Dublin in pictures

Dublin was absolutely amazing! The perfect mix of Guinness, history, fun, Irish whiskey, Guinness, Oscar Wilde, weather, Guinness, fish & chips, tradition, modernity, people, and last but not least, Guinness. Or as they say in Ireland, the Craic!

And I've finally got around to choosing some of my favourite memories from Dublin, in this photo essay (of what's mostly the southern side of the River Liffey).

The iconic Temple Bar in the Temple Bar district of Dublin

You can read all the posts in the Dublin trip report series, using this index below:

Now for the pictures.

Temple Bar district and cobble-stone streets...oh I love those!


Ha'penny Bridge

People watching at O'Connell Street


GPO O'Connell Street - site of the 1916 uprising


Oscar Wilde at Merrion Square


Cycling in Dublin in amazing fun!


North-Eastern entrance to St Stephen's Green

St. Stephen's Green


The iconic Sinnott's Bar


Sinnott's Bar


St. Patrick's Cathedral


St. Patrick's Cathedral


Ha!


Time for a break!


Views of Dublin from the Gravity Bar at Guinness Storehouse

At the Jameson Distillery


Rock 'n Roll Wall of Fame - some amazing names, amazing music


A wet day in Dublin's Temple Bar district


Custom House


Custom House


O'Connell Statue on O'Connell Street


Busking in Dublin


Dublin buses (and they have amazing onboard internet too!)


Garden of Remembrance


1916 uprising centenary marker


Inside Trinity College, Dublin


Temple Bar district


Iconic Blooms Hotel, Temple Bar district


Dublin Castle


Dublin Castle


Dubh Linn gardens...from where Dublin gets its name

If you're ever in Dublin and have some time, don't miss out on one of these 3 walking tours (the first 2 are free):
  • North of the river tour
  • South of the river tour (I think this is the more exciting one)
  • Whiskey tour (including tastings, comes at a very good value-for-money cost of 12 Euro).

Pretty much every shop on every street has free wifi Internet. And while you may or may not need a password, I found publicly available connectivity to be fantastic!

I'm definitely going back to Dublin some time...the sooner the better!

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