Dublin

[Bobber]

No offense, but threads like these bother me. I always see people booking awesome vacations to amazing destinations and my St. Patty's Day will consist of two dollar bottles at Paddy's in Ames while wearing the only green shirt I have so that nobody pinches me or asks that ever annoying question "Do you have any green on?" You are going to be in Ireland on St. Patty's Day---hmmm, pretty much anywhere is going to be a good time.

Not sure why this bugs you? The guys going some place different and just looking for information.

I feel good for the guy. Sure I'd love to go and there was a time in my life when I could have, but not an option right now. That doesn't mean I won't ever go. As matter of fact Ireland is one of the few places that I'd like to visit that I haven't yet(Italy is number 2).

Every Irish person I've ever met has been really friendly. :smile: Same goes for the Scotts. The English on the other hand are just a little more reserved.

Have fun mate. Give us an update on how the trip went along with photos.:yes:

 

[dukeebear]

Go to Croke park. Amazing stadium in Dublin. The bars in the small cities are the best. Better than Dublin. Try a Bulmers on ice

 

[Cyclone06]

Temple Bar = welch Ave of Dublin. St. Paddys 2005 was amazing. (what I remember.) Strap on your drinking hat, you should be pissing black by the morning.

 

[sunset]

Go to Croke park. Amazing stadium in Dublin. The bars in the small cities are the best. Better than Dublin. Try a Bulmers on ice

Concur. Irish folks spoke of that place the way Americans speak of Yankee Stadium or Fenway Park.

 

[benjay]

I had a friend who went on a trip all around Europe over Christmas break. He said that his favorite city was Dublin and that the people were super nice there.

The people were friendly, except those who (I feel) purposely exaggerate their accents to the point that you can't understand them. It's English, but good luck..

We did have a drunk old lady tell us Bush is crap and threaten the US, saying we're not so tough. It was more amusing than anything else. (we were in line for a chicken sandwich at about 2am after drinking for hours)

All in all, we had a great time in Ireland. How could you not? They're a people who love their pubs - I can't argue with that.

However the nicest/friendliest/coolest people in Europe, in my admittedly limited experience, are in Munich.

 

[Bobber]

The people were friendly, except those who (I feel) purposely exaggerate their accents to the point that you can't understand them. It's English, but good luck..

We did have a drunk old lady tell us Bush is crap and threaten the US, saying we're not so tough. It was more amusing than anything else. (we were in line for a chicken sandwich at about 2am after drinking for hours)

All in all, we had a great time in Ireland. How could you not? They're a people who love their pubs - I can't argue with that.

However the nicest/friendliest/coolest people in Europe, in my admittedly limited experience, are in Munich.

Their are friendly people all over the world. You just have to work a little harder in some places to find them.:wink:

Long story, but one of the kindest things that ever happened to me was in France and that's not the rap they generally get over here....

 

[bmuff]

I had a friend who went on a trip all around Europe over Christmas break. He said that his favorite city was Dublin and that the people were super nice there.

I agree that the people were nice. The Irish and Scotts were by far the nicest people I met while in Europe. But Dublin is not exactly the most scenic city. It's good for a few days and then you'd be best served to get out of town and see more of the country. If you like pub hopping, there's not many better cities out there. I love hitting the pubs, but that does get old after a few days and you don't really want to spend a vacation like that drunk/hungover the whole time. Dublin also doesn't have the sights that cities like Rome, Paris, London and Athens have.

 

[bmuff]

Their are friendly people all over the world. You just have to work a little harder in some places to find them.:wink:

Long story, but one of the kindest things that ever happened to me was in France and that's not the rap they generally get over here....

I also found the people in Austria and Switzerland to be very nice, but the language barrier sometimes hurts things. Had some nice old ladies in Innsbruck (Austria) help me find my way to the right train back to town after going off by myself to ski a glacier there. They even gave me candy.

 

[isuchicago]

Temple Bar = welch Ave of Dublin. St. Paddys 2005 was amazing. (what I remember.) Strap on your drinking hat, you should be pissing black by the morning.

I'm surprised it took so long for someone to mention this.. the Temple Bar district is a very fun area.. I stayed 3 weeks in a hostel near there and that was a great way to immediately meet fun people to drink with. one night two of the roommates ended up being from west des moines.. they were hawkeye fans.. :no: you can never really escape them. Even if the moneys not an issue, hostels are a fun way to do it.. Also, if you go to the other side Galway is a really sweet place.. good young college town. Just south of dublin, Wicklow is a nice little spot.. they filmed some of braveheart around the wicklow mountains.. nice town.. enjoyed a good cuban with no one around at the castle ruins there overlooking the water. ahhh.. I want to go back.. when did you say this deal was for?? haha, maybe I'll see you there

 

[CRCy17]

I want to go back.. when did you say this deal was for?? haha, maybe I'll see you there

originally found the deal from united themselves but after my roomates booked it it jumped to $690, luckily i was able to find the same flight on Orbitz for $350, just have to spend 16 extra hours in london on the way back...its ok, im gonna meet up with a couple old buddies and experience a few london pubs while i SHOULD be back in ames for classes...

 

[Phaedrus]

No offense, but threads like these bother me. I always see people booking awesome vacations to amazing destinations and my St. Patty's Day will consist of two dollar bottles at Paddy's in Ames while wearing the only green shirt I have so that nobody pinches me or asks that ever annoying question "Do you have any green on?" You are going to be in Ireland on St. Patty's Day---hmmm, pretty much anywhere is going to be a good time.

So, if they really bother you, what are you going to do about it? One solution is to gripe about it. Another would be to make a step-by-step plan to do something that will make you happy. Your choice.

As far as Dublin, if you like Guiness, get ready for the best beer ever. I don't know why it is different, but the Guiness tastes a LOT better over there...and I love it over here. They are all about the Guiness. I remember asking some old locals which pubs to hit and the response was "This place pours a good pint of Guiness, and this place pours a good pint of Guiness...". Depending on your time schedule, I'd definitely suggest getting out into the country, especially the west coast. There's not a ton of stuff to do in Dublin outside of pub hopping. And the scenery is way better if you hit the road and travel a little.

Oh yeah, don't forget to visit the Brazen Head. Oldest pub in Dublin. Actually older than our country.

'struth about the Guinness. I always get an insta-headache from stateside Guinness. I've never had a headache from Euro-Guiness. Ever.