Dublin Part 3: Cathedrals

After touring the Guinness Factory, we had wraps at an O'Briens sandwich place. The food was very good (I had a spicy beef and cheddar wrap) and fairly cheap. The sandwiches here usually come with "Tayto" brand potato chips which are cheese and onion flavored. It sounds weird, but it's tasty. We decided to visit the cathedrals we had passed on Friday night on the way to the pub. They were very neat.


Our first stop was Christ Church Cathedral. It is beautiful from the outside but it is so big it's hard to get a good photo of it without things being in the way. It has a lovely courtyard where people can sit and take touristy pictures and I suppose eat a picnic if they wanted. We did not go in as there was a fee and we felt our euros were better spent elsewhere.


I think that was a good decision because I like St. Patrick's Cathedral a little more than Christ Church. It is only a short distance from CC, maybe a couple of blocks. There is a gorgeous green park in the back of the cathedral, complete with fountain and frolicking children.There is a small playground off to one side with swings and a sliding board. I have no proof of this, but it strikes me as a spot for both locals and tourists and was a nice little oasis in an otherwise crowded city.

The park is in place to commemorate the place where St. Patrick baptized a lot of Irish people many centuries ago. Very old, very cool.

The outside of St. Patrick is similar to the outside of Christ Church, but there is more greenery around it. It's easier to view the whole thing at once, too.



This is a view of almost all of St. Patrick's from the back. If you look to the top right corner, you'll see some scaffolding. That is because there is major construction happening on the right tower of the cathedral. It's unfortunate because, again, it made it hard for me to take a nice photo.

I'll end this post with an inside look at St. Patrick's. A few of us decided to fork over the 4.20 euro to get inside and I think it was worth it. I'm sure you could find a better lit picture than this on a postcard of this cathedral but I do not think any picture could capture its magnificence. It is truly amazing on the inside, complete with statues and ornate carvings and paintings. I really enjoyed this part of our Dublin experience.

Come back tomorrow for part 4!