After a six hour flight from Chicago, we landed in Dublin. It was 2AM Central Time, but 8AM Dublin time. There was no time to sleep; we simply had too much to see and do in Ireland.
It was a wet and rainy morning in Dublin, but fortunately for us, there was not much traffic so we could practice driving on the “wrong” side of the street with ease.
And in Dublin and Ireland, it’s always Guinness Time! But we weren’t heading for a Guinness just yet.

Though both exhausted, the first stop on our agenda was The Old Jameson Distillery on Bow Street in the heart of Dublin. A little bit of Irish whiskey to wake us up sounded like a treat.
The Old Jameson Distillery
Bow Street
Smithfield Village
Dublin, Ireland
We had a few minor mishaps trying to find the Old Jameson Distillery. The entrance is on a small alleyway, where there is no parking available. So we ended up driving around the block several times.
Our traffic mistakes – First, Nicole, my friend and loyal driver, accidentally went down a one-way street the wrong way. Luckily, there was only one car coming towards us, honking and flashing his lights to let us know we were in the wrong! And secondly, we drove down some trolley tracks – not an actual street. It was quite an adventure and we had a good laugh aferwards.
We finally found a parking lot a block away from the Jameson Distillery. It was only a ten minute walk to the entrance, but through the light drizzle and blowing wind, it was a miserably cold walk.

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