pretty fun place. Then we decided to end the evening at Brazen Head, the oldest pub in Dublin.

I had some great potato and leek soup with the brown soda bread, and a side of chips. Unfortunately, I didn't feel too well after our meal, so it was a rather long walk back to the hotel. Janet and I curled up into our closet of a room at about 7:30pm with hopes of a good night sleep before our journey back to the USA in the morning.
Thank you, Ireland, for a fabulous vacation!!

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