Saturday 1 April 2023

Ireland Day 5: Saturday 1st April 2023 Dublin

Set off from the campsite , leaving the van on the site , equipped with an overnight bag. We are looking forward to a night in a hotel in Dublin city centre, eye-wateringly expensive, a birthday gift from Andy .



Went to see Tartuffe  in the afternoon , an updated version of a 17th century French satire  play  on the hypocrisy of the aristocracy and the pious, still relevant, funny and clever, in rhyming couplets. I studied it at French A level. The audience loved it . The Abbey National Theatre was a comfortable, spacious venue at reasonable cost.

We walked to the  Marlin hotel in the pouring 


rain navigating crowded pavements and a sea of umbrellas .Here is the foyer, a contemporary design feel to the hotel  

The simple  room had the comfiest  large bed ever  and a  spacious  rainshower 



We dried off, enjoyed a hot shower and found a vegetarian restaurant 6 mins walk  away,  'Cornucopia', for a birthday  meal. Fantastic night's sleep 






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