Dublin City

the Mollie Malone statue, you can almost smell the fish

the Dublinia Viking Museum was once part of the nearby Christ Church Cathedral

the Spire stands 120 meters high and replaces the bombed Nelson Pillar

the Brazen Head pub dates back to at least 1661, and possibly to 1198

the impressive Great Famine memorial at the site where the first famine ship left for the USA in 1846

Custom House was completed in 1791

in the Temple Bar district drinks are preferably consumed outdoors

the 1916 Easter Rising is vividly remembered

Ha'penny Bridge is crowded

tour buses dump their loads at the Guinness Breweries

The Liffey River cuts right through Dublin and the locals identify themselves as either a Northsider or a Southsider.

Northerners are stereotyped as poor and rough, southerners as rich and spoiled.

Some of the divide may be visible to the millions of visitors as lodging tends to be cheaper on the north side while many popular attractions are on the south side.

Either way, Dublin has a lot on offer with historic and modern buildings, parts of the old city wall and statues for prominent citizens like Daniel O'Connell, James Joyce, Oscar Wilde and of course Mollie Malone.
Don't miss the monument for the victims of the Great Famine.

One of the most popular destinations are the Guinness breweries, of course accompanied with tasting the black gold.

A large chunk of that gold does not have to travel far and ends in one of Dublin's many pubs with life Irish music and food all day.

Today the Temple Bar district has grown ibto a huge tourist trap with overpriced food and loud stag and hen parties.

We visited a buoyant, bustling and crowded Dublin in June 2018.

the Samuel Beckett Bridge spans the Liffey River since 2009

the Convention Center is dubbed the Dyson Vac

James Joyce is fully at ease in Earl Street

parts of the old city wall are still standing

Temple Bar square is loaded with locals and tourists alike

Oscar Wilde relaxes on his own stone