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Dublin, the fair city, capital of the Republic of Ireland issituated on the eastern side of the emerald isle and offers themany facilities as any large European city while stillmaintaining the most traditional of Irish culture andhospitality. Dublin has attractions to suit everyone's taste, from museums toshopping, from castles to sport centres, from churches torestaurants, and of course a very special and exciting nightlife with pubs, cafés and night clubs. Getting bored in Dublinis virtually impossible. Dublin has some wonderful parts to explore, like the RiverLiffey that slices the city in half, or Grafton Street, thevibrant shopping heart of the city, and of course the famousO'Connell Street, the main artery of Dublin's city centre. Thehome of Oscar Wilde, this city will prove a great experience foranyone, surrounded by music and the hospitality of the Dubliners. Dublin's centre is compact enough to walk across in half anhour. City buses are plentiful, the new Luas modern trams runfrequently, and the excellent DART urban railway which hugs thecoastline for miles and buzzes you north and south to suburbanstations and on out of the city in minutes. South of the River Liffey is the beautiful Georgian quarter andtraditionally the trendiest part of Dublin - especially therevamped riverside area of Temple Bar with its cobbled streets,arty venues and smart little eateries and shops. Some find it abit contrived, but this is still the trendiest part of town.Capuccinistas practise their pouts at Café en Seine on DawsonStreet. The gloriously illustrated, 140-year-old medieval manuscriptcalled the Book of Kells at Trinity. College is probably the most beautiful book in the world, housedin the great vaulted Long Room - perhaps the finest interior inDublin. Trinity College is also a famous seat of learning andone of the great universities of Europe. The long list of famousex-students includes Samuel Beckett, Edmund Burke and OscarWilde. Out west of the city centre, the national monument of KilmainhamGaol gives you a fascinating and very moving, if chilling,insight into modern Irish history. This is where the leaders ofthe 1916 rising were executed here, radicalizing the Irishpublic and marking the beginning of the end of the Britishadministration in Dublin. Dublin's pubs are very famous, especially for the 'craic'(general good-time atmosphere), conversation, music and ofcourse excellent Guinness. For the black stuff experience, tryMulligan's of Poolbeg Street. Celebrity spotting takes place inDoheny & Nesbitt's in Lower Baggot Street near St Stephen'sGreen. Three good literary pubs in the pedestrianised streets east ofGrafton Street are Davy Byrne's in Duke Street (James Joyce) andMcDaid's in Harry Street (poet Patrick Kavanagh, playwrightBrendan Behan). For musical pubs try the St John Gogarty onFleet Street in Temple Bar, O'Donoghue's in Merrion Row and forsession tunes take your irish drum or 'bodhrán' to Lower BridgeStreet where O'Shea's Merchant and the Brazen Head face eachother, or north of the Liffey to the Cobblestone Bar on NorthKing Street. PoD on Harcourt Street is still one of the trendiest nightclubs.At the Gaiety on South King Street it's hot salsa on Fridays andsouls and R&B on Saturdays. The Thomas House on Thomas Streetoffers techno a-go-go in a friendly club atmosphere. And try TheKitchen at the Clarence Hotel on Wellington


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Quay -famous rockband owners U2 are unlikely to be there, but in Ireland you cannever know what to expect. In Temple Bar, it's Eden on Meeting House Square for excellentmodern cookery. Poppadom Restaurant on Rathgar Road offersproper, authentic Indian cookery. Bang Café is a great placedown on Merrion Row. As for seafood - ride the DART out toSandycove and taste the flavours fresh out of the sea atCaviston's Seafood Restaurant. Other places of worthwhile visit include the National Gallery,National Museum or Leinster House home of the Irish Parliament.The Guinness Storehouse and Jameson Whiskey Distillery arehighly recommended, for their regular tours and thirsty visitorscan trace the journey and history of this fascinating world-ofmuch loved beer and whiskey. The Guinness Store is now Ireland'snumber one tourist attraction, after all 14.3 million pints ofGuinness is stored there. Travel by Bus Dublin has a large network of buses, most of whichare green double-deckers. The majority of the buses commence inthe city centre. Buses travelling to the north of Dublin startat Lower Abbey Street / Parnell Street area. Those to the westbegin in Middle Abbey Street and in the Aston Quay area. Routes to the southern suburbs start at Eden Quay and in theCollege Street area. Fares are usually very inexpensive and thisprovides a cheap and useful way to travel. There are also manyhops on / off tours and shuttle buses, which operate in andaround the city and are an ideal way to both sightsee and travel. Travel by Taxi Taxis are around in abundance, but the bestplaces to find cabs are at taxi stands at either train stations,bus stations or outside some hotels. Prices are based on meteredmileage and there is a minimum charge. There are a whole rangeof taxi companies that operate throughout the city. Hackneycabs, which also operate in the city, do not have roof signs andare not metered, so it is important to establish the farebeforehand. Rules of the Road: The Irish, like the British, drive on theleft-hand side of the road, with their cars having the steeringwheel on the right and gear levers on the left.Seat belts mustbe worn by the driver and passengers at all times. Children under 12 must travel in the back unless riding in a carseat. Drink-driving laws are strict and Ireland has abreathalyzer test, which the police can administer if necessary.Parking can be a problem and signs with the letter 'P' indicatethat parking is permitted. Signs with a line through the letter'P' indicates that parking is NOT permitted and parking here mayresult are a fine, or even getting towed away. Travel by Car Hire/Rental Motor traffic in Dublin, Ireland hasdramatically increased in the last few years and as a result thecity has become very congested during commuter hours. A carprovides a very easy and convenient way to travel outside of thecity centre. If you do not bring your own car, there is amultitude of car rental firms to choose from. Car rental can bequite expensive in the peak summer season and the best rates canbe obtained by booking in advance or online. To rent a car you must show a full driver's licence and a creditcard in the driver's name. Cars are usually rented to customersbetween the ages of 23 to 70 years, although some companies canmake exceptions. About the author: For information on car hire or car rentals visit Every Car Hireat CarHire Dublin Ireland

Written by: Ispas Marin

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