Last Visit: Jun 2011
Cost: $-/day
Stayed: 2 days
Suggest Staying: 1 week
English: 5/5
Safety: 4/5
Currency: Euro
Transport: Taxi, bus, train
My Favorites
1. Dublin
Guinness Factory
Highlights: Countryside, history, pubs
Suggest Staying: 2-3 days
Stay Around: City center
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Dublin is a friendly, inexpensive city with a penchant for pubs. It is not uncommon see 3 pubs on an average street block. There is also some history and cathedrals of course and beautiful surrounding countryside. We were able to hit all the major attractions in a day just by walking.
See & Do
- Guinness Factory. Brewery where you can watch the beer get made, have a sample, learn to pour the perfect pint of Guinness, and see panoramic views of the city.
- Temple Bar. Area with galleries, bars and restaurants. Popular for nightlife and life music. This is an area and there is also a bar called Temple Bar.
- Dublin Castle. Collection of 18th-century administrative buildings with courtyards.
- Christ Church Cathedral. Cathedral of the Holy Trinity.
- St. Patrick’s Cathedral. Largest church in Ireland.
- Trinity College. Intellectual hub, beautiful campus, and old library containing Book of Kells. The library was used in one of the Harry Potter films.
- Brazen Head. Ireland’s oldest pub. If you want, you can sign your name on a paper bill from your home country’s currency to be hung in the pub.
Tips
- Getting There. Aer Lingus is a good, cheap airline based out of Dublin and flys to and from many European cities. You can also take a ferry but it’s much faster to fly. I flew there from London and on the way out into Manchester.
