Quote Originally Posted by arganbright2 View Post
No offense, but threads like these bother me. I always see people booking awesome vacations to amazing destinations and my St. Patty's Day will consist of two dollar bottles at Paddy's in Ames while wearing the only green shirt I have so that nobody pinches me or asks that ever annoying question "Do you have any green on?" You are going to be in Ireland on St. Patty's Day---hmmm, pretty much anywhere is going to be a good time.
So, if they really bother you, what are you going to do about it? One solution is to gripe about it. Another would be to make a step-by-step plan to do something that will make you happy. Your choice.

Quote Originally Posted by bmuff View Post
As far as Dublin, if you like Guiness, get ready for the best beer ever. I don't know why it is different, but the Guiness tastes a LOT better over there...and I love it over here. They are all about the Guiness. I remember asking some old locals which pubs to hit and the response was "This place pours a good pint of Guiness, and this place pours a good pint of Guiness...". Depending on your time schedule, I'd definitely suggest getting out into the country, especially the west coast. There's not a ton of stuff to do in Dublin outside of pub hopping. And the scenery is way better if you hit the road and travel a little.

Oh yeah, don't forget to visit the Brazen Head. Oldest pub in Dublin. Actually older than our country.
'struth about the Guinness. I always get an insta-headache from stateside Guinness. I've never had a headache from Euro-Guiness. Ever.