Ad2uktrip: Day 26 to Finish - Ireland and England

A further update - this last week we have Visited Ireland then returned to London. Ireland was magnificent. We Departed on an early flight with RyanAir (a budget airline like EasyJet). We checked in to the hotel before seeking out the Guinness Storehouse for the tour. This was great fun with the building being enitrely dedicated to the tour on several levels. It explained this history and brewing process then you got a chance to line up to pur your own pint of Guinness. It is true what they say - Guinness definitely tastes better in Ireland! The tour concluded in the top of the building which was a glass bar with 360 degree views over the city. The the exit was, of course, by the shop where there was a long line to buy pretty pricey merchandise. Then it was back to the Hotel for dinner. The hotel was nice, but a fair distance out of the city and a 10 minute walk after a 40 minute LUAS tram ride. The next day was the obligatory bus tour with a stop off at Killmainham Gaol which was interesting learning about the history of the city and the executions conducted there - many of those executed were political prisoners. It is reputedly one of the biggest restored gaols in the world and several films including "In The Name Of The Father" were filmed there. Then it was the completion of the tour, a return to the hotel and a visit to the Arlington Hotel O'Connell's Bridge for a traditional Irish show. Midnight to sleep and 4:30 am start to catch a taxi to the airport for our flight back to Liverpool. Then lunch and farewell to Mike and Pam for the drive in a rental car back to Sharon's place at Welwyn Garden City. A visit followed to Bletchly Park - where the enigma code was broken by some very clever people. Then it was St Albans Sunday, golf at a local course Monday and tonight we are heading to the Oval to (hopefully) watch the Black Caps beat England in the T20. 2 days until we are on the plane home. Hard to believe how quickly the time has gone..