Dublin, Day 7

It's Monday Morning. Our last full day in Dublin. We have a 10:30am flight back to New York tomorrow. Back to the reality of getting ready for school; paying bills; all the stuff that comprises a life. I've enjoyed this trip enormously. The time with Megs in this historic city. We've developed a nice routine to our days -- walking here, going there, selecting restaurants, just deciding how we want to spend the day.
We tried to visit Christ Church again yesterday but were stopped by a Church official (priest?) due to a service of some sort. Megs and I had to laugh. First, filming the "Tudors" and now a service that went to 5:00pm. We're not big church goers but we are determined to see the oldest church in Ireland. So, it's on the schedule for today along with a visit to the Jameson's distillery (not a Scotch drinker but why not?).
I've been to Vegas and Dublin this summer. I love both places and could easily live in either. In both I feel a certain calm and attachment that I don't feel in NYC. I can't see myself not visiting Ireland every 2 - 3 yrs. or so. I've done the West Coast of Ireland in an earlier trip (Bunratty, Cliffs of Mohr, Dingle, Kinsale -- simply the most beautiful coastal city I've ever been in,-- Kilkenny) and now Dublin for a solid week. I still want to see the North -- Belfast, etc. It'll come. This is such an amazing place.