Dublin

Dublin is the biggest city in Ireland and like all big cities in Europe, it is very diversified.  In most of the places we visited in Ireland, we saw mostly Irish.  Here in Dublin, you see plenty of black Africans, Asians and Eastern Europeans.  We stayed in the City Centre, about 15 minutes walk away from the famous Temple Bar area.  The Temple Bar area is like the center of town, where most of the pubs and restaurants congregate.  At night there'd be shoulder-to-shoulder of people.  We went there for dinner the first night we drove into town and you almost have to push your way through the crowd.  We had dinner at a small restaurant but it was so-so and a little pricier than other areas.
Near our hotel we stumbled across a nice local restaurant called Kingfisher.  The people working there were friendly and so was the owner we met later.  In 3 days, we went to this restaurant 5 times!  The food was good and prices were very reasonable.  Even the hotel recommended this restaurant.  The kitchen were staffed mostly by Mongolians.  I talked to them thinking they were Chinese but they made sure I know they are from independent Mongolia (as opposed to Inner Mongolia, which is part of China).
One of our best experiences in the city is taking a tour of the Guinness Brewery.  We were both given senior discounts at 13 euros.  What a bargain; it was worth every penny.  Besides learning about the beer-brewing process, we attended the Guinness Academy, where we learned how to dispense beer.  I didn't realize there is a special process to do that.  Below you will see pictures of our attending the academy and "graduating" from it.  At the end of the tour, everyone was given a pint of Guinness Draft, which is worth at least 4 euros.  On top of that there was an observation room at the top of the brewery where you can see the entire city of Dublin.
We also walked around Grafton Street, a pedestrian mall with plenty of shops.  The St. Stephen's Green Park is wonderful - very green and beautiful flowers.  A place for respite from the bustling pace around the city.  All this is just next to the beautiful Trinity College campus.

Recipe for Irish Stew

Statue in front of O'Connell Street

Two Homeless Drunks in front of the Temple Bar

Kingfisher Restaurant where we ate 5 times!

Church Restaurant (used to be a church)

Jameson Distillery

A must-visit to the Guinness Brewery in Dublin

Learning how to dispense Guinness Beer the right way

Total concentration - future bartender in Dublin

Graduation Time!

St. Stephen's Park

Liffey River from bridge on O'Connell Street

Musician on Grafton Street

Statue in St. Stephen's Park

Beautiful flowers at St. Stephen's Park

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