Slainte!
I made it to Dublin yesterday morning, more or less on schedule. We landed only one hour late, which given I was flying from Heathrow, wasn't bad at all. I only had to wait on line for an hour to check in too. With everything going on yesterday, I count myself lucky. I have rearranged my return flight so that I'm flying directly back from Dublin, however. I was originally supposed to connect through Heathrow.
Dublin is a lovely and charming city. Some gorgeous Georgian architecture around Merrion Row. The streets are exceedingly narrow. This surprised me a bit. Yes, the financial district in New York suffers from narrow streets, as do parts of London. But if you venture a bit, you can find wider streets. Not so much in Dublin. Makes it hard to take photographs, as you can't really get far enough away from certain things to really get them in view. So less photos than hoped.
They also close things down here early (other than the pubs). Most stores close by 6 pm, even on Friday and Saturday. Nonetheless, I've managed to tour about quite a bit. Took a Viking Splash tour yesterday and walked around Grafton Street (the main shopping street south of the River Liffey). Today I headed out to the National Gallery, Oscar Wilde's House (which you cannot go inside, disappointingly), Trinity College and the Book of Kells, Dublin Castle, the Guinness Storehouse, and finished up at the Georgian museum Number Twenty-Nine. I also walked along the River Liffey, crossing over both O'Connell and Ha'penny Bridges. Tomorrow it's off for a closer look at both Christchurch and St. Patrick's Cathedrals. I have seen them both, but I want to see a bit more.
For your viewing pleasure:
Dublin Castle
Along the River Liffey
