A MURDER MYSTERY IN DUBLIN:
In our planning activities for this trip we discovered a true crime murder mystery self guided walk. Sounded good to us and decided to give it a go. We understand these are offered in several cities across the globe. You can sign up and pay online or purchase here in Dublin at a Tourist Info Center. You are supposed to pay for two people, but when we purchased the guidebook in person we were only charged for one person. Cost was about $20.
The narrow streets of Dublin we explored whilst walking about.
We had printed out a few local maps to aid us in solving this murder. The clues take you to about 9 stops where one must gather evidence and decode clues. It was fun and we covered a good bit of the Temple Bar area. I think it would be a good way to get oriented to a city. I would have liked a bit more points of interest stops. This walk took us about two hours and the guide indicated 2-3 hours was needed. One positive aspect is you can solve the mystery in as many sessions as you desire.
What a great sandwich, simple and so well done in a warm welcoming pub.
We finished near the Molly Malone statue and decided to have an early lunch of a toasty at Grogans. Yes, they are that good and makes for a light lunch. We were not disappointed.
We started to walk back to the Dublinia Museum by walking through George's Street Arcade. Here there are many stalls of people selling their wares, for example, jewelry, art work and some food items. As we left the George's Street Arcade across the way I spotted a Euro Giant Store. My senses told me this was a Poundland/Dollar Store based on the Euro and I was correct. I did find an Ireland Bennie for 2Euro. Stick with me for shopping tips.
We then popped into a Dunnes Store (Supermarket) to find some gifts to bring home.
We proceeded back to the area of Christ Church to the Dublinia Viking Museum. This is a very well done private museum. Here you learn about the life in Dublin from the mid 800’s to present day and the archeological finds in Dublin. For me this put the history and daily life of early Dublin into perspective.
This trip has made me aware of how many significant Viking archeological sites there are here in not only Dublin, but in Ireland. Well done and well worth a visit. One should take their time.
OH MY GOSH, BLUE SKY!!!
We ambled our way back to our hotel surprised we have over 10,000 steps for the day.
Time to catch up on the blog, download photos, and enjoy some stew or similar fare tonight and some music in the Vat House Pub downstairs.
Oh and plan some activities for tomorrow our last day.
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