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Kilkenny

Days 3 & 4 were my favorite so far! First, we traveled by train to Kilkenny.  It was great to get to see the country side,as it quickly passed by.  We dropped off our luggage and then we had lunch at the most delicious pub called Kyteler”s Inn ! (This is a must !!!) this was such an interesting place with so much history! Next, to the Kilkenny castle, which was called the Butler Castle from 1391 - 1967. It was really spectacular! I can’t imagine living like they didway back then.  On to Smitheicks brewery tour.  It was informative and tasty!  I actually liked this tour better than Guinness! It was very interactive. Then we explored some of the town and had dinner at our least favorite place, “The Left Bank”.  It was in an old bank which was beautiful, but not so impressed with the food. I had Shepards Pie and they didn’t have HP or Brown Sauce (if you know me this is my sauce...) and Mark had Fish & Chips and they didn’t have Malt Vinegar ??? They did have a killer Vanila Crème Brûlée!  We stayed @ The Hibernian Hotel .  Nice accommodations, very friendly staff, but no AC so it was a little warm.  The next morning we had breakfast then went to see St Mary’s Cathedral.  Cathedrals / Abbeys of Europe are always Amazing!  Did a little shopping, and then it was time to catch the train back to Dublin.  (We left our personalized glasses from Smithewicks in the lobby and they were so gracious to send them via mail to the states to our house (I paid postage... ),  but they took the time to go to ther post office and send them!!!)  I loved Kilkenny , it is cute and quaint with a lot of history!  Back to Dublin where we stayed the night @ Hilton. Had fantastic Indian take away! We have enjoyed our trip to Ireland, but wish we had at least one more day to see some of the sights on our list that we didn’t get to... I guess we will just have to come back!

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