Dublin 2

On the second day, we took in some more Dublin sites:

Dublin Castle:

Australia on guard. Either that or Benny Hill's in town.
Expecting a huge imposing Norman edifice - and this is all there is to it! They don't build 'em like they used to. Nor did they then, apparently.
But there is a pretty Georgian square.
'Justice', as erected by the British, is not as one would normally expect. She is not blindfolded, she faces into the court - a symbol of authority - rather than out and, when it rains, her scales tilt. This is something the Irish consider 'ironic' with reference to British justice over the Irish. Presumably, the same ones that got ten thousand spoons, when all wanted was a knife.
And there's some wooden pictures of blokes arguing inside.
Cake Time:

Yum.
The Guinness brewery:

Can't go to Dublin without a visit to the excellent brewery. All very interesting and educational. Shame about the product. Here are some of the things we learned:

Beer is wet. You use this stuff to make it so.
Hops are yummy in beer.
You'll need some big containers...
...made out of different stuff...
...a factory to put them in...
...some bottles to put the beer in...
...and some trucks to ship it out in.
And, after all that, you find out that the stuff tastes awful...
...and you'de much rather have a VB.

More of Day 2 on the next post.