Scotsman's Bay

It's really a lovely place to walk around when the weather is good and it's nice out. You could and should take a walk on the pier, grab a coffee or fish and chips at the beginning and an ice cream at the end of the pier when you sit on the benches or just the rocks overlooking the sea and keeping an eye out for some seals, which we've seen almost every time we went (!!) and the occasional dolphin packs if you're in luck and in season ;) Continue on the sea side further south, if it is a Sunday you simply must visit the local market at People's Park and continue to the long grassy promenade along the sea side all the way to the famous Forty Foot where you'll see the locals jumping in the freezing sea water for an awakening swim, even in the height of winter and the coldest of days! There are usually two guys selling warm coffee and tea from the back of their car on the street side which is also cool. On the way back you could grab the train from Glasthule (the next station south after Dun Laoghaire) or walk up to South George St. and find a nice place to sit in or do some shopping. Enjoy your time and have fun along Dun Laoghaire's...

Early in the morning, on a calm late summer's day, as the sun is only rising above the horizon, walking along the lower quay, few people around as you hear the water gently lapping the rock. You stop, and look out, a heron is patiently waiting for his next catch, another flies above, you appreciate this simple gift of life, as you walk on, and away, back to where you were headed.

At least this is how I imagine it being, because when I was here earlier today, it was pouring buckets and...

One of the most glorious places to walk, especially on a clear day when you can look across the bay towards the pretty seaside town of Dun Laoghaire. Here you will find the tiny, well-loved bathing beach at Sandycove, familiar to locals and people from all over Dublin, and few short steps uphill will take you to the adjacent traditional bathing place known as the Forty Foot. Continue past here and you will reach the fascinating little James Joyce Museum, housed in a...