There is nothing better than visiting a city with a local. Our friend, Tara, brought us home to Dublin and we had a blast. Her mother and brothers were just great and made us feel so at home. Her brothers do not live at home, but we partied with them Irish-style on Saturday night and got back at 4am on Sunday....My toes were killing me. Nothing like 10 hours in pointy, spiked heels!!! On Friday night we had a home-cooked meal prepared at Chez Mandals and just watched some futbol. On Saturday we had a delicious breakfast and visited a few touristy places like Christ's Church, Trinity College, Dublin Castle, a stroll through the Temple bar area and of course...the Guinness factory where you get a free pint...Bri's favorite. Prior to dinner at a nice French restaurant, we went to a local pub that played Irish music and had "special guests". This choir from Denmark sang a few songs for us in acapello. Really cool. After dinner, we went to a few bars and it was insane....People can certainly drink here. On Sunday we visited a nearby village in Enniskerry (where Tara's family was from - 30 min outside of Dublin). Cute shops where I bought more linens that I don't need. We had another great breakfast and dinner, watched the US open and left on Monday. It was so nice to be taken care of by "Mom Mandal". She was so good to us and we had a fabulous time. Next Stop...Cannes, France. Love you all!
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