Seeing Dublin
by Sian McInnery
http://www.yodublin.com
Dublin is a wonderful city to visit, no matter what time or
year. Spring is the ideal season to visit Dublin because its
off-season and the rates are reasonable and because it's
when many of the holidays and festivals occur. Of course,
the most important holiday in Dublin is St. Patrick's Day.
If you'd like to visit during the holiday, be sure to make
reservations!
If you travel to Dublin you are going to want to make sure
that you do a lot of shopping since Dublin has some great
shopping areas. The main shopping areas in Dublin are
Temple Bar, Nassau Street, Henry Street, O~Connell Street,
St. Stephen~s Green, and Grafton Street. If you~re looking
for some great new clothes that are in style for the
upcoming season you will want to pay a visit to the Brown
Thomas department store that is on Grafton Street for some
wonderful Irish design.
There are some large department stores in Dublin that will
keep you busy for hours. The biggest department store is
located in St. Stephen~s huge shopping mall. Plan a day
here for shopping and then plan on having dinner in one of
the many surrounding restaurants. During the summer months
this area of Dublin is very crowded so be sure to make a
reservation at the restaurant of your choice to be sure
that you don~t have to wait in line.
Dublin has shopping for everyone, including clothing,
jewelry, crafts, and antiques. If you take a trip to
Dawson Street you~ll be able to find some smaller,
exclusive clothing stores. These stores will carry a more
expensive line of clothing but will be well worth the price
when you find yourself wearing a one-of-a-kind designer
dress.
Dublin is also famous for its wonderful indoor and outdoor
markets that take place at different times of the week.
The best and largest market is Mother Redcap~s, which can
be found in Back Lane. This is a huge indoor market that
will delight you with its books, music, antiques, clothes,
cheeses, cakes, and other tasty treats.
Catch Books, on Duke Street, features a wide selection of
antiquarian books. Dublin also houses a number of terrific
bookstores to entice both general readers, and those seeking
rare first editions. Make sure you schedule shopping time if
you plan a holiday in Dublin.
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