what would be an ideal Dublin tour trip? Ideas please...

Jay D

Right so what would it be? I was thinking, Christ Church, Viking centre, Kilmainham, Patrick's (I was never even in that church myself, nor Christ Church for that matter), Stephen's Green, Merrion Sq, Croke Park.

Need a little more to fill the day which is all happening this Sunday.

Please leave suggestions of where you would bring a foreigner on tour in Dublin.

Woden

Guiness Storehouse, Trinity college (book of kells), Temple bar, Phoenix park, Jameson thingie in Smithfield.

[edit] sounds like the tour bus would be ideal [/edit]

lightening

The hop-on hop-off bus tour is great.

An alternative would be a Bray to Howth Dart trip, getting off at the nicer stops in the city center, Howth etc...

Wishbone Ash

Jay D wrote: »

Right so what would it be? I was thinking......... Croke Park

Double header this Sunday. The Tyrone/Wexford semi-final and the Cork/Kerry semi-final replay. Tickets are available AFAIK.

spaceylou

there is also the national art gallery, museum of modern art (in kilmainham near the gaol) hugh lane gallery, garden of remembrance, museum of decorative arts and history at collins barracks, museum of archaeology and history, dalky castle, martello tower and joyce museum at sandycove, there is another church St Murchans (i think) near Christchurch where they have bodies that were mummified - never been myself but sounds cool....Herbert Park, Malahide Castle, howth head, the zoo, waterways visitor centre, dublin city hall (in town not the offices at wood quay) and I could keep writing but it really depends on who you are bringing on this tour of dublin and what you/their interests are and if its raining or not.....there is enough here between my post and the other posts to keep you going for a week!!

Pen1987

Sounds savage if youre bringing around a bus load of 50+ american/japanese tourists.

Otherwise I'd just bring them around town, then to the GAA match at the weekend then to one of the post-match bars to experience the real Irish atmosphere. If they want to go on the dodgey-old tourist no-atmosphere-historical places like Dvblinia then they'll ask.

Kilmainham Gaol is good though I must say...

Sundew

there is another church St Murchans (i think) near Christchurch where they have bodies that were mummified - never been myself

That's St Michans and well worth a visit!

Wishbone Ash

spaceylou wrote: »

St Murchans (i think) near Christchurch

Sundew wrote: »

That's St Michans and well worth a visit!

....and it's across the Liffey in Church Street, Dublin 7.

walrusgumble

dublin castle - good tour there, particularily the underground stuff and chester beatty libruary

phoenix park - on a nice day, great stroll lots of nice things to see , amazed hiw big it is - free too

croker museum and staduim tour - every 7 year old in side ya would be dying to jump the fence and play imaginery football on the pitch (or just get a football)

collins barracks musuem is quality and free too

Wishbone Ash

walrusgumble wrote: »

croker museum and staduim tour

Not available on match days (the OP is referring to this Sunday).

ryoishin

The viking boat tour is a good laugh.