| This page is for more than just the "Temple Bar"
area, but we did seem to end up here often enough. We only had about a day
and a half available to us to explore Dublin at the end our our trip... not
nearly enough time to see all that this city and the surrounding area can
offer.
This section of town is cut off from car traffic and goes for several
blocks. It's mostly pubs down the main street, with neat places to
shop on the side streets. |  |
| This is where we began our Musical Pub Crawl,
where we had a lot of fun. We'd recommend it to everyone. |  |
| Just John getting fancy with the camera. |  |
| No, that's not a Langolier. This is just some
goofy sculpture at Trinity college. We needed a break from walking
around in the busy sections.
On a future visit, we'll check out the Book of Kells. |  |
In Dublin's fair city,
Where the girls are so pretty,
I first set my eyes on sweet
Molly Malone,
As she wheeled her wheel-barrow,
Through streets broad and narrow,
Crying, "Cockles and mussels, alive, alive, oh!"
"Alive, alive, oh,
Alive, alive, oh,"
Crying "Cockles and mussels, alive, alive, oh".
She was a fishmonger,
But sure 'twas no wonder,
For so were her father and mother before,
And they each wheeled their barrows,
Through streets broad and narrow,
Crying, "Cockles and mussels, alive, alive, oh!"
(chorus)
She died of a fever,
And no one could save her,
And that was the end of sweet Molly Malone.
But her ghost wheels her barrow,
Through streets broad and narrow,
Crying, "Cockles and mussels, alive, alive, oh!"
(chorus)
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| This is the inside of the pub where the Musical
Crawl started. It was probably some of the smartest money we spent on
the trip, and we'd do it again. The two musicians who guided us through it
all were great. |  |
| On the Ha'Penney bridge, it's a custom to put a
lock on it somewhere and toss the key into the river as a symbol of your
love for somebody. |  |
| The Liffey, looking East. |  |
| The Ha'Penney bridge. |  |
| The Liffey, looking West. |  |
| Bewley's on Grafton Street is a really big deal
to all the locals, with family's making a visit there a tradition that is
passed down through generations. |  |
| Inside at Bewleys. Tracy had picked up a Dublin
Pass, which got us free coffee and cake while there.
Good stuff. |  |
| Me & Molly |  |
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