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256--Ireland: Aren't We All a Little Irish? @ CherieSpotting     Nov 23 2004 - 20:14 PST cherie writes: Renee is a elementary school teacher who got bit by the travel bug a few years ago. Every chance Renee gets, she hops on a plane to somewhere new. We've traveled together now for the past five years. This time, we added a few more friends to the mix named: Hope, Stacey and Julie. The ladies met in Ireland for a pint at a local pub. Then we did a week-long pub crawl that left our livers begging for their own vacation. *Photos taken by Cherie, Renee and Hope. Click on each picture to see it full size. read comments (0) | write comment| views: 7460    | rated: 0.0    printer-friendly version   Cherie slips into Dawson's Lounge, Dublin's smallest pub. Renee takes a ride on Molly Malone's cart. The Bachelor Inn, my favorite pub. Hope, Renee and Stacey. Cherie, Kat, and Lindsay. Pat & Cherie. Taking over the bar at the Bachelor's Inn. Looks like it should be called "the Bachelorette Inn". Tracing our Irish ancestry at the local pub. Friends from London! (We met Julie in Africa!) Guinness: The storm before the calm. Cherie and Renee. Guinness is art. Those coasters are just waiting for something dark and creamy. Renee checks out the menu at the Bad Ass Cafe. What do you buy at this store? Bikinis in the storefront? Stop dreaming Ireland! A side-walk fiddler. See the shamrocks in the foam? Dublin. Hope can't resist...what's under that kilt? Why don't things ever look like the photo? The male species is so diverse! The pub crawl continues. So many places to go! We can't miss the Brazen Head. Hanging out with the band. With enough beer, we're all musicians. Cherie, Hugh, Hope and Renee. Ireland's oldest pub, opened in 1198. Which one's the Irishman? Natural color, eh? Cherie and Renee in Howth. Colorful boats on a cloudy day. Hugh looks cold--but he should be used to the weather by now! Howth. Don't drive reckless ladies! Hanging out in Howth? The ladies pause for a glass of wine. Contrary to popular belief, the Irish do consume beverages other than whiskey and beer. Julie, Cherie and Renee. Renee and Hope in front of the Guinness Factory. It can't be true! Are they drinking water? Hope and Stacey inside with the barrels of goodness. It almost looks as if this photo Renee took is from a century ago. With a name like Hope, you can't be a pessimist. Stacey and Hope. Helpful ground paint, so you survive your vacation in the land where people drive in the "wrong" direction. Why the Irish never get an Oscar. Just a quick call home to Mom! How cool is your front door? Scotsmen and Catholic school-girls are the only ones that can get away with plaid-skirts. Look who found the Blarney Castle! Renee gets a little action in Ireland with the Blarney Stone. Of course the Blarney Stone is all the way at the top! One last Irish beer before Renee heads back to her home in Virginia Beach.