The City of Dublin

Our Southern Weekend Adventure

By Melissa Keizer

March 12^th, 2014

BY DAY

A late February visit to Dublin was a Christmas treat for my boyfriend Michael and myself. We were keen to explore the vibrant city again after first making a trip there together two years ago. We made our journey south by train from Belfast, and arrived at the city early Thursday afternoon.

Many photos were taken during our 3 day stay, here’s just a few.

With entertainment around every street corner, Dublin made for a great location to fill up my SD card.

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ST. STEPHEN’S GREEN

After hours walking through the busy streets, we stopped at the city centre park, St.Stephen’s Green, a place full of fond memories for the both of us.

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Making Friends

Walking through Grafton Street, it’s impossible not to run into delightful characters who love to pose for a photo.

After walking around the city for hours, we felt like we knew the place like the back of our hands. Often we took the opportunity to pause and try out some charming cafes we found hidden within side streets.

Colourful

As we strolled through Temple Bar, I noticed an abundance of colour, unusual characters and creative street artwork.

Guinness Storehouse

The trip would not have been complete without a tour of The Guinness Storehouse in St. James‘s Gate Brewery. With seven floors worth of Irish history, we spent hours learning about the famous brew, and even earned a certificate for pulling a perfect pint.

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Waiting outside the Storehouse were several horse and carriages, providing pretty subjects to meet and photograph.

by night

After a lovely meal at Faat Baat on Dawson Street, we dandered towards the centre of nightlife in Dublin, Temple Bar. This part of the capital has so much character, with something going on everywhere you turn.

As we wandered through the streets, we came across a man and his Jack Russell Terrier, across from the most popular pub in Dublin. It was sad to see this man sitting in the cold streets with no home to go to, but his situation did not affect his demeanour as he welcomed us to meet his little dog and allowed me to take some shots.

Perhaps my favourite shots I’d taken from the trip, are these two images. One showing tourists as they roam around the well-known Temple Bar, the other showing the other side of life in the city.