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Traveling To Dublin
By Sian McInnery
No matter what time of year that you decide to visit the wonderful city of you can be assured of a great time no matter what the weather is like. If you have to choose, you’ll want to be in either just before summer starts, or just after winter ends, since these are the times that is the cheapest to visit as well as when many of the celebrations and festivals take place. The most important holiday and festival in is St. Patrick’s Day, and if you plan on being in during this time you’ll need to make sure that you have reservations!
Dublin is well known for its extensive shopping areas, such as Temple Bar, Nassau Street, Henry Street, O'Connell Street, St. Stephen's Green, and Grafton Street. The Brown Thomas department store on Grafton Street is a great place to check the local styles and Irish designs.
Other large department stores are available for your shopping experience. The largest is in St. Stephen's mall. You can spend a whole day shopping there, and then enjoy dinner at one of the many nearby restaurants. The crowds are large during the summer, so make your dinner reservations early.
Dublin shopping offers variety for everyone, with choices among clothing, jewelry, crafts, and antiques. Dawson Street is the area to head to if you are looking for smaller, exclusive clothing
stores. The stores will offer one-of-a-kind designer items -- quality clothing at a higher prices.
Dublin is also famous for its wonderful indoor and outdoor markets that take place at different times of the week. The best and largest market is Mother Redcap’s, which can be found in Back Lane. This is a huge indoor market that will delight you with its books, music, antiques, clothes, cheeses, cakes, and other tasty treats.
Catch Books, on Duke Street, features a wide selection of antiquarian books. also houses a number of terrific bookstores to entice both general readers, and those seeking rare first editions. Make sure you schedule shopping time if you plan a holiday in Dublin.Sian McInnery is the owner of Yo! Dublin!, the web's premier resource for information about Dublin, For questions or comments about this article visit: www.yodublin.com/articles
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