Friday 20 June 2014

The 6 day trip to Ireland - Dublin (Day 2 - late afternoon cont.) - Temple Bar district - The 11th of June 2014



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We went across the road into St. Stephens Green East towards the National Concert Hall, where a rather interesting detail in the main entrance gates caught my attention.


















From there we walked just slightly farther along the Hatch street Upper where a statue drew my attention. I can't help saying that by then I felt Dublin could easily be a city of interesting details, among other things.





















Iveagh Gardens were closed in preparation for a local festivity that would start the following day so we made our away round towards Grafton's, which still looked busy, despite the fact that most shops were either closed or about to close.





















In a desperate attempt to locate Molly Malone's statue we circled the whole area of College Green until we bumped onto a placard announcing that it was not the end of sweet Molly. It was a pity, we felt, as the song had been in our minds all day long ... 


"In Dublin's fair city
Where the girls are so pretty,
I first set my eyes on sweet Molly Malone

She wheeled her wheel barrow,
Through streets broad and narrow, crying cockles and mussels
Alive, alive oh!

Alive, alive oh!
Alive, alive oh!
Crying cockles
And mussels,
Alive, alive oh!"









On our way back to the Guesthouse we decided to walk through the Temple Bar district located in the South bank of the river Liffey, which has preserved many of its narrow cobbled streets and medieval street patterns. It is known as a cultural quarter and said to have a very lively night life. The fact that pubs and restaurants in this area are normally full, could not be more true  during this World Football cup. One could see decorated restaurant and bar windows with designs allusive to the teams participating in the event.















It had been a tiring day, so we didn't stay long and headed back via the ha'penny bridge and along the river bank till the Bachelor's walk.














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