Mini-Guide to Dublin

Even though it's been a while since I was there, I've been wanting to do a mine-guide to Dublin since everyone keeps asking me what there is to do. Obviously, only being there once does not make me an expert, but I'm gonna share some of my best experiences with you.

1. Culture

If you know anything about Irish history, I believe you will find Glasnevin Cemetery very interesting. Even though cemeteries usually aren't the happiest of places, this one was actually one of my favourite sights in Ireland. Our guide lead us around and told us stories about graverobbing, disease, rebels and famous irish people, and you felt like you had been there yourself. If you wanna know more about Glasnevin Cemetery click here. Of course there are tons of other interesting sights in Dublin, such as the beautiful catholic churches and Kilmainham Gaol.

2. Shopping

If you come from a country like Denmark, where everything is expencive, you'll love the highstreet stores in Dublin such as Penny's, Primark, Forever21 and American Apparel, but another store I really fell in love with was a vintage store near the Filmbase. The store is called Shotsy and they sell wonderful things from old cheerleading outfits to leathershorts and jewlerry. Personally I bougt a lovely leather pencilskirt when I was there and if I had more time I'm sure I would have bought a lot more. You can find more about this shop and other Dublin vintage shops here.

3. Nightlife

In Ireland you don't see many clubs or bars like you would in Denmark. In Ireland the nightlife is dominated by pubs and beer, and the atmosphere is amazing. On my birthday me and some of my lovely friends went to a pub in the Temple Bar area. A lot of the pubs have live music, which is so amazing, and if you are in Ireland you need to experience it. I cant figure out if Merchant Arch is the name of the bar or just where it is located but if you wanna go there, go in and look for these guys playing. Oh, and remeber to get a big pint of Guiness.

Otherwise if youre in Dublin just remember that the Spire is a great thing to navigate after, you can see it from almost anywhere in the city and it is surrounded by busstops and places to eat, so if you can find that you're probably not gonna die. Other then that, i hope this was helpful, and that you might feel more inspired to visit Ireland some day. x

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About My Vacation

After traveling for two weeks almost right after each other, you'd think I'd enjoy a week at home with h complete peace and quiet but to be completely honest the second I got home from Ireland I wanted to go back, or go somewhere else. Just experience something other than my own house and Denmark in general. I will always love to travel. I love the feeling of being somewhere you've never been before, or just being able to walk around somewhere with your friends and get lost. Ireland was, for me, maybe not the most interesting place, and lets say the first day was really about adjusting my expectations, but as time went on, the freedom we had to go eat, drink, shop and hang out with each other (mostly) when and where we wanted was incredible. And THAT is exactly how I wanna see the world.

Since I was little I've tried sleeping in a tent, rowed around in a canoe, ate food that was cooked on a little blue flame in the middle of the forrest and even though I probably wouldn't make it as a boyscout I like to think that I can handle most situations on my own. I hate being bored, it physically makes me sick so I don't mind staying in a hostel with 5 other people, I dont mind sharing a bath and a toilet with them, and I dont mind eating chocolate and pizza for a while as long as I get to go out, and experience things, see things, and try things, then you could give me a room with nothing but a madress and I would be fine. Really.

This vacation haven't been bad. Not at all. I just like keeping busy, and vacations like this, that come after what I considered to be a great trip to Dublin seem (although lovely) to be a little unnecessary. Of course I've had some great days of seeing my family and friends, but I like having something to get up to in the morning and when I have days like today where I really don't have to do anything but take a long bath, I end up being a little bored. Monday I start school again, and in a way I look forward to getting back, seeing my classmates and showing off my new clothes (and I promise I'll remember to do some ootd posts since it's been a while since I did my last one). Yesterday I played around with some makeup and I'm actually a little excited to go through the pictures and show you how it turned out, until then I hope youre having a great weekend! x

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