5 Days in Dublin in 3 minutes
Met Sandra at Starbucks on Wednesday morning, and we walked around downtown- had lunch at Elephant and Castle (No- it's not affiliated with the Brit pub chain in North America). Then after walking around some more- checking out bookstores, we were getting tired, so we Sandra into the Hotel and watched Rugby until my father and his wife (Louise) called and said they checked in. We went for dinner at a Pizza and Pasta restaurant off Grafton St.
The next day we ate breakfast at the hotel and got tickets for a bus tour of Dublin. We hopped off at the The Modern Art Gallery and saw some great art! All of it was fantastic!!! There's an Art Gallery in Toronto down on Queen West that me and the Beady Eyed One visited after brunch one day which has some really boring Modern Art, trite and pretentious- but this place in Dublin was absolutely wonderful!
We then had lunch in Temple Bar (an area, not a Temple or a Bar) and went to Christ Church Cathedral to tour the oldest Crypt in UK and Erie.
We had Sushi dinner that night. Certainly not up to par with Takana on Yonge North of St.Clair, but this was about as good as Dublin sushi got- which just goes to show the old adage is true: "Leprechauns Fuck up Japanese cuisine!!!"
The next day we went to the National Museum of Ireland which got us all hungry for Medieval and Viking time history so we made plans to attend another Museum the next day called Dublinia. That afternoon we took it easy and went to Blackrock (my Village) and toured my room and had dinner in town before sending them back to the Hotel.
The next day- New Years Eve Day we went to Dublinia and then we all separated and Sandra, Dad and I went to Bad Ass cafe for lunch- then Sandra and I went to the National Art Gallery. Then I passed out until dinner (which we had in the hotel restaurant). After dinner- Sandra and I went for a walk on Grafton St. and watched all the pretty young things go off to their bashes. We just returned to the hotel and watched CSI on Sandra's laptop. I stayed in the Hotel that night.
The next morning Dad and Louise left early and Sandra left later (different flights at different times in different directions), and I stumbled exhaustedly back to Blackrock and slept...
So- now I've seen the Tourist side of Dublin. When do I start feeling like a resident?
The next day we ate breakfast at the hotel and got tickets for a bus tour of Dublin. We hopped off at the The Modern Art Gallery and saw some great art! All of it was fantastic!!! There's an Art Gallery in Toronto down on Queen West that me and the Beady Eyed One visited after brunch one day which has some really boring Modern Art, trite and pretentious- but this place in Dublin was absolutely wonderful!
We then had lunch in Temple Bar (an area, not a Temple or a Bar) and went to Christ Church Cathedral to tour the oldest Crypt in UK and Erie.
We had Sushi dinner that night. Certainly not up to par with Takana on Yonge North of St.Clair, but this was about as good as Dublin sushi got- which just goes to show the old adage is true: "Leprechauns Fuck up Japanese cuisine!!!"
The next day we went to the National Museum of Ireland which got us all hungry for Medieval and Viking time history so we made plans to attend another Museum the next day called Dublinia. That afternoon we took it easy and went to Blackrock (my Village) and toured my room and had dinner in town before sending them back to the Hotel.
The next day- New Years Eve Day we went to Dublinia and then we all separated and Sandra, Dad and I went to Bad Ass cafe for lunch- then Sandra and I went to the National Art Gallery. Then I passed out until dinner (which we had in the hotel restaurant). After dinner- Sandra and I went for a walk on Grafton St. and watched all the pretty young things go off to their bashes. We just returned to the hotel and watched CSI on Sandra's laptop. I stayed in the Hotel that night.
The next morning Dad and Louise left early and Sandra left later (different flights at different times in different directions), and I stumbled exhaustedly back to Blackrock and slept...
So- now I've seen the Tourist side of Dublin. When do I start feeling like a resident?
posted by Mike at 1/06/2006 12:18:00 p.m.
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