Monday the 02.10.2017
After a short night we started the day with an extra long breakfast. One group the bread and other needed things in a supermarket in our vicinity. Then we left the house after everyone was ready to go. Outside our house we saw the Croke Park which is very closely to our house. Unfortunately, there were only events once again on sundays, so we could only look at it from the outside.
With the help of a map we moved towards the inner city of Dublin. We were really surprised in what conditions most of the houses were. The houses were partly destroyed or abandoned and for sale.
During our way to O’connell street we noticed how many stores, shops, bars or restaurants where on every site of the road. In general Dublin is a very lively and busy place.
From O’connell street onwards we saw multiple attractions and landmarks Dublin has to offer like the post office from 1818 or the Spire a giant metal needle. The O’Connell Monument at the end of the street before we crossed the Liffey River via the O’Connell Bridge. Then we followed the river on the left side close to the Temple Bar district where we later on found the name giving Pub “The Temple Bar”. We visited two old pubs in Temple Bar. They looked both very nice inside and outside and had an “old look”.
After that we went deeper into the central of Dublin to the Viking/Medieval Area where we went to the Christ Church and the Dublin Castle. By checking out the Trinity College, some of us took a lunch in the canteen which was quite good.
Then we split up the group and went to the local markets to buy some souvenirs, postcards or even shirts.
Later on we went home to our house and did a little feedback round. At the evening we played some card games and looked at the pictures from the day while we discussed what the best things were we did that day or what moments where the best ones.