Dublin on sunny days

Repli

I suppose I'll start off the first serious thread here! With summer just around the corner..

-The beach (killiney/portmarnock/bray/?)
-The zoo
-Go to phoenix park
-Go to stephens green
-Take a walk up the mountains

Feel free to add to this folks.. !

Zombienosh

Lazing around in the many parks is always a favourite for me, probably because it involves little to no moving.

r3boot

barbie...drink....drink .... drink

Zombienosh

barbies are nice, and alcohol..... do i need to comment?

bringitdown

Swim in the 40ft Sandycove.

golfgirl

1) Defo swim in the forty foot - invigorating and not too cold once you get in. Last summer a seal was swimming close by, jees he looked scary, but a fellow swimmer quipped 'Don't worry girls, it's not his dinnertime yet!'

2) A game of golf - not everyone's cup of tea but imho a great day out.

3) Walk on Dun Laoighaire pier - chiming of moored boats magical.

4) Big BBQ with friends and family, sangria and cider. No better was to spend a balmy summer evening.

5) Fishing on a lake from a boat - okay so you have to get to Wicklow and sunny days are not good for catching the fish, but heaven.

That does it for me .. we're lucky to live in this town, ya know.

Badabing

Find a nice beer garden or any garden and cider.

Static M.e.

Agree totally with golfgirl

Apart from the swimming bit ... (Cant Swim )

Jet Ski's also fun if you can get them

Also like to go my secret park Iveagh Gardens no one really goes their and I never seem to get anyone hassling me, really nice grass \ well kept etc and loads of places to sit in the shade or sun, good coffee around the corner, great spot to bring a good book and sit all day

Repli

Aquatic Centre (its reopening in a couple of weeks)

rom1

Go up Three-Rock Mountain for a lovely view on the city...

Steveire

esel wrote:

National Botanic Gardens in Glasnevin is great (and free!). Buses 13, 19, 83 stop outside, 19A about 200 metres away. Great car park - €2.

Buy a guide/map (about €2?) and see it all. Restored glasshouses are a treat (if interested, there is a small exhibition giving details of the restoration at the rear of the Curvilinear). Pond area is very picturesque. Cafeteria is pleasant. Altogether a nice way to spend a sunny afternoon. Allow about 2 hours. Closes at 6pm (4:30 pm in winter).

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Draupnir

Viking Splash Tour, a bit pricey at 15.50 an adult and 8.50 a child, but definitely worth it. Ticket office is up on Patrick Street.

OY

AlcoholicA wrote:

Lazing around in the many parks is always a favourite for me, probably because it involves little to no moving.

Yeah, Stephens green is great on sunny days. Just grab a few friends and just all sit... the best!

kjt

Go 4 a cycle up Three rock.
A game of tennis in a park
FRIZBEBEBEBEBEBEBEEEE
An outdoor LAN lol
Some bivi wacking
Get a nice big kite and go 2 a park/beach
Volleyball


Swimming in the 40ft... cnt wait to do that again, did that in December when I got a dare from some of the family over X-mas. Enjoyed it

elbee

Go to Botticelli's ice cream parlour in Temple Bar (across form that Temple Bar shop that used to be The Source) and get some ice cream there. I especially recommend the kiwi flavour, but they're all good. Eat it as you browse the (albeit slighhtly overpriced) weekend bookstalls or sit in the square and people watch.

It's mostly about the ice cream.

She-Ra

The secret gardens for frisbee and chilling.... ahhhhhh

Steveire

Secret Gardens you say? hmmm...

She-Ra

yes indeedy the secret gardens... nicer than merrion square park in my eyes (i work right next so thats boring now)... i'd even say its the top park in dublin and the fact that it is still a hugely un known spot makes it better

Saruman

Where are these secrec gardens??? Let me in on the secret

She-Ra

parks and gardens will explain everything... awwwww

Steveire

Fitting nickname alright.

Saruman

Never mind.. found it.. behind the national concert hall.. will be working by there tomorrow so might take a wander!

Steveire

Be sure to report back on what you think of it.

She-Ra

just make sure its a good one! lol

David Stewart

Nobody's mentioned the Botanic Gardens in Glasnevin. Free entry and some pretty amazing stuff.

irlirishkev

If you haven't done it already (or even if you have), hop on the Open Top Tour Bus. Learn some stuff about Dublin you may not have known. Takes a couple of hours to do the circle, and you can hop on and off wherever you like.. I did it for the first time there recently when I was hungover, and it was great fun! You also get to hang out with tourists, who are generally less miserable than the irish