Friday, July 15
We again caught the shuttle bus into town, and were encouraged by the forecast of a sunny day. We aimed to cover some different areas today, and spent some time in George's Arcade, another old covered shopping arcade. When we came out it had been raining (just like Melbourne) so our timing was good. Another light shower made us decide it was coffee time, so we dived into a cafe called The Bald Barrista - this was a good choice!
By now the sun was out again so we set off and visited St.Patrick's Cathedral, the antiques quarter, and Christ Church Cathedral. We didn't go into these churches as we have many more ahead of us to visit!
On our way back to catch the shuttle we couldn't resist some more retail therapy, and were happy with our purchases. Overall we felt that Dublin was a "poor mans London", as it didn't have the charm we expected and the mix of old and new buildings didn't blend together to make it an attractive city. Maybe this is a result of the politics that have shaped Ireland's history over the past 100 years in their fight for independence.
We again caught the shuttle bus into town, and were encouraged by the forecast of a sunny day. We aimed to cover some different areas today, and spent some time in George's Arcade, another old covered shopping arcade. When we came out it had been raining (just like Melbourne) so our timing was good. Another light shower made us decide it was coffee time, so we dived into a cafe called The Bald Barrista - this was a good choice!
By now the sun was out again so we set off and visited St.Patrick's Cathedral, the antiques quarter, and Christ Church Cathedral. We didn't go into these churches as we have many more ahead of us to visit!
On our way back to catch the shuttle we couldn't resist some more retail therapy, and were happy with our purchases. Overall we felt that Dublin was a "poor mans London", as it didn't have the charm we expected and the mix of old and new buildings didn't blend together to make it an attractive city. Maybe this is a result of the politics that have shaped Ireland's history over the past 100 years in their fight for independence.
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