Ireland, Dublin

George have had a fantastic trip to Ireland with Lennart and his family.

Fáilte go hÉireann - Home of the famous Guinness. The Guinness brewery is still in Dublin and George wanted to visit it as one of the main attractions.

There is a permanent exhibition, called the Guinness Storehouse, on the 250-year old Guinness brewery's history. You get to see how Guinness is made.

At the very top floor of the building, it was possible to try the famous Guinness. George only enjoyed the fantastic view of the Dublin skyline.

After the brewery George made it to the Temple Bar area that is famous for - well Guinness and and a lot of bars. The most famous one and the one that has named the whole area is The Temple Bar established in 1840.

Inside the pubs there is live music and "Sweet Home Alabama" for some reason.

George crossed the Ha'penny Bridge across the Liffey. The bridge's official name is the Liffey Bridge. Before the bridge there were seven ferries across the Liffey which flows through the centre of the city . The operator of the ferries was granted the right to extract a half penny toll from anyone crossing it.

George also saw The Spire of Dublin, which is a 121.2 metres (398 ft) high, stainless steel, pin-like monument on O'Connell Street. The Soire of Dublin was built on the site of the former Nelson Pillar that was destroyed by a bomb planted by Irish republicans in March 1966.

George met Molly Malone in Grafton Street. Molly Malone is the character in a popular song, set in Dublin, which has become some sort of unofficial anthem of the city. The song is telling a fictional tale of a beautiful fishmonger who worked in the streets of Dublin, and who died died young of a fever.

Off Dame Street George saw Dublin Castle, a major Irish government complex, which until 1922 was the seat of British rule in Ireland. Most of the existing castle dates back to the 18th century. However the site served as the seat of English, then later British government of Ireland under the Lordship of Ireland (1171–1541). The Record Tower is the sole surviving tower of the medieval castle dating from c.1228.

In North Earl Street they met James Joyce. Who is considered to be one of the most influential writers in the modernist avant-garde of the early 20th century. Joyce's fictional universe does not extend far beyond Dublin; Ulysses, one of his most famous works, is particularly set with precision in the streets and alleyways of Dublin.

After having met James Joyce in the street George made it to No. 7 Eccles Street, the original front-door to Leopold Bloom’s home in Ulysses. It is on display in the yard at the back of the James Joyce Centre.