I thought about using a picture of me hacking it up in the bunker on a links style course we played on our first day in Dublin, but I decided to go with a happier theme. This is from our last night in Dublin at our favorite spot, Oliver St John Gogarty's pub. Do yourself a solid and go there. It is in the heart of Temple Bar and always had a good crowd. At this point we are several pints in and thoroughly enjoying the live music. All in all it was a great trip. We played 3 rounds of golf, each one getting progressively better than the first. Micah and I each walked away with a birdie each. Not to brag or anything, but I probably got a birdie on a tougher course. Micah did sink a 40+ foot putt for his though. Each night we found ourselves at Gogarty's pub, we each grew quite fond of Guinness. We were also surprised at how hospitable everyone was. Every cab driver or person we ran into on the streets was eager to give us directions. In fact, our cab driver that took us to St. Margaret's Golf Club on our last day in Dublin, insisted on going through every hole of the course in detail - telling us which clubs to hit, whether or not to cut the corner on our drives, etc. We didn't do a whole lot in terms of sightseeing. We had to take advantage of the fact that it didn't rain one drop while we were there and get in as much golf as possible. We attempted to see the Book of Kells, which thanks to wiki I now know what it actually is, but they were closed by the time we made it over there. The Guinness tour was decent. It showed the different steps of the brewing process, the effects alcohol had on your body, then quickly informed you that it was ok to consume in moderation. Honestly, I don't think I ran into too many people enjoying Guinness responsibly, but we didn't witness any knife fights, so I guess it was all in good fun.
