Dublin

Visited: April 2009

Posts:

Chasing the Years of My Life

Vital Information:

• Currency: Euro
• Budget:$$$
• Travel: An extensive bus network allows travelers to hop a ride anywhere in the city. Cabs are expensive and generally advised against. Most major tourist attractions are easily reached via walking.

Useful Websites:

1. Visit Dublin (The city’s official tourist website)
2. Time Out Dublin (Offering an updated guide as to ongoing events in Dublin)
3. RyanAir (Irish budget airlines offering cheap flights from most major European cities)
4. Lonely Planet’s Guide to Dublin

Places to Visit:

Christ Church Cathedral

Guinness Brewery

Dublinia (aka Viking Museum)

St. Patrick’s Cathedral

Dublin Castle

Trinity College Dublin (home to the Book of Kells)

*Dublin Writers Museum – Showcases the rich literary heritage of Ireland.

*Jeanie Johnston Famine Ship Museum – A replica of the Jeanie Johnston, this museum details the history of Irish emigrants during the Great Famine.

*Kilmainham Gaol - Execution place of the ‘rebels’ from the 1916 Easter Rising.

*National Gallery of Ireland

*National Museum of Ireland – Archaeology