“Pic of the Week”, October 6, 2017: Traditional Irish Musical Pub Crawl, Dublin

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A fun and recommended activity for those visiting Dublin is to do the Irish Musical Pub Crawl.  Unlike the name implies, the consumption of alcohol is optional and everyone actually walked between the venues — no crawling observed!  But it is an opportunity to try a pint of Guinness (not a brew I’m very fond of, but better here than when I’ve tried it elsewhere probably due to the freshness of the product).  You do get to visit a total of 3 pubs, two in the Temple Bar area, with about a 30-40 minute set at each of the three places.

The tour features two professional Irish musicians, generally playing traditional songs on a guitar and violin.  In …

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“Pic of the Week”: August 18, 2017. Temple Bar District, Dublin

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Ireland is well known for its music, food, Guinness, whiskey, and friendly engaging people, all of which (and more) can be found and enjoyed in Temple Bar District.

Temple Bar is an area on the south bank of the River Liffey in central Dublin. Unlike the areas surrounding it, Temple Bar has preserved its medieval street pattern, with many narrow cobbled streets.  Many of the pubs in the area are hundreds of years old.

Temple Bar is promoted as Dublin’s cultural quarter, being the location of many Irish cultural institutions, including the Irish Photography Centre, the Ark Children’s Cultural Centre, the Irish Film Institute, the Temple Bar Music Centre, the Gaiety School of Acting, as well as the Irish Stock Exchange …

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