Grand Canal Dublin

... otro dia como amaneci resacosa y engripada, solo me dedique a leer y escribir, y a pasear por el barrio, Ranelagh, al sur del Grand Canal, un barrio muy cerca del centro, pero super tranqui, y posh, con su propio "centrito" con cafes y negocios. Cuando ...

... I really liked the area because it was out of the tourist sector, and you could see how quickly Dublin was growing.  We walked by the Grand Canal Theater by Libeskind (guy who did the Jewish museum), though it’s still under construction.  ...

My day started with a walk along the Grand Canal, which is directly out the front of our hotel in Dublin, leaving Stuie behind to do his own thing.  With no firm plans for the day, we set out late in the morning from our hotel, on foot and let ...

Jason and I flew into Dublin arriving at 5am in the morning. We transfered to our hotel, The Grand Canal to meet up with our tour group for the CIE Pub & Folk Tour. Exhausted, we had to wait around until our room was available at 9am. The hotel staff was ...

A later departure this time 16:10 we look forward to a water bus ride to our hotel, the Monaco & Grand Canal but the time table looks a bit sparse so we may need a land bus and a change to a local water bus. Our departure from Dublin was delayed by ...

... beautiful things I would be witnessing. The people are so very nice, and there's quite a few bars that I remember passing. Downtown Dublin is filled with so many people and so many places to see. I hope that tomorrow I can get to experience these things ...

... nbsp; Shawn arrived early in the morning on a red-eye flight, so while he napped, Bryan & I took a walk on a picturesque canal just outside Dublin.  We went shopping for the week & filled the trunk of the car w/ groceries & alcohol, & ...

... were jailed and executed.  What a neat site it was to see.  VERY IMPRESSIVE.  We made our long trek back to the Grand Canal Hotel to pack up to be prepared to leave in the early morning.  Here, breakfast goes from 7:30-10.  They ...

... way to the south of our hotel (an area we hadn't explored to a very great extent yet). We wanted to get down to the Grand Canal to a district called Portobello. This is a 'working-class district' (I quote the guidebook) and was the home to most of the ...

... free and saw some historical Irish artifacts.  Interesting, eh?  We wandered around some more, finding the Grand Canal (not very grand), Dublin Castle (not very cool), walked past the Old Jameson Irish Whiskey Distillery and then to the Temple ...

... gazebo.  Next, we're off to change hotels to South of the Liffey, near Merrion Square.   From there, we walk past the Grand Canal and through St. Stephens Green to the Hop-on Hop-off bus stop.  We buy tickets and go to the open upper deck ...

...  The hotel is directly across the street from Croke Park, home of the GAA (Gaelic Athletic Association), and right by part of the grand canal.  The hotel is very nice, and we have lunch in the restaurant on the ground level.  There is a big ...

... friend Katie (they are both studying in Maynooth) and my friend Jess-C (who went on Spring Break with me). We went to the Grand Canal Theatre and had some great seats. They were just amamzing! They played a lot of their older songs (from their first ...