Dublin – the city of pub crawl and literature

Dublin has so much to offer to the locals and the tourists and I am so happy that I´ve been experiencing this. The pubs, the history, the museums, Guinness, Jameson whiskey and it´s only about an hour and 15 minutes by plane from London!

 We only had a long weekend in Dublin, but we got to see so much during the days we were there. The city centre is not too big to it is easy to walk around and take in the Irish atmosphere. We started our Dublin experience at Trinity College, which is Dublin’s most famous teaching institute, and you almost feel a bit smarter after walking around there.

If you continue walking down Dame Street you´ll find Dublin Castle and Christ Church Cathedral, two other main attractions in Dublin. And not far from Dame Street, you´ll find the infamous Temple Bar District. Packed with locals and tourists, this is the perfect place to find a good restaurant and a local pub to spend the rest of the evening. Because we were only there for a few days, we obviously did not visit all the pubs, which I´m sure some will do while visiting Dublin, but this is definitely a place to visit. It is very festive and a great place to meet other people.

We found another pub that we kind of fell in love with – The Church. This is a restaurant and a pub, which used to be a church. And it was absolutely amazing! The food was great, and not very expensive, and they had a great bar where you could get almost anything you wanted to drink, and they had live music and a Riverdance show. We ended up having dinner here the day we arrived and it really was the perfect place to start the holiday. And we actually ended up eating here before going back to London as well.

We can´t forget Guinness Store House! Guinness is Irelands most popular drink and you simply cannot visit Dublin without spending a couple of hours at Guinness Store House. Because this is such a popular attraction, I will be dedicating a blog post just for Guinness in a few days.

I am not a big fan of whiskey, but I do like a good Irish Coffee, and the only way to make a good Irish Coffee is with Jameson Whiskey. Because Dublin is so famous for all the good drinks, we dedicated one of the days to drinking, so after visiting Guinness Store House we visited Jameson Distillery. And they had a fantastic Irish Coffee!

If you are interested in literature, then you have probably heard of the famous Irish author James Joyce. His most famous book is Ulysses and his short story collection Dubliners. And you can also visit the James Joyce Cultural Centre, which is very interesting if you are interested in literature.

I could probably write so much more about Dublin because I loved the atmosphere in this city and all it has to offer. If you haven´t been to this great island, then you really should. And it is perfect when combining it with a trip to the Cliffs of Moher.