friday in dublin

now officially on holiday in dublin, so simon and i spend the morning being tourists. we wander round the city and see the wonderful book of kells and the fantastic gothic library at trinty college.

unfortunately we've made a huge mistake by changing hotels: our new guesthouse in phoenix park turns out to be a complete dive!! possibly the worst hotel we've ever stayed in. decide to remain put (given the rugby match, there are no spare rooms in dublin) and spend our money on other nice things and try to see the bright side.... so we go out and have a slap meal in an expensive restaurant.... nice