Lodging:
- Pat Preston, The Ireland Expert is NEVER wrong. Read her recommended city centre hotels and guesthouses.
- Book of Kells, which is housed in the Long Room in the Old Library at Trinity College
- River Liffey cuts Dublin in two and has many bridges crossing it
- Merrion Square, a beautiful Georgian square, which sits behind Trinity College and Leinster House, which is the home of the Irish Parliament. In the middle is a beautiful park, Archbishop Ryan Park (close photos frame in middle), sometimes referred to see the park to as Merrion Square Park. Trails for quiet walk, benches for resting, beautifully landscaped, etc. Great place to relax and have lunch.
- St. Stephen's Green, a 22 acre park square in the centre of Dublin, full of flowers, shrubs, and trees of all descriptions, as well as a garden for the blind, statuary, fountains, gazebos, an ornamental lake, and a band shell which is a setting for free lunchtime concerts in the summer months.
- Guinness Storehouse, a 20 min. walk from city centre. 15 euros per adult, but you get a free pint at the end. Heard it was overrated, but you may enjoy.
- Old Jameson Distillery, 8 min. audiovisual, followed by a 20 min. tour and the "Tasting Room." TJ will like this :-)
- City Hop On/Hop Off Bus Tours of City Centre - highly recomended. Easiest way to get around. Only 15 Euros per person and good for 24 hours.Stops at Trinity, Guinness Storehouse, Temple Bar, etc. Everyplace you want to see in city centre Dublin.
- Walking Tours, literary, ghost, traditional music, history, etc.
- Night Life - one of the livliest party cities in Europe. Bars for every age group and taste in music. Google is probably the best way to research this. Denise and I went to the Palace Bar on Fleet St. in Temple Bar. We loved it. Like a neighborhood bar in city centre Dublin. It's quite narrow, crowded at night, and there aren't many seats, but it has energy and we liked it.
- Temple Bar, a mainly touristy area full of pubs, restaurants, shops, etc. A neat mix of old and new Dublin. Lots of pubs, lots.
DO NOT drive in Dublin. Narrow winding roads and way too many people make driving frustrating.
Old Jameson Distillery, 8 min. audiovisual, followed by a 20 min. tour and the "Tasting Room." TJ will like this :-)
ReplyDeleteYou're right...TJ will like my half of the tasting too or we will have a disaster! Thanks for the recommendations Dad.