Day 168 - Friday, June 17th, 2011

Friday lunch was taken with colleague Hugh at the Clarendon, offering an award-winning 2-course meal for just €8.95. The Potato and Spring Onion Soup with brown bread was fantastic, whilst Mammy's Shepherds Pie was clearly made by a mother who uses far too much gravy and not enough potato, but it was eminently tasty none-the-less.

Friday evening was enjoyed at The Good Bits, a curiously-named pub in the heart of Dublin, for which I just so happened to possess Living Social vouchers, even though the mass soiree was organised by Lara. Upon reflection, it wasn't one of their greatest discounted deals - €20 worth of Spanish tapas and 2 small but tasty and fairly potent cocktails for €15. The tapas were good - Lamb Meatballs, patatas bravas and mediterranean vegetables. The craic was good too, with spirited conversation and an excellent game of Pass The Glasses to boot. In a rare display of restraint, I decided not to move on with the party to Flannery's at 12.15am, deciding to make the 20-minute walk home instead, during which I almost decided to change my mind and hail a taxi , but stayed curiously resolute!

                                                                   Gallery Of Glasses!

Contentment : 16.5 / 25
Excitement :    2.5 / 10
Memorability : 3 / 15

Overall Score : 44% (47th out of 168)