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Chances are, if you're a tourist in Dublin, you'll start off by getting yourself orientated. The most popular place to start? The Andrews Street Dublin Tourism Centre.
It's impossible to miss the building Most European capitals, the tourist info joint is located in a dingy office with a big blue i on the window. Not so here in Dublin. The building itself is a huge old church, with flying butresses and porticos, stained glass windows and an impressively lofty roof. The whole nine yards. If I was a proper guide book kind of guy-- the kind that gets paid for their hardfought efforts-- I'd tell you the date of the structure's completion, the finer points to note about its architecture, and the shoe size of its most distinguished bishop.
Tough on you!
Ok, Ok, forget the fancy description. You're not at the Dublin Tourism Centre to oogle its history. This is the place to get yourself a map, get tempted by all the things to see and do hereabouts, and maybe find yourself a gaff to crash in.
Unpleasant surprise time- in Dublin, you've got to buy the map. What?! Ah, get over it. It's only a buck, and all those other cities that give the brochures away free don't have big ex-cathedrals to support with their meagre budgets. Hmm, the need to generate some cash would also explain all these cheesy Irish souveniers. Extrordinarily diddly-idly stuff! Begorah. Top o' th' Mornin' to ye. Well, if Andrews Street disappoints with the mercinary maps and corny leprechaun magnets, there's one area where this center excels. For making travel and accomodation arrangements, Andrews Street wins the DFA Award. Tours, hotels, bus tickets to Galway---- all you need is under one lofty roof.
Leaving the Tourist Centre, there's a lovely little pub right across the road. O'Neill's- brilliant place to stop in for a pint. The International Bar is right around there, too- as a matter of a fact, all that little warren of streets right around the Andrews Street centre are teeming with interesting sights and sounds. Wander for a bit! Window shop and peoplewatch: see what catches your eye. With all the little coffee shops and guitar stores, it's a great place to start sampling Dublin's flavor.
Address: Andrews Street, just off of Suffolk Street, Dublin 2. Looking for the street number? JUST LOOK FOR THE BIG EX-CHURCH INSTEAD. (Duh)
Phone Number- Within Ireland: 1850 230 330
From the UK: 0800 0397 000
From the rest of the world: 00 353 66 979 2083
- Added to the DFA Guide, April 2003.
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