This was the last stop of our Spring Break vacation.  My uncle and high school English teacher advised me to try and stay in smaller cities in other parts of Ireland in order to get an Irish feel.  My friend and I flew from Prague in to Dublin at night where we spent evening bar hopping in the Temple Bar area.  The next couple of days we were in Galway but came back the morning of our flight to explore Dublin.  We were able to see the main attractions such as the Dublin Castle, St. Peter's Cathedral, St. Stephen's Green, Christ Church Cathedral, Dublinia, and Trinity College.  We ran into a tour guide in his early 70s when we stopped to eat and he was very impressed with how much we got to see in just one day. 

Accommodations

  • My friend and I stayed at Kinlay House Hostel, which is right down the road from Christ Church Cathedral and right by the Temple Bar area

Restaurants

  • I can't remember the name of the restaurant but we had amazing fish and chips at a restaurant on College Green by Trinity College
  • In addition to that, there are so many restaurants along roads adjacent to the school

Wider Scope

  • Get a guided tour of Dublin Castle
  • Visit St. Peter's Cathedral and Christ Church Cathedral.  Once you're done at Christ Church Cathedral visit the viking museum, Dublinia 
  • Take a stroll through Trinity College or St. Stephen's Green 
  • See the Duke of Wellington's monument in Phoenix Park
  • Take a bus to do a Dublin Bay or Malahide Castle
  • Go to the Guinness Storehouse Factory to get all your Guinness needs

Clubs/Bars

  • There are so many bars in the Temple Bar area that you can't really go wrong.  We saw a lot of live music while we were there

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