A Time of Glee in Dublin

Dublin is indeed a beautiful city that has both its good and bad.  Lovely and Georgian in many areas.  In some, it is wild and rowdy.  And not to mention the rain -- loads of it and all throughout the day.  Great Irish music, lots of Guinness and lots of character.  It is the city that brought writer, poet,  James Joyce, singer, songwriter, Sinead O'Connor and U2.  In Dublin, they love James Joyce so much they celebrate James Joyce day like some countries celebrate freedom.

I made it out to see the Giant Ferris wheel next to the Dublin O2. It resembled the London Eye, but not nearly as magical.

One of my favorite books when studying Humanities in Graduate School at California State University was "A Portrait of an Artist as a Young Man."

Dublin is fashionable, stylish and very warm and friendly.  There's plenty of culture and plenty of things to do.  Dubliners go out often and stay up late.

As a capital city, it is very small, which is good if you want to explore.  There's miles and miles of waterline with wonderful views.  And lots of great places to go run or ride a bike or go pub crawling.

The Celt is the local Irish pub where I had a fantastic time.  I listened all night to lively Irish music from The Shenaningans.  I had a great time meeting Daryl and owner Noel Tynan.  Irish music is so magical, wonderful and contagious that you stay until the very last note.

Stayed up late. Now I was ready to head back to Belfast tomorrow.  Tomorrow, I would leave Dublin for Belfast and by night time be in London to meet with my family.  Plenty to do and see.