Author Topic: Dublin for a couple of days... things to do (Read 35889 times)

Andy @ Allerton! · « **Reply #80 on:** March 9, 2012, 03:05:33 pm »

Quote from: Crosby Nick on March 9, 2012, 02:58:26 pm

Is Temple Bar one specific pub or just an area? I think I went there but it was just me and the missus and about 1pm on a Thursday so fairly quiet. Just went to sample the Guinness and yes, I know there are probably loads of better places to do that but we happened to walk past and there it was.

So I didn't hate it, although it wasn't particularly memorable!

I take it as the area with the Temple Bar (It has several bars inside) but usually is full of British, is unfriendly, loud, the ale is utter, utter shite and I hate it.

Been to Dublin 9 times and got dragged in there by my local mates that live there.

Much prefer proper pubs a bit out from the River.

Andy @ Allerton! · « **Reply #81 on:** March 9, 2012, 03:06:29 pm »

Quote from: Aigburth73 on March 9, 2012, 03:05:25 pm

Incidentally, if it's ale you're after, stay in England!

If you're from Liverpool as you claim then everyone I know in Liverpool calls any type of beer 'Ale'.

NotBeenInAigburthSince2008 · « **Reply #82 on:** March 9, 2012, 03:07:24 pm »

Quote from: Andy @ Allerton on March 9, 2012, 03:06:29 pm

If you're from Liverpool as you claim then everyone I know in Liverpool calls any type of beer 'Ale'.

I'm not. I was living in Aigburth when I registered.

Andy @ Allerton! · « **Reply #83 on:** March 9, 2012, 03:12:33 pm »

Quote from: Aigburth73 on March 9, 2012, 03:07:24 pm

I'm not. I was living in Aigburth when I registered.

There you go then.

'Ale' means any kind of beer in any form.

NotBeenInAigburthSince2008 · « **Reply #84 on:** March 9, 2012, 03:14:36 pm »

Quote from: Andy @ Allerton on March 9, 2012, 03:12:33 pm

There you go then.

'Ale' means any kind of beer in any form.

Ah!

You see, being an ale drinker, the fact that the only actual ale you can get in pubs over here tastes like slightly stale water really makes me miss England.

Ziltoid · « **Reply #85 on:** March 9, 2012, 04:06:59 pm »

Dame Tavern was a great little pub when I went a few years back

KERRYKOP · « **Reply #86 on:** March 9, 2012, 04:54:17 pm »

Quote from: didi on March 9, 2012, 02:06:07 pm

Who mentioned Croke Park, thread is about Dublin i.e. home of the All Ireland Champions

I know, you just seem like the type who would think that.

Quote from: Aigburth73 on March 9, 2012, 01:42:34 pm

Simple statement of fact. Parnell Park is Dublin's home ground. Croke Park isn't. Dublin seem to think it is though, if their reaction to Mayo warming up in front of the Hill before the quarter final in 2007 is anything to go by.

One of the more annoying traits of our cousins in the capital.

conman · « **Reply #87 on:** March 9, 2012, 05:18:16 pm »

Quote from: downtown on March 9, 2012, 02:53:15 pm

Any recommended vintage stores ?

Wanna get a bday present for a friend and she is obsessed with vintage material, would be nice to see what Dublin has to offer in that sense.

There is a collection of vintage jewellery shops on Clarendon st, and in the Powerscourt townhouse across the road from it..

gods_left_peg · « **Reply #88 on:** March 11, 2012, 09:15:26 am »

Is the Hop on, Hop Off, Dublin Tour Bus worth it? Its roughly 13 euro's for a two day pass

Roady · « **Reply #89 on:** March 11, 2012, 04:39:25 pm »

Quote from: didi on March 9, 2012, 01:22:52 pm

if you enjoy drink, shopping, eating, sport, its all there for you to enjoy....greatest city in Europe

not quite

KERRYKOP · « **Reply #90 on:** March 11, 2012, 06:14:36 pm »

Quote from: didi on March 9, 2012, 01:22:52 pm

if you enjoy drink, shopping, eating, sport, its all there for you to enjoy....greatest city in Europe

My guess is you haven't traveled much, I dont know about you, but just to start with Id but Edinborough, London, Paris, Stockholm, Madrid, Barcelona, Vienna, Milan, Berlin and Hamburg ahead of it, just to start with.

jaygraham · « **Reply #91 on:** March 11, 2012, 06:16:19 pm »

Quote from: gods_left_peg on March 11, 2012, 09:15:26 am

Is the Hop on, Hop Off, Dublin Tour Bus worth it? Its roughly 13 euro's for a two day pass

Yes, its not bad actually.

As for Temple Bar, i went and quite liked it to be honest, like Mathew Street really.

Oh and the leprechaun museum. Seriously. Didn't actually go but seen loads of signs to it, apparently its really good!

didi · « **Reply #92 on:** March 12, 2012, 09:56:15 am »

Quote from: KERRYKOP on March 11, 2012, 06:14:36 pm

My guess is you haven't traveled much, I dont know about you, but just to start with Id but Edinborough, London, Paris, Stockholm, Madrid, Barcelona, Vienna, Milan, Berlin and Hamburg ahead of it, just to start with.

your guess is wrong...been all over Europe

didi · « **Reply #93 on:** March 12, 2012, 09:59:06 am »

Quote from: KERRYKOP on March 9, 2012, 04:54:17 pm

I know, you just seem like the type who would think that. One of the more annoying traits of our cousins in the capital.

the type??

representing the county, id have a fair idea of where we consider our home venue

didi · « **Reply #94 on:** March 12, 2012, 10:00:55 am »

Quote from: KERRYKOP on March 9, 2012, 04:54:17 pm

I know, you just seem like the type who would think that. One of the more annoying traits of our cousins in the capital.

whats a Kerryman doing giving advise in a Dublin thread for?? bizarre...what u do live in Dublin as a student??

KERRYKOP · « **Reply #95 on:** March 12, 2012, 10:03:29 am »

Quote from: didi on March 12, 2012, 09:56:15 am

your guess is wrong...been all over Europe

As have I. I would be surprised if anyone but the very sheltered and most ardent jackeen would go along with you.

Quote from: didi on March 12, 2012, 09:59:06 am

the type??
representing the county, id have a fair idea of where we consider our home venue

Well you say that now. Not necessarily I remember Mark Vaughan once thought Paul Flynn (Waterford hurler) played for the Wexford footballers.

didi · « **Reply #96 on:** March 12, 2012, 10:07:11 am »

Quote from: KERRYKOP on March 12, 2012, 10:03:29 am

As have I. I would be surprised if anyone but the very sheltered and most ardent jackeen would go along with you. Well you say that now. Not necessarily I remember Mark Vaughan once thought Paul Flynn (Waterford hurler) played for the Wexford footballers.

did ye hear about the Kerryman??

Anywhichwayicant · « **Reply #97 on:** March 12, 2012, 10:11:07 am »

Didi v KERRYKOP Round 8/9?

didi · « **Reply #98 on:** March 12, 2012, 10:12:56 am »

Quote from: Anywhichwayucan on March 12, 2012, 10:11:07 am

Didi v KERRYKOP Round 8/9?

funny though a Kerryman making Dubs out to be a bit thick.....doesint quite seem right does it....goes against the grain

KERRYKOP · « **Reply #99 on:** March 12, 2012, 10:16:53 am »

Quote from: didi on March 12, 2012, 10:07:11 am

did ye hear about the Kerryman??

Classic.

Irishman jokes from the fifties adapted

Quote from: didi on March 12, 2012, 10:12:56 am

funny though a Kerryman making Dubs out to be a bit thick.....doesint quite seem right does it....goes against the grain

I believe myself to be a fair person, I take everyman on his merits

didi · « **Reply #100 on:** March 12, 2012, 10:22:01 am »

Quote from: KERRYKOP on March 12, 2012, 10:16:53 am

Classic.

Irishman jokes from the fifties adapted I believe myself to be a fair person, I take everyman on his merits

which therefore merits a reponse as your opinion of Dublin and its inhabitants is quite tasteless

The Gulleysucker · « **Reply #101 on:** March 12, 2012, 10:23:24 am »

Quote from: Anywhichwayucan on March 12, 2012, 10:11:07 am

Didi v KERRYKOP Round 8/9?

A donnybrook...

But greatest city in Europe?

Sorry but that's unlikely, but I suppose it can depend on what you're looking for.

Having been to Dublin countless times over the years, personally I'd rank Liverpool ahead of Dublin in any list and certainly Edinburgh, together with places like London, Paris, Brussels, Prague, Amsterdam, Copenhagen and even Istanbul would all be higher up, and probably Oslo as well despite beer being prohibitively expensive.

Disappointingly, outside of a few bars, in my own experience, Dublin is just not what it's been cracked up to be.

But each to their own.

KERRYKOP · « **Reply #102 on:** March 12, 2012, 10:31:04 am »

Quote from: didi on March 12, 2012, 10:22:01 am

which therefore merits a reponse as your opinion of Dublin and its inhabitants is quite tasteless

Not at all. I lived in Dublin for two years (Rathmines, Clondalken and Swords) I still have many friends up there.

Crosby Nick · « **Reply #103 on:** March 12, 2012, 10:35:15 am »

Quote from: KERRYKOP on March 12, 2012, 10:31:04 am

Not at all. I lived in Dublin for two years (Rathmines, Clondalken and Swords) I still have many friends up there.

I heard you liked it so much you still consider yourself a bit of a Swordsman?

KERRYKOP · « **Reply #104 on:** March 12, 2012, 10:50:10 am »

Quote from: Crosby Nick on March 12, 2012, 10:35:15 am

I heard you liked it so much you still consider yourself a bit of a Swordsman?

By name and nature

didi · « **Reply #105 on:** March 12, 2012, 10:56:23 am »

Quote from: KERRYKOP on March 12, 2012, 10:31:04 am

Not at all. I lived in Dublin for two years (Rathmines, Clondalken and Swords) I still have many friends up there.

where abouts in Clondalkin?

KERRYKOP · « **Reply #106 on:** March 12, 2012, 11:03:45 am »

Quote from: didi on March 12, 2012, 10:56:23 am

where abouts in Clondalkin?

I was in Lealand for a few months.

didi · « **Reply #107 on:** March 12, 2012, 11:04:33 am »

Quote from: KERRYKOP on March 12, 2012, 11:03:45 am

I was in Lealand for a few months.

30 years spent living on the Monastery Road

Daniel Cabbaggio · « **Reply #108 on:** March 12, 2012, 11:06:11 am »

Dublins not a place anyway, its a state of mind, or is that Armagh?

KERRYKOP · « **Reply #109 on:** March 12, 2012, 11:09:35 am »

Quote from: didi on March 12, 2012, 11:04:33 am

30 years spent living on the Monastery Road

My memories of Clondalken are a bit hazy now, it was about five years ago.

didi · « **Reply #110 on:** March 12, 2012, 11:17:16 am »

Quote from: KERRYKOP on March 12, 2012, 11:09:35 am

My memories of Clondalken are a bit hazy now, it was about five years ago.

had a few hazy days meself....purple ones come to mind

Mikuss · « **Reply #111 on:** March 21, 2012, 06:50:28 pm »

Any dubs now anywhere showing the QPR game tonight?

Ycuzz · « **Reply #112 on:** May 10, 2012, 09:40:12 am »

Leaving for Dublin tomorrow.

Just Mrs. Yc and meself. Recharge batteries type-o-thing.

Quick do's and dont's?

bleedsred1978 · « **Reply #113 on:** May 10, 2012, 09:47:28 am »

Quote from: Ycuzz on May 10, 2012, 09:40:12 am

Leaving for Dublin tomorrow.

Just Mrs. Yc and meself. Recharge batteries type-o-thing.

Quick do's and dont's?

If someone who looks like something out of village of the damned comes up towards you and asks you for a light/fag/Euro etc.

Dont Stop. No really, Dont Stop.

Enjoy

Ycuzz · « **Reply #114 on:** May 10, 2012, 09:53:03 am »

Light up zombies - check!

bleedsred1978 · « **Reply #115 on:** May 10, 2012, 09:55:17 am »

Quote from: Ycuzz on May 10, 2012, 09:53:03 am

Light up zombies - check!

You just might make it out alive, possibly even with your wallet.

NotBeenInAigburthSince2008 · « **Reply #116 on:** May 10, 2012, 10:22:47 am »

Bring an umbrella.

Ycuzz · « **Reply #117 on:** May 10, 2012, 10:48:07 am »

Ah, yes.

Also something I was supposed to ask. Now, I can check various websites, (but they're all liars, liars I tells you!).

How's the weather and temp there?

NotBeenInAigburthSince2008 · « **Reply #118 on:** May 10, 2012, 10:52:57 am »

I'm about 15 miles south of Dublin and we're currently experiencing torrential drizzle and temperatures of about 8 degrees.

It's been like this since about 1840, although the temperature does drop occasionally.

NotBeenInAigburthSince2008 · « **Reply #119 on:** May 10, 2012, 10:54:54 am »

....do pop into the Tante Zoe restaurant in Temple Bar. It used to be great, then it changed ownership/chef and was crap, but has changed again, I'm told it's improved vastly but if you wouldn't mind acting as guinea pig.....