Is intended with this thread to provide information about the meeting that will be organized in
Dublin, in the first weekend of April of 2016."Dublin, capital of the Republic of Ireland, is on Ireland’s east coast at the mouth of the River Liffey. Its medieval buildings include 13th-century Dublin Castle and imposing St. Patrick’s Cathedral, founded in 1191. Temple Bar is a riverside nightlife and cultural quarter, home to the Irish Film Institute. Bustling, largely pedestrianized Grafton Street is the city’s principal shopping area, also famed for its buskers"
This first post will be updated periodically.
Ideas and suggestions are welcome.
Date
This meeting will be held in Dublin during the weekend of 02-03 of April of 2016.
The main meeting day will be Saturday. Sunday is a "free" day, and there is the possibility of a pre-meeting on Friday night in a local Irish Pub.
Getting There
Dublin is served by a two terminal airport approximately 10km north of the city center.
There are two types of express bus to Dublin:
- Aircoach bus 700 runs at every 15min between the Airport and the City Center (timetable) and the single ticket costs 7.00€ (return ticket 12.00€);
- Dublin Bus bus 747 runs at every 15min between the Airport and the City Center (timetable) and the single ticket costs 6.00€ (return ticket 10.00€);
Program
Friday
- 19:00: For the EBTers already in Dublin or that will arrive during the day, we can meet all together in a pub (thinking about The Porterhouse in Temple Bar area);
Saturday
- 09:30: Meeting point in the O'Connell Monument;
- 10:00: City walk with visit to Dublin main attractions (including Trinity College, Dublin Castle, Christ Church Cathedral, St. Patrick's Cathedral)(optional visit\entry), and shop street with plenty of opportunities to exchange and withdraw money in the several ATMs in the area;
- 12:30: Lunch time (free time);
- 14:00: Guinness Experience and\or Old Jameson Distillery (optional visit\entry);
- 19:45: Dinner at 101 Talbot (suggested Menu) (please send me a PM for any question).
Info about dothunting
- Easy to get 2 dots in the city (1 in the airport, and 1 in the Dublin city center, for example);
- 2 additional dots (1 North, 1 South) can be "hunted" using public transport to reach, for example, Dalkey and\or Sutton/Howth, about 30min far away;
Post codes in Ireland
XXX XXXX - 3 digits + 4 digits type
To validate the address and post code, eircode website can assist you. Just put the address you want to validate, and the website will give you the correct post code.
Please refer to this topic (a discussion in the English forum).
Also, a very nice job made by Burdie: maps and codes.
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