The world's most expensive pint of Guinness

Today was our first full day in Dublin, and in order to make the most of our short visit we decided to visit the cultural sites of the city.

Given the history of the city, the choice was immense. Art galleries? University? Dublin Castle?

All of the above would have been good, but in the end we chose the Guinness Factory, with its (self?) guided tour. The cultural significance of the factory and the pivotal role that it played in providing meaningful employment to workers scratching a living following the famine in the early 20th century didn't figure 'one jot' in our decision, BUT the fact that the 14 Euro admission price included a free glass of Guinness did.

Our tour guide had advised us to head immediately for the seventh floor bar where the free beer was served and which also gave a great panoramic view over the city.

The view was great, as was the beer. In fact the beer was so good that we fancied another and so had to head to the fifth floor bar and restaurant where we enjoyed lunch and another Guinness.

The lunch was good, as was the second pint and with time passing by we decided that we should continue our tour of the fair city.

It was later in the day that I realised that there were certain elements of our factory "visit" that hadn't quite been as planned. In effect the first pint of Guinness had cost 14 Euros and the combination of the words 'tour', 'Guinness' and 'free', were more appropriately ordered 'tour-free' and 'Guinness'. To be sure, to be sure.....