Traveling Tomkas: Exploring Viking Dublin

Our first full day in Dublin is done and dusted. The kids continue to amaze me. We left the apartment at 9:00 a.m. and didn't come back until 5:00 p.m., that's a whole day of walking some 18,000 steps.

We're really spoiled for choice in terms of location and attractions; it has been hard to narrow down what we should see. Today it was Dublin Castle (underwhelming), Dublinia (wonderful), lunch at the Brazen head (Ireland's oldest pub apparently) and walking all over the Temple Bar (cringy at times, but worth a stroll). We topped if off with a rainy walk through the grounds of Trinity College, which is now on Andrew's top list of post secondary hopefuls - dream on kid!

We decided to keep it simple again tonight by eating it - saving both our wallet and our feet. This is what I adore about renting - the space to stretch out, sleep better, meet the locals, and eat at our leisure. Where else can you also sit on your balcony and watch a young kid (I'm guessing a traveler) exercise his mini pony up and down the narrow cobblestone alleyways (I kid you not!).

Popping off to read or watch some Netflix now. Looking forward to our last day in Dublin tomorrow.