My Dublin Dalliance: Day 1

12/31/2013

Hello everyone! How is everyone enjoying NYE? I am currently on a trip to Dublin and celebrating it there with a group of friends :-D Love this HUGE red Christmas ribbon on the Clerys department store on O'Connell Street! (Love the sale signs even more though ;-) ) The hotel we are staying in is the Academy Plaza Hotel. Definitely recommend it! Affordable rooms and great service are always a good combo!

When we arrived the first thing we went to see was Trinity College, Ireland's oldest university, founded in 1592. Notable people who studied there are Jonathan Swift, Oscar Wilde, Bram Stoker, and - more recently - Jack Gleeson (King Joffrey on Game of Thrones :-P). More specifically, I wanted to visit the Old Library and the Book of Kells exhibit, but unfortunately, both were closed during the entire holiday. SOOO bummed about that! I hate it when that happens!

Trinity College Old Library

Fragment from the Book of Kells

Luckily the next stop was in fact open for visitors, so we could take a look inside Dublin Castle, the centre of British rule in Ireland for more than 700 years. To keep warm I was wearing a soft pink cashmere sweater and a faux shearling black coat.

Coat: Vero Moda / Cashmere sweater: Tatiana's Delights on Etsy / Skinny jeans: H&M
Boots: Pied-a-terre / Necklace: Cristalina / Earrings: Ebay

The inside of the castle (the seat of the Viceroy of Ireland) was very beautifully decorated and also still very festively! Below pictures of the Ladies Drawing Room and two of the ceremonial rooms.

After that we took a stroll through the infamous Temple Bar district, with some of the most ' Irish' pubs imaginable. Don't they look adorable?!

Wishing you all a very festive New Year's Eve!

P.S. If you're looking for me, I'll be here!

3 Comments

Mark Smith

3/3/2014 05:58:41 pm

Nice photos..

Kevin Brown

3/3/2014 10:52:32 pm

Travelling is my hobby and I love to visit new places. My recent trip was to Ireland and I had a wonderful time there. I had done online booking of the hotel to avoid last minute booking after reaching the place.

It was a wonderful 5 day trip to Dublin and within those 5 days I had explored a lot of places there. Dublin capital of Ireland has a lot of places and if you someone is planning for a vacation to Ireland, then it is better to rent a car to explore the beautiful country.

Renting a car is easy with online booking and I had planned to rent a car from the Dublin airport, so while searching on internet for rental cars in Dublin area I came across Dan Dooley car rentals (<a href="http://www.dan-dooley.ie/car-rental-hire-dublin-airport.htm">http://www.dan-dooley.ie/car-rental-hire-dublin-airport.htm</a>) and after reading the prices and the policies I booked for a rental car there. It was a wonderful experience for me to drive the cars on the roads of Dublin. I also went to see the Dublin castle as I had heard a lot about it. As it was winter time, so I had packed for the woolens with me. I loved my first visit to Dublin and it’s a memorable experience for me.

Isaac

3/3/2014 10:53:38 pm

Ireland is a beautiful place
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ireland