Day 3

On Day 3 we left Dublin and arrived in Kilkenny. The countryside is amazing. Full of cottages, green grass, sheep, and cows. Our hotel is super cool. It is called the Butler House (pictured above) and was once the dower house of Kilkenny Castle, where we toured today. It was fascinating-built in the early thirteenth century and used up until the 20th, mostly by the Butler family, aka the Earl of Ormonde. We had Irish Italian for dinner- not what you'd think. I had thoughts of corn beef and lasagna, shepherd's pie and pasta, guiness and wine. It was actually close to American Italian, just with more salmon, Irish chicken, and Irish beef. I had polpette al pomodoro, aka spaghetti and meatballs. My room's view is amazing, out onto beautiful gardens. You can look out on them from the toilet! Now that's what I call classy :D