Chapter 20 Dublin "Oh My Guiness!"
Dublin in its own little way is gorgeous. Not a beach gorgeous, but gorgeous in its own right. Whether its seeing some history during the day, or having a pint at night, Dublin has it all. Many shopping and cultural areas, friendly people, and a pub literally around every corner is what makes up Dublin. Dublin did have one negative that surprised me though, it is very, very expensive. A pint of beer in the temple bar, can cost you up to 6 euros. I wouldn't recommend there though, take a locals advice and head down to Flannery's, only 3 there. But first off, the Guiness tour.
The guiness storehouse is amazing. Though I still think the nicest brewery tour is the Heineken museum in Amsterdam, this is a close second. They allow you to walk freely amongst 7 different floors where they take you to through the process of making guiness and also some history on the company and the social impact guiness has had through out the world. I myself had never put two and two together connecting the beer and the world record book. I always remember the quirky little facts that people want to be known about such as this one. The world record holder for most books typed backwards is Michele Santelia from Italy who typed 56 books (3,004,767 words)backwards. That's insane! How the hell did that guy get good at that or even realize he had a talent! Well I guess we all have a purpose in life, even if its meant to type books backwards (which would also render them completely useless as one would just read the regular typed book).
The highlight of the Guiness tour would have to be the last floor. You are given 1 pint of guiness and you get to enjoy it over the best view of the city. The view itself is quite amazing. You can see the entire city. Dublin, being a very flat city with the tallest building only stretching to 16 story's, is not the most difficult city to see up high.
Speaking of heights, an example of pride, and yet another example of a giant falic symbol, is the Spire located in the middle of the main street. It is quite a useful point to get your reference too. Close to it you will find the post office where the Irish fought back the British still with bullet holes in the pillars! The city is also divided north/south with a river (like most european cities for some reason.)
You may visit the university in Dublin and see the book of keyes along with many other famous Irish mementos like the harp. The shopping district is like any other, same old stores with similar prices.
My recommendation would be to see some live Irish music. Being a musician, I love anything musical, but with Irish music I have always found has its own unique style. Many pubs have Irish music ringing out their windows any friday and saturday night. It shouldn't be hard to find. Dublin also has a lot of nice parks, well worth checking out.
Oh, and if you have time, stop by the Marsh library. I vote it as the best named library in the world! :)
Dublin in its own little way is gorgeous. Not a beach gorgeous, but gorgeous in its own right. Whether its seeing some history during the day, or having a pint at night, Dublin has it all. Many shopping and cultural areas, friendly people, and a pub literally around every corner is what makes up Dublin. Dublin did have one negative that surprised me though, it is very, very expensive. A pint of beer in the temple bar, can cost you up to 6 euros. I wouldn't recommend there though, take a locals advice and head down to Flannery's, only 3 there. But first off, the Guiness tour.
The guiness storehouse is amazing. Though I still think the nicest brewery tour is the Heineken museum in Amsterdam, this is a close second. They allow you to walk freely amongst 7 different floors where they take you to through the process of making guiness and also some history on the company and the social impact guiness has had through out the world. I myself had never put two and two together connecting the beer and the world record book. I always remember the quirky little facts that people want to be known about such as this one. The world record holder for most books typed backwards is Michele Santelia from Italy who typed 56 books (3,004,767 words)backwards. That's insane! How the hell did that guy get good at that or even realize he had a talent! Well I guess we all have a purpose in life, even if its meant to type books backwards (which would also render them completely useless as one would just read the regular typed book).
The highlight of the Guiness tour would have to be the last floor. You are given 1 pint of guiness and you get to enjoy it over the best view of the city. The view itself is quite amazing. You can see the entire city. Dublin, being a very flat city with the tallest building only stretching to 16 story's, is not the most difficult city to see up high.
Speaking of heights, an example of pride, and yet another example of a giant falic symbol, is the Spire located in the middle of the main street. It is quite a useful point to get your reference too. Close to it you will find the post office where the Irish fought back the British still with bullet holes in the pillars! The city is also divided north/south with a river (like most european cities for some reason.)
You may visit the university in Dublin and see the book of keyes along with many other famous Irish mementos like the harp. The shopping district is like any other, same old stores with similar prices.
My recommendation would be to see some live Irish music. Being a musician, I love anything musical, but with Irish music I have always found has its own unique style. Many pubs have Irish music ringing out their windows any friday and saturday night. It shouldn't be hard to find. Dublin also has a lot of nice parks, well worth checking out.
Oh, and if you have time, stop by the Marsh library. I vote it as the best named library in the world! :)
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