So this would be my very first time to Ireland which is pretty shocking considering I have lived in Scotland for most of my life. Me and Maite got ourselves an Air B&B for the weekend which was nice and central next to St Patrick’s Cathedral.

On our first night we went to Umi Falafel for dinner where we both had amazing falafel pitas and wraps.  Afterwards, we went for a couple of pints at the Stags Head.  The pub was in a nice area with a collection of pups and restaurants.  This area had a really friendly party atmosphere and I liked how the small streets turned into unofficial pedestrian areas as people spilled out from the patios. 

The following morning we went on a Sandman’s free tour of the city centre which took us to sights such as Dublin Castle and Trinity College which were both beautiful.  The tour was interesting and informative although it was very politically skewed.  Understandable considering Ireland’s past and I do find it interesting but I’m also sure that there were other topics that could have been covered in more detail.

Lunch was had at Happy Food Vegan Restaurant which was part of a yoga studio.  I had some very tasty barbecue sauce marinated tofu and Maite had an equally good veggie burger.  The rest of the afternoon was spent wandering around town.

In the evening we met up with my friend Niall at O’Neils.  It was really good to catch up with him and the pub was pretty cool as it had loads of the different rooms over a two floors.  I can definitely imagine the layout becoming confusing after a few!:P  When we were finished Niall showed us an awesome kebab shop / restaurant called Zaytoon where, you guessed it, I had more falafel and Maite got some very tasty salmon.  Me and Maite then stayed out a little longer but in the next bar that we went to we bought two double rum and cokes which set us back 29 Euros!!! We didn’t stay out long.

On our last day we went to Yogisim where we got some really nice vegan pancakes for breakfast. The Chester Beatty Library was visited which was pretty cool and had a really impressive collection of old religious books.  For our last meal we went back to Umi Falafel, just couldn’t resist that place!:P  Overall we really enjoyed Dublin.  It’s a pretty and very walk-able small city, ideal for a weekend break from the UK.