...and the birthday continues...

Last night my friends surprised me with a ticket to the Literary Pub Crawl! We met at the Duke and watched our two actor guides perform a scene from Waiting for Godot, a play by Samuel Beckett, in the pub. After hearing a bit about Beckett, we moved on to Trinity College to hear some tales about the college days of Oscar Wilde and some of his travels. Next on the tour was the MJ O'Neill pub. We were given 20 minutes to enjoy a pint (well, I had a glass, which is only half a pint) and met up at St. Andrews church across the street. St. Andrews is now a tourist information center. In front of the church we got another performance from our guides, who were quite talented, and some more stories of Dublin's literary past. We moved on next to the Old Stand for another pint (again, only a "glass" for me). Then we were off back toward our starting point, where we were given a quiz and a couple of prizes were awarded to the winners. The last stop on the tour was Davy Byrne's, a very chic old pub with magnificent ceilings and decor. After our glasses of beer, we were feeling peckish and made our way to none other than the fine dining establishment of Grafton Street, Burger King. We walked around the corner to Bruxelle's, which we decided was too crowded and then took a long walk in the drizzle and rain to Pravda, a Russian bar on the north side of the Liffey, just over the Ha'Penny Bridge. Exhausted after only about a half hour, we took a taxi home.