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post #16 of 29
7/14/10 at 12:38pm
Waaaay too late but having eaten in both L'Ecrivain and Guilbauds I'd have to recommend Chapter One ahead of both for anyone looking to eat very well in Dublin. It's also Michelin-starred but has a much more Irish feel.

http://www.chapteronerestaurant.com/index.html
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post #17 of 29
7/14/10 at 2:01pm
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Not too late, I'm flying tomorrow and planning the dinner for Saturday. I would like an Irish feel. Thanks for the links. BTW, what's the dress code for restaurants like this? I'm hiking and fishing for most of the trip. Will a SC cut it? Need a tie? lefty
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post #18 of 29
7/14/10 at 2:17pm
By not visiting the North over the last week you've missed out on one of the world's most interesting spectacles, the marching season: when lots of tolerant individuals welcome warmly cultural diversity as other groups walk down their streets. Very colourful, I believe. Linguistic odities, lots of orange everywhere, fireworks. Make a date for next year. They never miss an opportunity to celebrate.
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post #19 of 29
7/14/10 at 4:19pm
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Not too late, I'm flying tomorrow and planning the dinner for Saturday. I would like an Irish feel. Thanks for the links.

BTW, what's the dress code for restaurants like this? I'm hiking and fishing for most of the trip. Will a SC cut it? Need a tie?

lefty

SC should be fine.
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post #20 of 29
7/14/10 at 4:32pm
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SC should be fine.

Correct.

Enjoy your trip lefty.
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post #21 of 29
7/14/10 at 6:53pm
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By not visiting the North over the last week you've missed out on one of the world's most interesting spectacles, the marching season: when lots of tolerant individuals welcome warmly cultural diversity as other groups walk down their streets. Very colourful, I believe. Linguistic odities, lots of orange everywhere, fireworks. Make a date for next year. They never miss an opportunity to celebrate.

I gave out a (slightly uncomfortable) lol.
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post #22 of 29
7/15/10 at 11:25am
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By not visiting the North over the last week you've missed out on one of the world's most interesting spectacles, the marching season: when lots of tolerant individuals welcome warmly cultural diversity as other groups walk down their streets. Very colourful, I believe. Linguistic odities, lots of orange everywhere, fireworks. Make a date for next year. They never miss an opportunity to celebrate.

I have a friend from the States who was in a summer exchange program in Scotland. She decided to take the ferry to Belfast on July 12th. None of her Scottish acquaintances remarked on this in any way. She got off the boat and thought "Oh look, a parade! Wait a second, that's not like any parade we have back home".
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post #23 of 29
7/15/10 at 11:34am
If you are at all interested, definitely go to the Museum of Natural History in Dublin. It is very old school. Cool and a little bizarre.
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post #24 of 29
7/15/10 at 3:56pm
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If you are at all interested, definitely go to the Museum of Natural History in Dublin. It is very old school. Cool and a little bizarre.

I'll check it out. Similar to NYC's?

lefty
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post #25 of 29
7/15/10 at 7:59pm
Not really. Dublin's feels like the curiosity cabinet of an insane 19th century millionaire.
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post #26 of 29
7/15/10 at 8:23pm
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Sounds like my kind of place. On my way to the aurport - thanks for the tip.

lefty
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post #27 of 29
7/15/10 at 8:38pm
When I was in Dublin last summer there was a surprisingly large amount of buskers, most of whom were quite talented. Just walking around the streets listening the the various acts was quite entertaining.
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post #28 of 29
7/24/10 at 8:43pm
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Back from a great trip, but I have to say that L'Ecrivain was a huge disappointment. Mediocre food in an uninspired room. The Irish stew I had in a nondescript pub the next night was far better than anything I ate at L'Ecrivain. Oh well, the Merrion made me feel better.

Connemara was one of the most beautiful places I've ever been. We were fortunate to book the Delphi Lodge for a few nights. The former fishing retreat of the Marquess of Sligo, it is now a lodge that lies in 1000 acres of the finest private fishing loughs and river in Ireland. Stunning location.

Pics to come.

lefty
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post #29 of 29
7/26/10 at 11:06am
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Couple of pics: The Delphi Fishing Lodge: River at the Delphi: Connemara - close to where they filmed The Field: Roundwood House: Nice place, Ireland. Would go again and just stay in Connemara for the fishing and hiking. lefty
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