Dublin!

Here are our pictures from our recent trip to Dublin! We left on a Friday and stayed for 3 nights, and had the BEST time! Dublin is a huge, bustling city with tons to see and do. We spent all day and night touring around the sights, enjoying this lively city during the holiday season. Of course the weather was frigid and a little rainy, but that didn't stop us from roaming around. Being here reminded us of cold winters in Chicago, when we would bundle ourselves up with hot coffee in hand, and wander the city! The food here was great, the Guinness of course was the best, and the people were the friendliest I've ever met throughout Europe. We highly recommend making a trip here, and we definitely plan on coming back to Ireland to see the countryside!

This means "town of the hurdled ford." Not sure what that really means, but the sign is modern Irish for "Ireland"!!!

O'Connell street at night

The Liffey Bridge

Grafton Street

Dublin Castle...dates back to Medieval times

Christ Church

St. Ann's Parish. This is the church where Bram Stoker was baptized and married.

St. Patrick's cathedral

A part of Trinity College

The very famous statue of Molly Malone. "Molly Malone" is Dublin city's national anthem, and the song is about a girl who was a fishmonger by day and part-time prostitute by night. Although there is no proof of her existence, Molly has become the most photographed sight in Dublin.

The well known Temple Bar

Hanging out in the Temple Bar district

The coziest, cutest little French cafe we've ever been in. We warmed up in here after being out in the rain and helped ourselves to a few treats :)

Yum.

And last but not least, the main reason for us going to Dublin. Seriously :)

CHEERS!!!