Following on from my previous, one of the things I did want to do is list the small local pleasures that are absolutely unique to Dublin.
So, here are mine and I’m open to suggestions.
- sitting on the boardwalk on a sunny day
- sitting in St Stephen’s Green on a sunny day
- Fish and chips from Beshoffs
- Sitting on the pier in Howth
- (combining the fish and chips from Beshoffs with the sitting on the pier in Howth)
- Wandering around the Botanic Gardens
- Wondering who designed the Met Office
- Wandering around the National Museum in Kildare Street
- White hot chocolate from Butlers
- Taking the Dart all along the coast
- Browsing the magazines in Easons
- walking Dollymount Strand
- Walking Sandymount Strand
- Walking the piers in Dun Laoighaire.
- Walking along the seafront in Blackrock
- Walking around Phoenix Park
- Checking out the National library
- Tea in the bar in Brooks Hotel
- Tea in the library bar
- Queen of Tarts (not the biggest fan myself)
- Foodmarket in Temple Bar on a Saturday, Howth on a Sunday, and Dun Laoghaire on a Sunday
- The National Gallery
- The Science Gallery
- Wandering around the quadrangle in Trinity
- Meeting friends under the clock at Clerys.