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Just steps from the Arlington Hotel Temple Bar where I am staying, I get on the first Hop-On, Hop-Off bus that arrives at Stop 10. This happens to be “The Red Bus”. For E$17, I purchase not only a tour ticket but also a single fare ticket for a ride to the airport.
The bus tour covers a lot of interesting sites from Kilmainham Jail where the famous Irish nationalist Robert Emmet was hanged and beheaded in 1803 to Phoenix Park where the Irish President resides.
For me, the most important stop on the tour is Stop 14 where a man at one time lived with his wife and twenty one children in the mid eighteen century. Once the entrance to the old walled city, St James Gate since 1759 has been the home of the Guinness Brewery and will be so for less say the next 8,747 years.
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Dublin Hop On Hop Off
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Thanks for bringing back some fond memories!
Can't remember all the stops, but think my favorite one was near the Oscar Wilde Statue in Merrion Park.
easytraveler,
You're welcomed. Rode "The Red Bus" but think "The Green Bus" would have been better. I saw more of them going by at the different stops.
I thought Phoenix Park was cool. What a neat way to take in the highlights of Dublin
DMBTraveler, sounds like a good deal to me, especially since it includes a transfer to the airport.
With fond memories of Dublin...
It's a great way to see a LOT of Dublin and then to decide which places you want to return to--to spend more time! Also, with a two-day ticket, it gives you time to see and do it all at each stop!
latedaytraveler,
Yes, it was a good deal. Both companies offered the airport transfer option although I just got the impression "The Green Bus" may have been better.
Or, could it be "Green" is just a psychological "Irish" thing
JeanneV,
I agree... The Hop-On/Hop-Off buses are a hard travel bargain to beat.