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I'm going to be spending a long weekend in Dublin this January
(The price is right on airline tickets)
This is my first (real) trip to Dublin, so I welcome recommendations on places to stay, things to see, etc.
They only thing that is pretty set in stone is a trip to The Porterhouse...
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Posted 2013-August-06, 07:38
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Posted 2013-August-06, 08:28
I have no suggestions but enjoy yourself. My younger daughter just got back from Belfast. She went to a Van Morrison concert while she was there, but that's in Belfast not Dublin and Van Morrison is not everyone's cup of tea anyway.
But enjoy yourself, I understand that it is beautiful there.
PS I apologize if i have offended anyone by speaking as if Dublin and Belfast were in the same country. I know that they are not. Honest, I do.
But enjoy yourself, I understand that it is beautiful there.
PS I apologize if i have offended anyone by speaking as if Dublin and Belfast were in the same country. I know that they are not. Honest, I do.
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Posted 2013-August-06, 08:40
Pretty obvious but do explore Trinity College. Check out the current exhibitions at Science Gallery before you go.
My favorite memory of Dublin is sitting on a bench at the north east end of Saint Stephen's Green and watching a beautiful redhead who I'd met earlier at the Chester Beatty Library walk across the park. She asked if I wanted to hear John O'Conor play and talk about Beethoven's piano sonatas that evening at the National Concert Hall a few blocks away. I said yes I would. So we did.
My favorite memory of Dublin is sitting on a bench at the north east end of Saint Stephen's Green and watching a beautiful redhead who I'd met earlier at the Chester Beatty Library walk across the park. She asked if I wanted to hear John O'Conor play and talk about Beethoven's piano sonatas that evening at the National Concert Hall a few blocks away. I said yes I would. So we did.
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Posted 2013-August-06, 09:01
kenberg, on 2013-August-06, 08:28, said:
PS I apologize if i have offended anyone by speaking as if Dublin and Belfast were in the same country. I know that they are not. Honest, I do.
He-he some might get offended if you say that they are not in the same country. Fortunately, the controversy is less bloody than it used to be.
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Posted 2013-August-06, 10:41
From what I have been told, taking a day and getting out of the city and into the Emerald part of the Emerald Isle is a good idea. But that's hearsay from my Irish friends, and some of them *may* be biased toward their part of Home...
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Posted 2013-August-06, 11:23
mycroft, on 2013-August-06, 10:41, said:
From what I have been told, taking a day and getting out of the city and into the Emerald part of the Emerald Isle is a good idea. But that's hearsay from my Irish friends, and some of them *may* be biased toward their part of Home...
I was lucky enough to visit the cliff of Moher 20 odd years ago
Enjoyed this immensely
not sure if January is the best time for visiting the Irish country side (though I haven't ruled out a trip outside the city)
Alderaan delenda est
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Posted 2013-August-06, 18:28
What's so great about Ohio in January?
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Posted 2013-August-07, 09:24
true, but it will be better than Maryland in January (rain instead of snow, for instance)...have fun!
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Posted 2013-August-14, 12:06
As a former Dubliner I suggest going to Cornucopia. It's an epic restaurant.
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Posted 2013-August-20, 09:27
Hi,
The museum of archaeology would be a good way to spend a couple of hours - give you a real insight into the ancient history of ireland:
http://www.museum.ie...phy-museum.aspx
There are several other branches of the National Museum at different locations around the city.
In Wicklow, which is not far from Dublin, you can visit Glendalough which is very beautiful, even in January when it is likely to be raining.
http://www.glendalough.ie/
Hope you have a wonderful time in our capital city.
The museum of archaeology would be a good way to spend a couple of hours - give you a real insight into the ancient history of ireland:
http://www.museum.ie...phy-museum.aspx
There are several other branches of the National Museum at different locations around the city.
In Wicklow, which is not far from Dublin, you can visit Glendalough which is very beautiful, even in January when it is likely to be raining.
http://www.glendalough.ie/
Hope you have a wonderful time in our capital city.
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