Post 11 - What to do in Dublin?

Why do so many tourists come to Ireland every year? Museums? Monuments? No they come here for the extraordinary nature and the Irish people!

Still there are a few things to visit in Dublin, here is a selection of places you have to visit:

• Kilmainham Gaol (jail in Irish): http://www.visitdublin.com/Asset/see_and_do/historic_sites/Kilmainham_Gaol

I love this visit and I must have been there at least 10 times since I moved to Dublin. This is a great place to get to know a bit more about Irish history and some famous Irish names (Eamon De Valera, Charles Parnell, Countess Markievicz, Joseph Plunkett...).

• Guinness Storehouse: http://www.guinness-storehouse.com/en/Index.aspx

This is the most visited place in Ireland and in fairness I can understand why. Everyone who comes to Ireland knows about Guinness. A lot of the storehouse is about Advertising and this is really entertaining. The visit finish with a Guinness and a great view of Dublin.

• Stephen's Greeen, Merrion Square and the Georgian's doors

I am lucky enough to work on Merrion Square in an old Georgian House and I think it is a privilege. When it is sunny outside the whole team goes for a picnic in the park!

• A bit of Shopping on Grafton Street or Henry Street

Those are the main shopping streets in Dublin. Grafton is on the South Side and Henry Street is on the North Side. You can even get Ladurée Macarons in Brown Thomas in Grafton Street!!

• Powerscourt & Glendalough, Co Wicklow (http://powerscourt.com/; http://www.glendalough.ie/)

Ok this is not in Dublin but if you want to get out of Dublin without spending hours in the bus/car, this is a great place to go. Powerscourt is a lovely place to go with waterfalls and a lovely Avoca Shop. Glendalough is a great place for a walk in the Wicklow Mountains.

• Trinity College and the Book of Kells

This is not only one of the most prestigious school in the world, this is also a very cool looking one! The library is amazing and if you don't have any interest in the Book of Kells I would still advise you to pay a visit. It feels a bit like Hogwarts in Harry Potter's books.

• Phoenix Park and Dublin Zoo

Wants to see reindeers in Dublin? Yes you can! Just go to Phoenix Park and you will see lots of them. If you can't find them you can always go to the Zoo and watch their Lions, Tigers, Giraffes... Dublin Zoo is very good and you can take great pictures of animals.

• Johnny Fox (https://www.jfp.ie/)

The highest pub in Ireland :) Ok this is a bit far from City Centre but it is worth the trip. The food is good but you can just go for a pint. This is very touristy but I still love it.