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No matter what time of year that you decide to visit the wonderful city of
Dublin 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 Dublin either just before
summer starts, or just after winter ends, since these are the times that
Dublin is the cheapest to visit as well as when many of the celebrations and
festivals take place. The most important holiday and festival in Dublin is
St. Patrick's Day, and if you plan on being in Dublin during this time
you'll need to make sure that you have reservations!
If you travel to Dublin you are going to want to make sure that you do a lot
of shopping since Dublin has some great shopping areas. The main shopping
areas in Dublin are Temple Bar, Nassau Street, Henry Street, O'Connell
Street, St. Stephen's Green, and Grafton Street. If you're looking for some
great new clothes that are in style for the upcoming season you will want to
pay a visit to the Brown Thomas department store that is on Grafton Street
for some wonderful Irish design.
Other large Dublin 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.
For a different shopping experience, head for Mother Redcap's, which can be
found in Back Lane. Mother's Redcap is a huge indoor market that is famous
for its wide selection of most any items: books, music, antiques, clothes,
cheeses, cakes, and other tasty treats.
Dublin has many wonderful bookstores that will be of interest to the general
book reader, as well as the specialist who is looking for a first edition
print. For a good selection of antiquarian books you will want to go to
Catch Books, which is located on Duke Street. If you are traveling to Dublin
take the time out of your busy sight seeing schedule to spend a few hours,
or days, shopping.
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