Dublin 5

Today is our last day in Dublin, so we crammed one more morning of touristing in! We stopped by the Queen of Tarts for breakfast on our way to St. Patrick's Cathedral, and then spent an hour searching for diapers and wipes that I had forgotten to pack that morning. We averted a near diaper-disaster and hurried through the cathedral on our way back home to pack. Whew!

 O'Connell St. and the Dublin Spire (the tallest structure in the city!)

 Greetings from the Merchant's Alley

 First breakfast at McDonald's (no Sausage McMuffins in Brazil!)

Second breakfast at the Queen of Tarts!

 Sun coming up over the city

 We stumbled upon St. Catherine's while searching for emergency diapers!

 St. Patrick's Cathedral at last!

 None shall pass...just kidding €5 please.

 Originally built in 1254!

 The stained glass was impressive!

 More floor mosaics

 Ooh!

 Ahh!

 Oh!

 Hallelujah!

 Very old flags

 View from the pulpit

 A harp? What a coincidence that the building was restored by Sir Benjamin Guinness in 1860!

  A high cross!

This stone was found in St. Patrick's well and dates from AD 450! So old!

Thank you Johnathan and Krissy for a wonderful time!!!

Dublin 4

Fully rested and recovered (except for J-Bone who was still a bit under the weather), we headed out for an action packed day of fun and adventure with Ireland's national pastime....drinking!! First stop was the Guinness Storehouse, then a surprisingly efficient horse-drawn carriage ride back to Temple Bar to meet up with Johnathan for a late lunch, followed by live music and dancing with Kyliezinha in the afternoon.

 Lil' K got up with the sun, so we had a little pre-breakfast snack!

#whyistherenobreakfastinbrazil?!

 Heading over to tour the Guinness Storehouse on a frosty March morning!

 So excited!

 Bottles, beers, taps, and a Guinness sculpture!

 So much Guinness, so little time!

 The year's first contender for Oakley family Christmas card!

 Fun fact:  Krissy is an official graduate from the Guinness school of bartending!

 Finally, our "free" pints

 Guinness mustaches

 Even Kylie had fun!

(again primarily due to a pocket full of grapes)

 View over Dublin

(hint: the white domes have Guinness in them)

 Group shot!

 Eric:  Let's take a horse-drawn carriage ride!

Everyone else:  *crickets*

Eric: No seriously, it will be fun!

And fun was had by all!

 Krissy demonstrating what to us is two way to say "all good" or "ok",

but don't do #2 in Brazil because, it means a$%#0!e

 Snug as a bug in a rug!

 More carriage fun!

 Who's winning the t-shirt contest on the O'Winston's home turf?

For more info on why this is funny, see Krissy and Johnathan's blog Stories from Somewheres

 Our lil chub!

 Could Dublin be cuter?!?

 Finally! Proof that we did see Johnathan on this trip!

 DELICIOUS Guinness Stew and Roast Beef at Quays

 Kylie showing off her cool moves!

 Autumn "forgot" to mention that we embarrassingly ate 

almost every dinner in Lisbon at the Hard Rock Cafe. 

What? We're American's and the Portuguese food was just about 

the same as the Brazilian food the we have a home in Recife. 

Don't judge.

 Ha' Penny Bridge over the Liffey River

Say cheese!

...um I'm busy eating raisins guys! - K

Dublin 3

Today was a day of rest and recovery after our late night out. Also, there was a rugby game across the street, so we were held captive by the crowds. Luckily, Krissy planned a dinner party with Angie and Chronis featuring Chicago-style deep dish pizza (note to self, get a deep dish pizza pan). It was so great to hang out with friends and catch up! In other important news, Kylie got her first bath in a REAL TUB...with JETS! She just has a large tupperware bin at our house since we only have showers. Needless to say, she was impressed!

Bubbles!

 Wow! That's a lot of people!

 A super cute (and itchy) sweater...

A Texas-sized appetizer!

Hello cheese-cation!

Dublin: After Dark

Krissy was the most amazing host and hooked us up with another couple with kids and...wait for it...A BABYSITTER!! So, we all got to go out to a fancy dinner at Fire followed by a night out in Temple Bar. Special props to Corinne for providing pizza for the kids, a place for our little family to crash and even pancakes the next morning! You've got my vote for best spouse ever!

 Ready to party in Eire!

 Hopefully, everything will be hunky dory! 

So cute! Right?

Also, TAYTO! (not pictured)

 Pre-funking supplies

First stop? BAR!

Second stop...PHOTO BOOTH!

We settled in at The Oliver St. John Gogarty Bar for a fantastic night 

of Guinness, Irish music and dancing! So much fun!

 The band!

Best night ever!

 Abrakebra provided a much needed, and delicious, late night felafel!