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We saw a lot more of Dublin than what I have
described in the other pages. The
Dublin Bus Tour is a fantastic way to see the city, even if you
don't have time to get off at all the stops. The stops
include:
(items with a asterisks will be covered on this
page)
1) Dublin Bus H.Q.
2) Writers Museum
3) GPO (General Post Office)
4) Trinity College
5) Nassau Street
6) National Gallery (its FREE- go to
it!)
7) St. Stephen's Green
8) Tourism Center (this was the
closest stop to our hotel)
9) Temple Bar
10) Dublin Castle (FREE)
11) Christ Church Cathedral and
Dublinia *
12) St. Patrick's Cathedral *
13) Guinness Storehouse *
14) Museum of Modern Art (FREE) and
Kilmainham Goal (not free)
15) Parkgate Street
16) Dublin Zoo (the MGM lion was from
here!)
17) National Museum (FREE)
18) Old Jameson Distillery
19) O'Connell Bridge *
Stops as published in the Dublin
Bus Discount Map and Guide pamphlet 2003
We didn't get to do all the stops we wanted to
on the bus tour- keep in mind, just to ride it around once takes
over an hour! One place I think we all stopped was the
Guinness Storehouse. It's
really stinky around the brewery because of the processes that go
into making that wonderful beverage. There is an admission charge
of €9 with a discount with the bus pass and at the end of the
tour you get a free pint of Guinness. You don't have to do
the tour, you can just come and peruse the massive gift shop!
The tour would have been neat to do because you learn all sorts of
interesting facts such as how important the Guinness family was/is
in the development of the city as well as what goes into actually
making a pint of Guinness. |
