After a quick stop in London, we headed North to Dublin for our first dose of Ireland and I’m pretty sure everyone is aware that I fell hard for Ireland, specifically exploring Grafton Street in Dublin.

Oh Dublin, you are precious.  The energy pouring out of Dublin is amazing and it seems like around every corner is music or singing or the beautiful Irish accent flowing out.  The Irish city is quaint but so worthwhile and totally holds its own against some of my other favorite European capitols.  I can’t wait to do a city guide for Dublin in the coming weeks because we loved so many places in the city and had a fantastic time.

Our first day in Dublin we started with Irish stew for lunch just off Grafton Street near our hotel (The Westbury Hotel, which was amazing and a hotel review will be coming!), then I met up with the lovely Belinda of Found Love. Now What? who happened to be in Dublin at the same time!  After that, Nick and I ventured out for a stroll under the Christmas lights on Grafton Street and towards St. Stephen’s Green.  I fell in love with Dublin the moment we got there and can’t wait to share favorites we found!