Guinness, Newgrange, & Tara Hill

Sorry for the delay in the post.  I guess that's to be expected from me, so just trying to be consistent with that, I suppose.
So I was on spot, when I said we were going to the Guinness Factory.  It was quite fun, not as good as the Jameson Distillery.  The tour was self-guided, which I actually did not like as much.  With our ticket we were to receive a pint of Guinness.  You could either redeem it on the second floor and 'pour your own pint,' or wait until the seventh floor and enjoy it with the view of the whole city.

I decided to pour my own pint, and now I am a pro.  The guys that were working the station even taught us how to make the shamrock in the head.  I also received, yet another certificate.  I am curious to see what my next one will be.

So I will move on to my Saturday, since I did absolutely nothing on Friday except work out.  Saturday Colton and I went to Newgrange and Tara Hill via bus tour.  It was about 45 minutes Northwest of Dublin.  It was a tour full of history, so it was interesting, but I don't know how much I actually retained.  Our tour guide, Molly Gibbins, was like an encyclopedia, ridiculous.

Newgrange is in the Boyne Valley and was constructed over 5,000 years ago, making it older than Stonehenge and the Great Pyramid of Giza in Egypt.  Newgrange is best known for the illumination of its passage and chamber by the winter solstice sun.

                       

After this stop it was off to Tara Hill.  Back in the day (like 1100s) Tara hill was the capital of Ireland spiritually and politically.  Many kings used to live on this hill.  From the top of the hill, 3/4 of Ireland can be seen.  This was helpful so they could see for miles if any ones was coming.  Now there are not castles or any remains (besides two monuments), it is just mounds of dirt, but the view is magnificent.

I feel like I can't post the pictures that I took from there because they won't do it any justice.  I will add a few more pictures up of Tara Hill in the near future.

Saturday there was a rugby match, Ireland vs. Scotland.  It was a good match; i liked watching it.  Ireland won!!  We ended up going out that night, and there were a bunch of Scottish people out, in their kilts I might add.  I obtained a nice Ireland vs. Scotland scarf from a nice Scottish man.  

Well that's all for now, I believe..... If I don't blog tomorrow sometime, which is probably unlikely, I won't posting anything until after St. Paddy's day.  This place is going to get wild! *Earmuffs mom* Stocking up on the booze tomorrow.