Bray & Dalkey

About 2 weeks ago, I went with my friends Juleah and Alex to explore cities the south of Dublin. We decided to buy a hop-on/hop-off day pass for the DART (€8.20). The DART runs along the coast and reminded me of the train rides I would take from Los Angeles to San Diego. It was a beautiful sunny day when we first left for Bray. However by the time we go to Dalkey (located between Bray and Dublin) the sky had turned cloudy and it started to drizzle. 


I walked to the Booterstown DART station (25 minutes from UCD) and met Alex & Juleah at the Blackrock station since they live in Blackrock. We then took the DART to Bray in County Wicklow. Bray has a old-school boardwalk feeling to it. We walked along the beach, pebbly and not sandy, and then walked up a hill to get a view of the whole bay. The hill we were climbing is called Bray Head. We wanted to reach the summit where there is a large cross erected but I wasn't wearing the right shoes and the trail was too long. 


After we walked down from Bray Head, we found food a small Indian restaurant. We then took the DART to Dalkey. Dalkey is a small medieval town. The main attraction is the Dalkey Heritage Castle. Since it was too late to do a tour we decided to explore the area. We tried to find a way to the coast but it was getting late and cold so we got as close as we could before heading back home. We did find a cool Abbey on the way.

On the way to Bray:

 Bray:

 Dalkey:

Sitting on the side of Bray Head.