Last day in Dublin

Last day in Dublin opened with clear skies, but cloudy and cooler. We stared off the day moving the car from the street to the minuscule parking area - I folded the mirrors in to fit through the entrance way. We then joined the Dublin Bus hop-on-hop-off bus. Started with a visit to the Dublin Castle - not the most impressive of the locations we visited on the trip, but definitely more recent historical events occurred here.

Next, the bus over to St. Patrick's Cathedral...that has some impressive glass, including a window to the patron saint

Then back on the bus, out to the Guinness storehouse....

After, we stayed on the bus for a loop out to the Phoenix Park, by the Duke of Wellington monument, the US ambassador's residence as well as the Irish President's residence - almost across the street from one another. We departed the bus back by the Ha'penny Bridge, which is celebrating it's 200th birthday this week, wandering back to the central district (and a little more shopping) before our last pub dinner (Guinness beef stew for me, fish & chips for mom)...

After, it was back to the B&B to pack all the bags.