What's open on Good Friday for tourists?

Cavehill Red · 06-04-2012 9:44am #1

A friend flew in from Oz last night, and I'm working today so can't play host.

Obviously the bars and lots of other places are shut, but what's open for a tourist today in terms of attractions, exhibitions, shows, etc?

Cavehill Red · 06-04-2012 10:45am

Swamped by suggestions!

I'll try in AH, so.

Toby Take a Bow · 06-04-2012 11:25am

Everything's open bar the pubs. Suggest he goes on the Viking Splash tour (you can hop on at St Patrick's Cathedral). Maybe suggest he goes to see Patrick's Cathedral (for the day that's in it) and get a sandwich/coffee from Bite of Life (lovely, lovely sandwiches) and sit in the park if it's nice (or in Bite of Life if it's not). I'm not sure if you can hop on/off on the Viking Splash tour, but other attractions would include: Dublin Castle (you can pay for tours), the Dublin Museum (on the north side of Stephen's Green), maybe in the evening a play in the Abbey, or a more alternative one in that theatre beside Connolly Books. Art galleries of interest: IMMA, National Gallery. The Natural History Museum is reopened and the stairs probably won't collapse when he's there.

I realise they're fairly obvious suggestions, but if he's a tourist he might appreciate some of them. Especially Bite of Life. Bacon Melt and a large coffee. Mmmm.

Pace2008 · 06-04-2012 11:52am

Cavehill Red wrote: »

Swamped by suggestions!

I'll try in AH, so.

1 hour later, in the AM, when most people are off work. I hope wherever you're going doesn't have long queues.

Pomplamousse · 06-04-2012 12:21pm

There's still tickets available for today's showing of Avenue Q in the Grand Canal Theatre (or whatever they're calling themselves these days:rolleyes:), would highly recommend it.
http://www.ticketmaster.ie/event/180047098CDB0FCA?artistid=973986&majorcatid=10002&minorcatid=207