Belfast and Dublin Tour - Part 2 / Thursday, February 22, 2007
Next stop Dublin!! Kinda similar to Belfast, just give u all a low down on the attractions there:
Top 6 spots in Dublin:
No.6 National Museum of Ireland (All the 3 different kinds)
Ok, not that we are very 'gian' on going to all the museums, will be kinda boring after awhile, but since its included in our 'Dublin Pass', why not visit them!! 4 free postcards too for each museum, so cope all 12 of them.. ha.. =) Anyway. the museums are free, so why not go there and have a look.. Some of them are really interesting...
No.5 Trinity College
Quite a famous college with all the famous people that have come from there.. The book of Kells are one of the more famous books that are held there... Cool place, but too bad the Book of Kells is not included in our Dublin pass so we did no go there, but if u are there, go see it, I heard its must to go, but we were just too sian of museums liao, visited dunno how many...
No.4 Dublin Castle
This is another must go and it includes a tour.. Yup, you guessed it, its included the Dublin pass... The castle served as a real castle in fortress last time.. Ya, with all the moats, towers and all.. Well, alot of nice rooms and corridors, now you really see how the royalty enjoy.. See the throne up there? Its supposed to be for Prince dunno wat.. forgot his name.. But its really a huge chair.. Imagine how big is he.. Then later came a gal who stepped up as queen.. They had to build a stool for her below the chair so she could rest her feet there, otherwise it would be hanging in the air.. =)
No.3 Old Kalimahan Goal
Gaol... Not goal... So its an old jail u say, what is so great about this.. Well, if you know Dublin's History, u will know that this is an important historical site.. (Ya, I think now i know Dublin's history more than I know Sweden's) All the tours they have talk bout their history, seems Dublin is a troubled country in the past.. Anyway, this jail is supposed to be a jail that keeps 1 prisoner in a cell, but due to overcrowding, it had 6 in a cell at its maximum.. Anyway this jail is insane and creepy.. Imagine there were alot of child prisoners as young as 7 years old. They were jailed for stealing onions or knocking on a public door without permission!!! CRAZY!! There were lot of politicians jailed and put to death here too.. So yup, its really a historical place and really worth the visit.
No.2 Christchurch and St Patrick's Church
These 2 churches are like a must see when u visit Dublin.. Its included in the pass but its not that expensive too.. These are probably one of the nicest and grandest church I have been to.. BUT! there are alot of people buried underneath the church.. that include famous people, people who have made great contributions or something.. Kinda scary going down to the crypt to look at the plaques and all.... But it is a must come... You wont feel like you wasted ur money here... =)
No.1 Guinness Brewery
Eh need I say more? Who woudnt want to go to the Guinness Brewery? Free Beer, free sight overlooking the entire Dublin area on its SkyBar? A bit pricey but its a one in a lifetime chance, so I say go for it!! You get a nice souvenir too.. A drop of Guinness in a Paper Weight!! Kinda cool, and of course you get to buy lots of souvenirs there to make ur frens jealous.. ha.. Oh ya, tried a bit of Guinness, does,nt taste bad at all.. Being a dark beer, I thought it would be rather bitter but nope!! Its really nice, a nice flavour to it.. Definitely better than Tiger Beer .. Oops.. But really, its the truth.. Even the whole Brewery is nicely decorated and shown to the public.. Tiger Beer Brewery, pls pls pls look at this and improve!!
/Hopped!
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