Europe Trip: Day 7

Another travel day was upon us. Except day seven was a more entertaining and interactive day. We had an early departure from Wilmslow and arrived at Holyhead, England. We traveled by ferry across the Celtic Sea and were scheduled to arrive at Dun Laoghaire Port, Ireland around 12 p.m. The ferry was enormous; it included casinos, tourists shops, a restaurant, lounges, and hundreds of televisions. It even cruised at a top speed of 80 km/h (50 mph). Compared to the coaches we were used to, the ferry seemed like a cruise ship. Most of the team spent majority of the travel napping in the lounge areas trying to recover from last night's escapade.
We arrived at the port at 12:30 p.m. and took two coaches over to the Guinness Storehouse in Dublin. The Storehouse is Ireland's number one international visitor attraction (http://www.guinness-storehouse.com/en/Index.aspx). We took a tour of the factory, learned about the historic brewing process, and experienced fresh pints of Guinness at the Gravity Bar (top floor of the factory), which overlooked the city of Dublin. It was an amazing couple hours. I literally could have sat at the bar and drank pints of Guinness until I passed out. Anyway, after our time was over we headed to the Burlington Hotel in Dublin where we were staying. Our team dinner was at 6 p.m. and afterward we were free to explore the city social scene. We asked the locals where would be the best city nightlife was and the consensus was Temple Street. The street was packed with bars and clubs. We went bar hopping for most of the night until early in the a.m. Day seven turned out to be my favorite day of the trip.