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At 08.55 a group of UK Geocachers will depart Holleyhead for
DunLaoghaire for the Fast Pub But No Wet Feet! event. At 3pm both
Irish and UK geocachers will meet at Doyle's pub on 9 College
St, where lots of drink will be available for anyone that wants
it. Before meeting up at the venue there are various caches that
can be done around Dublin. Here is a
bookmark list of the various caches around Dublin. As well as
the caches, there's a few other activities that can be done.
For the kids (or the big kids!) there's the Viking
Splash tour, that takes place on a War II vintage amphibious
"Duck". "Viking Tour Captains will tell you all about the most
exciting sights in Dublin: how the Vikings first settled the City
over 1000 years ago and how Dublin has become a thriving,
cosmopolitan European city. Finally, you’ll experience a real
thrill as our Tour Captain drives the Duck into the waters of the
historic Grand Canal Basin for the water portion of the tour."
The tour duration is around 1hr 20m.
The "Book Of
Kells" is located close by in Trinity College. The Book of
Kells is one of the most famous books in the history of the world
and was completed in about 800 AD.
Visit the home of Guinness at the
Guinness Storehouse, and have a pint in the
Guinness Gravity Bar.
For whiskey lovers there is the old
Jameson Distillery. The centre introduces
visitors to the taste and history of John Jameson's Irish
Whiskey.
Dublin Castle and Christ Church Cathedral are also close by, and
are worth a visit.
For those who would like a bus tour of
Dublin, there is a Dublin City Sightseeing bus tour. This is a hop on hop off service
and will bring you to the locations above.
Update:
There will be no Train from DunLaoghaire to Dublin on the day due
to
upgrade works. The upgrades were supposed
to be finished, but are way behind as usual. That means anyone
arriving with the boat group will have to get a bus into Dublin. If
you head to the train station, there are bus stops right outside.
The 7, 46a, 746 go to the city centre. The timetable can be found
on the
Dublin Bus website.
Dublin Visitors Map
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