There’s nothing like exploring a brand new metropolis. Just lately, I used to be fortunate sufficient to get my first style of Eire with a visit to Dublin – someplace I might been which means to go to for a very long time.
With solely three days to see as a lot as attainable, it was a godsend to be staying on the brand-new Clink i Lár hostel, positioned within the coronary heart of town.
The hostel itself was clearly very new, as felt by its clear, trendy model, and the checking-in course of was clean and straightforward – additionally, our non-public room had an exquisite view over town.
It was a pleasure to have the ability to wander round, with lots of our advisable sights (and pubs, fairly a number of pubs) inside a 10-15 minute stroll. A stroll down the river Liffey takes you proper by means of the center of town, and is a beautiful method to get your bearings.
We headed down the river to the oldest pub in Dublin, The Brazen Head, which dates again to the twelfth century. It is a charming begin to the journey, and naturally, we needed to check out the Guinness.
Heading again in in the direction of the centre, you possibly can take a look at Dublin Fortress, the place you possibly can go to two museums and study concerning the significance of the Fortress to Irish historical past.
We walked over in the direction of the Teeling Whiskey Distillery, considered one of many distilleries within the metropolis that supply excursions. After a visit across the distillery itself and a lesson concerning the historical past of Irish whiskey, we sampled it and had been handled to the very best Irish espresso I might ever had.
When you’re nonetheless feeling some extra booze-related tourism, you will be solely a 15-minute stroll from the Guinness Storehouse at St. James’s Gate.
We had no downside assembly attention-grabbing folks, and the workers at Clink i Lár had been completely happy to offer us suggestions for pubs, sights, and eating places. Additionally they host solo-traveller occasions at their very own bar when you’re seeking to meet fellow travellers.
The hostel options 628 beds, sleeping visitors throughout quite a lot of air-conditioned rooms, together with non-public ensuite rooms, female-only rooms, and blended dorms starting from 4 to 12 beds, with costs beginning at £26 per evening. General, I might extremely advocate staying there when you’re fascinated with exploring Dublin!
