Day 2 in Dublin

No internet access the past couple days. Here's the run down of the last day in Dublin. By the way, I've been posting pictures of the trip on flicker

Here are observations I jotted down while wandering around:

• It's impossible to get a cup o' joe. The only option most places is cafe americano which is espresso with hot water. Other places just have instant coffee.
• There are a ton people from other countries in Dublin. This impression could be the result of only spending time at the tourist spots.
• 45 pounds per year for 9000 years. This is the sweetheart deal Guinness has for 60 acres in downtown. My dad mentions that the properties in the newspaper are going for anywhere from 500,000 Euros to over a million for modest sized homes.
• My cell doesn't work in Europe because it's CDMA. So I haven't had it with me for the last couple days. Sometimes I think I that feel the vibration of it going off in my pocket, like an itch amputees get on their missing limbs.
• Finally found fresh brewed coffee. It comes in the irish coffee at the Jameson's distillery.
• The Guinness brewery has the best view of downtown Dublin. There aren't any tall buildings in Dublin. So the 7th story bar towers over the rest of the city. All the walls of the bar are glass so you have a 360 degree view of the surrounding area.
• The river Lifey is pronounced like "lift" not "life".

Quotes from Dublin:

• "It's like sheep porn." Comment after looking at a rack of post cards containing hundreds of pictures of sheep.
• "What team do you play for?" by my aunt Patty. The Celtic games were taking place in Dublin the weekend we were there, so we saw lots of people in different jerseys. Patty asked this question of the girls below, who we found out were going to a 72 hour dj festival, which I regrettably missed.

• "Don't worry, it'd cost me too much if I hit you." - Taxi driver to Tim after he jumped away from his car, because Tim got a little nervous.
• "Took the smile right off your face, didn't I?" - Dublin tour bus driver. We were running up as he closed the door and drove 10 feet. The he opened the door and let us on.