Another Pint of Stout, Please Mister
“Can you tell us how to get to Windmill Lane,” I said. “Well, that will depend on where you’ve come from,” replied the bartender. “You see, life is a journey, and it’s the journey that’s important, not the destination.” Scary. And the m... more
Baile Atha Cliath or Dublin?
Yes, it is how the Irish call their capital city in their native language! It sounds very exotic, and so did the city seem to me! What to say about Dublin? I went there for a short trip (4 days) and it is quite enough to get the first glimpse of the city... more
Dublin for the unpretentious goth
Dublin has some lovely dark corners, so long as you know where to look. During the day, you can visit the green spaces, and at night prowl along the quays or hole up in one of the fantastic pubs here. It has a definite European, definite maritime characte... more
Dublin´s bubbling
This wasn´t your usual trip abroad. Living in Dublin for a few months - that and beeing a foreigner - has proved to be a real taste of euro-trash/euro-trea-sure living in modern Ireland. Facts about Dublin are that 50% of the population is under 25 years... more
Round Dublin
My flatmates and I spent a long (5-day) weekend in Dublin just for fun. It was an amazing city, with fun people and a great atmosphere. We visited a number of sites, walked around the streets and had a great time exploring the nightlife there! more
Bull Wall, Dollymount, Dublin, Ireland
The Bull Wall in a wooden Bridge off the main Road from Dublin to Howth.It didn't used to have traffic lights on it, but has now, as it is only single track.
It goes to a golf course and as a child visiting my grandparents we used to play on the golf c... more
Dublin, the Irish capital
I went to Dublin for the first time in October 2001, for a two-week English course. I was interested in everything about the Emerald Isle and now wanted to go there and to see it. My first impressions of Ireland are quite stereotypical, I think: lots and... more
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