Where to go on a Day Trip, when in Dublin?

Hey, It’s Anna again. Today I will tell you about some gorgeous places around Dublin, where you can head if you want to leave the busy city behind you for a few hours.

I was really lucky that the Student Union of my College offered us different activities, so we could explore the beautiful surroundings of Dublin. 

 

My favorite trip so far was the Howth Cliff Walk. Howth is a small fishing village on the north side of Dublin Bay. It takes you around 30 minutes to get there with the DART. We started the Trip with a scavenger hunt, where we had to do some funny tasks in order to get points. For example, get a busker to sing a song for our group or take a picture on a red fishing boat. My team won! As a reward, we got Pizza, Beer or Cider and a Merch t-shirt from our college.

Then it was time to start our actual hike to the top of the hill. Sometimes it was quite challenging but totally worth it!! The nature is just mind-blowing. You have great views down the cliffs and over the sea. We even saw some dolphins swimming close to the cliffs! 

I really like to think back to this day!

 

The first trip I participated in was to Killiney. It was a very nice day, the weather was just amazing! We walked up the Killiney Hill walk, from where we had a stunning view over the sea and the bay of Dublin. Our walk ended at Vico Bath where all those who wanted could cool down with a jump into the water. Brr, the water had a temperature of about 13 degrees. That was too cold for me but some students actually jumped!

 

On another trip we made, we went to the Ticknock Mountains where we hiked up the Ticknock forest and then to the peak of the Mountains. At the end of the hike, we were suddenly surprised by a rain shower. But this is typical Irish weather. You can experience all four seasons in one day.

We went on some other Trips as well. For example to Portmarnock Beach and Malahide. 

I’m really grateful that I had the opportunity to explore some of the Beautiful Places in Ireland and once the lockdown is over I hope there will be time to explore much more!

 

Anna Klassen

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