October 6th, 2022
Our flight from Newark left about an hour late, but the line through customs in Dublin moved swiftly. We caught a ride from a very friendly and helpful cabby who took the scenic route through the city to our hotel. It was either that or drive through a 5 mile tunnel on a beautiful afternoon.
Once we were checked in and rested up a bit, Lena and I took a stroll through the Pearsey South Docks neighborhood of Dublin where we are staying. On this day it was a very quiet neighborhood with some beautiful views of the River Liffey. Riley rested up and we all went out for an early dinner. We walked across the river to the North Wall and Mount Joy neighborhoods before ending the evening in the Temple Bar neighborhood. Temple Bar was by far the busiest part of town. It almost felt like Manhattan without the skyscrapers, but more quaint and a little cleaner. Dublin is set out in districts. The neighborhoods we visited were in the 1 and 2 districts.
One thing that I can always count on is Lena to spot dogs on the street and try to pet them. There was a little French Bulldog tired to a tree outside a grocery store waiting patiently for its owner to do some shopping. Rest assured Lena have this friendly little guy plenty of scratches.
For dinner we stopped at a local pub (not a traditional pub) to try some of the food. Of course we had to make sure Riley didn’t leave Dublin without trying his first Guinness. He definitely didn’t finish it and I don’t think he’ll have another one on this trip.
We had a nice long walk back to the hotel through the quiet neighborhoods. Back in our room we managed to trip the breaker by plugging in a surge protector power strip. Thankfully the staff here is very friendly and the sorts of things happen. We called it an early night and fell asleep to the sounds of the streets of Dublin (much quieter than Brooklyn once the locals went to bed).
– Lewis VanAusdle
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