People at the reception told me not to put my key card near my phone so I put it in my wallet. My wallet has a magnet in it and these doors require that magnetic strip to unlock the door but either they didnt know this or didnt think to tell me as I woke up in the middle of the night to go pee and as I was trying to get back into my room with my key card, it doesnt work.
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| One of the many beautiful bridges to cross the river running through Dublin |
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| Not a bad view |
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| Made it into the park and was greeted with some pretty flowers |
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| Irish President's? house |
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| Protected with a moat... pretty cool hahah |
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| Unsure if I was supposed to be walking towards the house but they kept it mowed so I guess its ok |
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| Entrance to the US Ambassadors residence in the park |
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| Crinkly checking out the cross on the hill |
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| View from the cross at the field below |
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| Old fort in the park |
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| Memorial in the park |
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| This garden would be much prettier earlier in the season |
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| Park entrance gate near the Kilmainham goal |
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| Artistic sculptures were scattered through out the garden behind the modern art museum |
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| Found the Guinness factory but didnt go in. rather enjoyed the art outside :) |
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| Flags hanging |
I go down to the front desk and has a sign saying hell be right back. After more than 30 minutes the guy comes back and I finally get my key card reprogrammed so I can get back into the room to get back to sleep. Sleep in a bit since I lost an hour of my life trying to get my key card figured out and I was tired from the day of travel yesterday. Grab a small breakfast at the hostel before it closes down (was minimal but at least its something). Walk across town to eventually get to the Phoenix park and start walking all through it. Find the Irish Presidents residence, the US ambassadors residence and what not before heading south and getting out of the park. Check out the World War monument and park nearby and then try and get in the Kilmainham Goal museum however because of covid it is by reservation only (free but have to reserve a spot) and all the day's spots have been taken. So I reserve a spot for tomorrow and then start walking back to the main city area, passing by the Guinness brewery and tour area; there is a long line waiting to get in and it is way over priced so I didnt go in and check that out. Get back to hostel and chill for a little bit to rehydrate after the long day of walking around before heading out to get a doner from abrakebabra which is always tasty (I miss Doners :) ). After walking around a little, I wind up at Stags head for my daily dose of a few guinnesses before heading back to the place to shower and head to bed.
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