Chapter 36: Finding the Tavern in Grafton

Grafton Street is at its most crowded at three or four p.m. every day, and in the evening there are fewer people on the street. Maybe it's because it's dinner time and a lot of people are back at home, or straight at the bar.

Ye Kai found a restaurant here to settle dinner, and then began to look for a tavern on the street that he found interesting.

Dublin's pubs, and even every Irish pub, are different, and each pub has its own strong self-style.

So you never know what the next tavern will look like, they're like chocolate chips in Forrest Gump, you never know what the next tavern will taste like, whether it's your favorite, or your preferred.

Outside a handmade suit shop, Ye Kai met eight girls practicing tap dancing, all dressed in black tight-fitting training clothes, dancing to the rhythm of a square dance speaker.

Because it was training, they did not wear special leather shoes and practiced barefoot on a carpet.

Take a look at people's square dance culture.

Because he couldn't record when watching Riverdance, Ye Kai didn't shoot the performance of professional dancers, and it was a surprise to meet someone who was tap-dancing here.

"Hello. Ye Kai accosted.

"Hey, handsome. A girl said, and then several people looked at each other and laughed.

An Asian with dyed blonde hair asked, "Hello, what nationality are you?"

"I'm from Huaxia. ”

"Really?" the girl was surprised, and then said in Chinese: "I'm Shen Yang, what about you?" God, your English is so good, I thought you were British. ”

"Sweet city in Sichuan Province, a small city, I came here to travel. By the way, can I take a video of your training?"

"Absolutely!"

They proudly danced to the camera, and the song used electronic music that has been very popular recently. Tap dancing is just a form of dance, just like jazz, that can go with any music.

But in the eyes of many, tap dancing has become associated with Irish music.

When you think of tap dancing, you may even think of bagpipes and whistles, a kind of Irish music that is very quiet and long, or has a strong sense of rhythm.

Must have Irish style music to tap dance?

Actually, no, he can also go with a lot of melodies.

took photos with several beauties, Ye Kai posted the photos to Weibo and Moments, and there was already a new message reminder before he put his phone in his pocket. It seems that the photos of handsome guys and beauties are eye-catching everywhere.

Ye Kai also has another social account, which he applied for after going abroad to WhatsApp and Facebook. However, because I am used to using domestic WeChat and Weibo, I am not used to using foreign software for the time being.

When leaving, Ye Kai asked: "Where is the best bar near here, I like the niche one, that is, there are not so many tourists, the kind of tavern with Irish local style." ”

"Brother Hill's bar is very good. ”

"Handsome guy doesn't want to go to a lot of tourists. ”

"So where else?"

"The bar opened by Erin's brother seems to be able to ......"

They discussed it for a while, and then showed Ye Kai the way and said, "Walking all the way from this street, there is a red wooden door...... Oh, forget it, Lili, can you take the handsome guy?"

Lili is a Chinese girl, named Wu Huili, English name Merry.

"No, no, I'll just look for it myself, I've lived here for a few days, I know the road, the red door, right?"

Ye Kai didn't want to take her there, a lesson from the previous car, and a teacher from the back.

Two days ago, a girl took Ye Kai to a bar she was familiar with, and then brought her to a bar that no one left, and she was stunned to drink with Ye Kai. Fortunately, Ye Kai slipped away in advance, otherwise he didn't know what would have happened.

The bar they said was opened by a group of people who made music, and there were no signs outside, because they didn't want so many tourists to go to the bar, as if the place was too small to accommodate too many people.

Follow the path pointed out by the girl, and soon you will reach the red wooden gate they said.

The wooden door is very short, only one meter two or three, at the waist of the leaf open. Next to him was a band love written in chalk.

"Love band. ”

Ye Kai pushed open the door.

Behind the door is a staircase down, and this bar is supposed to be in the basement. There was music and some cheers coming from inside, so you should be in the right place, this is it.

As you go down, the lights get brighter and brighter.

A space more than two meters high, the light is bright, but not dazzling. The ventilation is also very good, at least Ye Kai didn't smell any disgusting smell, the bar counter is similar to other taverns, and the bartender is a very handsome middle-aged European and American man.

For Ye Kai, there are really only surprises for niche things.

Compared to the pubs that welcome tourists outside, this is the place where the real Irish have their own.

This space is about two or three hundred square meters, which belongs to a rectangular space, but to Ye Kai's surprise, there is actually a staircase that goes down on the side, and there is another floor below.

The lower floor, although it also belongs to this bar, is a place to live, with a total of six rooms on both sides of the passage, and a toilet at the end.

It should be the band's residence, Ye Kai heard that the purpose of their bar is to make money and release albums.

The first thing you see when you enter this bar is the whole wall of liquor, which is very much in line with the Irish drinking personality.

The other walls are all decorated with ancient ornaments.

It's not the dΓ©cor in the Market, it's really old, it looks like something from a scrap shop, bicycle tires, old-fashioned radios and stuff.

It was cleaned up and hung on the wall for decoration.

An old grandmother with a small child was about to leave the pub after the last drink, and the pub in Ireland was closed to minors after 9pm, so they were leaving immediately.

A guitarist is playing a nursery rhyme for a child. The grandmother dances with the child, which should be a picture of her grandson or something, very loving.

Seeing that Ye Kai had been looking left and right, the bartender came over with a glass of wine and said, "This cup is yours, the first time?"

Ye Kai took the wine and said, "Yes, it's the first time I've come here, and I like the atmosphere of the bar very much." ”

He gestured to the bartender and took a sip of his wine.

Soda flavor, very sweet.

It doesn't look like it's alcoholic, but that's not how cocktails are based on alcohol, and many women pour it on this issue.

The cocktail is not strong because of the fact that it is neutralized by a lot of things, but the alcohol is still in it. So after a few drinks, you still have to get drunk.

And there is simply no time to react, so people who don't drink alcohol are better off drinking a little less at the bar.