Tour of England, Ireland, Spain and Portugal (13) Visiting the Guinness World Beer Museum

UK, Ireland, Spain and Portugal Tour (13) Visiting the world-famous beer brand - Guinness Storehouse 2024.6.18 (Tuesday) Belfast, UK - Dublin, Ireland Cloudy weather, 9-16 degrees. After breakfast, drive 170 kilometers to Dublin, the capital of Ireland. Dublin, the largest city in Ireland, is a political, economic and transportation center, and is known as the "Silicon Valley of Europe". Not only did it give birth to great writers such as George Bernard Shaw, it is also the historical and cultural capital of Ireland. Dublin has the oldest library in Europe, and the Guinness Brewery is famous for brewing stout. First, we visited the Guinness Exhibition Hall. Guinness, derived from the family name, has gone through 250 years of ups and downs and finally became a world-famous dark beer brand (Figure 1). The exhibition hall has eight floors. The entire building is a steel structure surrounded by a glass atrium (Figure 2). Each floor has interactive experiences and provides Chinese voice commentary. The museum systematically introduces the creation and development history of Guinness beer, the production and sales process of beer raw materials, brewing, storage, transportation, and the improvements and changes in production methods and processes over the past two hundred years (Figure 3). When you leave, you can enjoy a glass of Irish stout (Figure 4) and enjoy a 360-degree view of Dublin from the rooftop. After lunch, we took a quick look at the following attractions: The Spire of Dublin (Figure 5), officially known as the "Monument of Light", is located on O'Connell Street. This is a giant stainless steel needle-shaped spire 121.2 meters high, with a base diameter of 3 meters and a top diameter of 15 centimeters. Completed in 2003, it is the tallest building in Dublin. Phoenix Park (Figure 6), located in the northwest of the city center, is a European-famous urban garden park covering an area of ​​nearly 2,000 acres. The Wellington Monument (Figure 7) was built for Sir Wellington, who led the Allied forces to defeat Napoleon in the Battle of Waterloo in 1813. St. Patrick's Cathedral (Figure 8) is where it is said that St. Patrick, who spread Catholicism to Ireland, baptized two apprentices and converted them to Catholicism. Because so many celebrities are buried here, its status in Ireland is equivalent to Westminster Abbey in the UK. Finally, you will have some free time on Grafton Street, Dublin’s main commercial street. We found a cafe to sit and enjoy the rare leisure time during the busy tour (Figure 9). Tomorrow we will fly to Lisbon, Portugal after a half-day tour in Dublin. Half of the time has passed, half of the journey has passed, and the second half has begun.