off to see a few bands next week at malahide castle, about half hour north of dublin, so we thought we’d book a midweek break and see a bit of the city too.
we’ve already got digs booked in malahide as we thought itd be better to travel into and out of the city at our leisure, rather than thousands leaving a gig at the same time and all wanting the same transport back to the centre.
also bought a 3 day Leap card pass so we can just get on whatever bus/tram/train we want at any time.
what we havent got, is any idea of what to do when we get there. thoughts are……
day 1 – land at airport (early flight), get bus to digs, drop bags off and straight into dublin for the day and evening.
days 2 is gig day, its an evening jobbie so is there any point to staying in malahide and walking to gig, or dublin centre again for the day and then back to digs late afternoon.
day 3 is an evening flight home, so again we got best part of the day in the centre if so desired.
bit of googling suggests we would probably have enjoyed kilmainham gaol but left it too late for tickets, wifes not a guinness drinker so a tour of either there or jamesons distillery wouldnt really hit the spot.
ive read that grafton st is good for wandering along looking at the buskers, st stephens green for people watching, howth harbour for seal watching, and maybe look for something to eat/drink around ha’penny bridge. we’re also both fontaines dc fans, so a pint in the liberty belle, visit to the lotts cafe, foggy dew and the workmans club maybe.
we’re not big on museums or history, its more of a decent vibe that we’d enjoy, maybe a bit of local music in a bar in the evening and a decent pint of guinness (for me anyway). heard all about temple bar and their prices, so not too bothered about drinking there altho we’d probably poke our noses in.
anything else to suggest in either dublin or malahide?
thank you
