Dublin|NNP and|CC the|DT Dubliners|NNP As|IN capital|NN of|IN Europe|NNP ’|NN s|VBZ most|RBS explosive|JJ economy|NN ,|, Dublin|NNP seems|VBZ to|TO be|VB changing|VBG before|IN your|PRP$ very|RB eyes|NNS .|. 
New|JJ construction|NN is|VBZ everywhere|RB ,|, the|DT streets|NNS buzz|NN ,|, traffic|NN is|VBZ increasingly|RB congested|JJ ,|, and|CC in|IN the|DT frenetic|JJ pace|NN of|IN rush|NN hour|NN everyone|NN in|IN Dublin|NNP seems|VBZ intent|NN on|IN changing|VBG places|NNS with|IN everyone|NN else|RB .|. 
At|IN night|NN the|DT streets|NNS are|VBP crowded|VBN with|IN people|NNS bent|NN on|IN having|VBG a|DT good|JJ time|NN .|. 
Prosperity|NNP is|VBZ in|IN the|DT air|NN ;|: the|DT roar|NN of|IN the|DT “|NN Celtic|NNP Tiger|NNP ”|NN can|MD clearly|RB be|VB heard|VBN .|. 

But|CC this|DT is|VBZ not|RB the|DT whole|JJ picture|NN .|. 
The|DT proverbial|JJ hospitality|NN and|CC warm|JJ welcome|JJ are|VBP still|RB here|RB .|. 
This|DT busy|JJ ,|, modern|JJ European|JJ city|NN sits|VBZ on|IN a|DT thousand|CD years|NNS of|IN history|NN —|NN history|NN is|VBZ present|JJ everywhere|RB ,|, from|IN elegant|JJ Merrion|NNP Square|NNP to|TO the|DT bullet|NN holes|NNS on|IN the|DT General|NNP Post|NNP Office|NNP .|. 
It|PRP ’|NN s|VBZ also|RB a|DT city|NN of|IN the|DT imagination|NN ,|, reinvented|VBD and|CC reappraised|VBN in|IN the|DT literature|NN of|IN its|PRP$ exiles|NNS .|. 
And|CC the|DT old|JJ Dublin|NNP is|VBZ with|IN us|PRP ,|, too|RB —|NN the|DT irreverent|JJ city|NN of|IN wit|NN and|CC charm|NN and|CC that|IN peculiar|JJ magic|NN possessed|VBN by|IN Ireland|NNP and|CC the|DT Irish|JJ .|. 

Prosperity|NNP has|VBZ brought|VBN with|IN it|PRP a|DT new|JJ emphasis|NN on|IN historic|JJ preservation|NN .|. 
Dublin|NNP excels|NNS in|IN packaging|VBG its|PRP$ past|JJ for|IN the|DT visitor|NN .|. 
You|PRP can|MD view|VB artifacts|NNS from|IN the|DT Bronze|NNP Age|NNP ,|, trace|VB the|DT history|NN of|IN the|DT Easter|NNP Rising|VBG ,|, or|CC revisit|VB Leopold|NNP Bloom|NNP ’|NN s|VBZ odyssey|NN in|IN Ulysses|NNP .|. 
Old|JJ buildings|NNS are|VBP being|VBG recycled|VBN ;|: for|IN example|NN ,|, the|DT 17th|JJ -|- century|NN Royal|NNP Hospital|NNP now|RB holds|VBZ the|DT Museum|NNP of|IN Modern|NNP Art|NNP .|. 
And|CC Dublin|NNP ,|, a|DT city|NN large|JJ in|IN expectations|NNS ,|, is|VBZ still|RB small|JJ enough|RB for|IN the|DT visitor|NN to|TO see|VB most|JJS of|IN its|PRP$ sights|NNS on|IN foot|NN .|. 

City|NNP on|IN the|DT Liffey|NNP The|DT River|NNP Liffey|NNP flows|NNS from|IN west|NN to|TO east|JJ through|IN the|DT center|NN of|IN the|DT city|NN to|TO Dublin|NNP Bay|NNP .|. 
The|DT river|NN forms|VBZ a|DT natural|JJ line|NN between|IN the|DT north|NN and|CC south|RB sections|NNS of|IN the|DT city|NN .|. 
This|DT geography|NN is|VBZ important|JJ in|IN understanding|NN Dublin|NNP .|. 
Historically|NNP and|CC culturally|RB this|DT north|JJ -|- south|JJ distinction|NN has|VBZ always|RB been|VBN significant|JJ ,|, and|CC it|PRP still|RB is|VBZ today|NN ,|, with|IN a|DT dose|NN of|IN good|JJ -|- humored|JJ rivalry|NN between|IN the|DT two|CD areas|NNS .|. 
“|NN I|PRP never|RB go|VBP north|RB of|IN the|DT Liffey|NNP ,|, ”|NN one|CD man|NN remarked|VBD .|. 

Farther|NNP out|IN ,|, both|DT north|RB and|CC south|RB ,|, are|VBP the|DT sweeping|JJ curves|NNS of|IN the|DT Royal|NNP and|CC Grand|NNP Canals|NNP .|. 
The|DT occasional|JJ cry|NN of|IN gulls|NNS and|CC unexpected|JJ distant|JJ vistas|NNS will|MD remind|VB you|PRP that|IN Dublin|NNP is|VBZ by|IN the|DT sea|NN ,|, and|CC the|DT Wicklow|NNP mountains|NNS ,|, which|WDT hold|VBP Dublin|NNP closely|RB to|TO the|DT coast|NN ,|, are|VBP visible|JJ from|IN everywhere|RB .|. 

Dublin|NNP is|VBZ an|DT intimate|JJ city|NN ,|, physically|RB small|JJ but|CC tightly|RB packed|VBN ,|, a|DT perfect|JJ place|NN for|IN walking|VBG .|. 
College|NNP Green|NNP ,|, the|DT home|NN of|IN Trinity|NNP College|NNP ,|, provides|VBZ a|DT natural|JJ focus|NN just|RB south|RB of|IN the|DT O’Connell|NNP Street|NNP bridge|NN .|. 
O’Connell|NNP Street|NNP ,|, the|DT city|NN ’|NN s|VBZ grand|JJ boulevard|NN ,|, leads|VBZ north|RB to|TO Parnell|NNP Square|NNP .|. 
To|TO the|DT south|NN and|CC east|JJ is|VBZ St.|NN Stephen|NNP ’|NN s|VBZ Green|NNP and|CC Georgian|JJ Dublin|NNP where|WRB the|DT national|JJ museums|NNS are|VBP located|VBN .|. 
Along|IN the|DT Liffey|NNP to|TO the|DT west|NN is|VBZ Temple|NNP Bar|NNP ,|, center|NN of|IN nightlife|NN and|CC home|NN to|TO many|JJ of|IN Dublin|NNP ’|NN s|VBZ cutting|VBG -|- edge|NN artists|NNS and|CC artistic|JJ endeavors|NNS .|. 
Up|IN the|DT hill|NN from|IN Temple|NNP Bar|NNP are|VBP Dublin|NNP Castle|NNP and|CC Christ|NNP Church|NNP Cathedral|NNP .|. 

It|PRP won|VBD ’|NN t|NN rain|NN on|IN you|PRP in|IN Dublin|NNP all|PDT the|DT time|NN .|. 
The|DT climate|NN here|RB can|MD best|JJS be|VB described|VBN as|IN “|NN changeable|JJ ”|NN and|CC yet|RB the|DT sudden|JJ shifts|NNS from|IN light|JJ to|TO dark|JJ ,|, sunshine|NN to|TO shower|VB ,|, are|VBP part|NN of|IN the|DT city|NN ’|NN s|VBZ magic|JJ .|. 
Buildings|NNS seem|VBP to|TO transform|VB themselves|PRP depending|VBG on|IN the|DT light|JJ ;|: Dublin|NNP under|IN a|DT lowering|VBG sky|NN is|VBZ a|DT different|JJ place|NN from|IN Dublin|NNP in|IN sunshine|NN .|. 

Enjoying|VBG Dublin|NNP Literature|NNP has|VBZ always|RB flourished|VBN in|IN Dublin|NNP ,|, the|DT only|JJ city|NN to|TO have|VB produced|VBN three|CD Nobel|NNP Prize|NNP winners|NNS for|IN literature|NN —|NN Yeats|NNP ,|, Shaw|NNP ,|, and|CC Beckett|NNP .|. 
Joyce|NNP ,|, the|DT high|JJ priest|NN of|IN literary|JJ Modernism|NNP ,|, imagined|VBD and|CC interpreted|VBN Dublin|NNP for|IN the|DT world|NN in|IN Ulysses|NNP (|( you|PRP ’|NN ll|NN see|VB references|NNS to|TO it|PRP all|DT over|IN )|) .|. 
However|RB ,|, sometimes|RB it|PRP seems|VBZ that|IN the|DT city|NN produced|VBD artists|NNS of|IN this|DT stature|NN by|IN accident|NN ,|, even|RB against|IN its|PRP$ will|MD .|. 
Beckett|NNP and|CC Joyce|NNP ,|, among|IN others|NNS ,|, had|VBD to|TO leave|VB their|PRP$ homeland|NN to|TO understand|VB it|PRP —|NN and|CC to|TO be|VB understood|VBN .|. 

Dublin|NNP theater|NN is|VBZ legendary|JJ ,|, and|CC no|DT visitor|NN should|MD miss|VB seeing|VBG a|DT performance|NN at|IN the|DT Abbey|NNP Theatre|NNP or|CC Gate|NNP Theatre|NNP .|. 
The|DT city|NN ’|NN s|VBZ impact|NN on|IN the|DT rock|NN and|CC pop|NN music|NN scene|NN with|IN the|DT likes|NNS of|IN U2|NN and|CC Bob|NNP Geldof|NNP is|VBZ well|RB known|VBN —|NN there|EX ’|NN s|VBZ even|RB a|DT self|NN -|- guided|VBN tour|NN of|IN their|PRP$ haunts|NNS .|. 
Traditional|NNP Irish|JJ music|NN is|VBZ also|RB alive|JJ and|CC well|RB ,|, especially|RB in|IN the|DT pubs|NNS ,|, and|CC there|EX has|VBZ been|VBN a|DT revival|NN of|IN storytelling|NN ,|, poetry|NN reading|NN ,|, and|CC traditional|JJ dancing|NN .|. 
And|CC in|IN this|DT city|NN ,|, where|WRB literature|NN and|CC theater|NN have|VBP historically|RB dominated|VBN the|DT scene|NN ,|, visual|JJ arts|NNS are|VBP finally|RB coming|VBG into|IN their|PRP$ own|JJ with|IN the|DT new|JJ Museum|NNP of|IN Modern|NNP Art|NNP and|CC the|DT many|JJ galleries|NNS that|WDT display|NN the|DT work|NN of|IN modern|JJ Irish|JJ artists|NNS .|. 

The|DT constantly|RB crowded|VBN and|CC busy|JJ Grafton|NNP street|NN is|VBZ the|DT most|RBS visible|JJ center|NN for|IN shopping|NN ,|, but|CC there|EX are|VBP shops|NNS all|DT over|IN that|DT carry|VBP an|DT international|JJ array|NN of|IN goods|NNS as|RB well|RB as|IN the|DT Irish|JJ crafts|NNS and|CC souvenirs|NNS you|PRP expect|VBP .|. 
And|CC while|IN multinational|JJ chains|NNS have|VBP made|VBN inroads|NNS ,|, they|PRP seem|VBP less|RBR blatant|JJ here|RB than|IN elsewhere|RB .|. 
Many|JJ shops|NNS ,|, and|CC also|RB hotels|NNS and|CC guest|NN houses|NNS ,|, have|VBP been|VBN owned|VBN and|CC managed|VBN by|IN the|DT same|JJ families|NNS for|IN years|NNS ,|, and|CC theirs|PRP is|VBZ the|DT welcome|NN of|IN traditional|JJ Dublin|NNP hospitality|NN .|. 

Dublin|NNP ’|NN s|VBZ food|NN has|VBZ undergone|VBN a|DT metamorphosis|NNS .|. 
There|EX was|VBD a|DT time|NN when|WRB you|PRP might|MD have|VB apologized|VBD for|IN it|PRP ,|, but|CC no|RB longer|RB .|. 
Dublin|NNP has|VBZ international|JJ restaurants|NNS galore|NN ,|, and|CC the|DT New|NNP Irish|JJ Cuisine|NNP is|VBZ built|VBN upon|IN fresh|JJ products|NNS of|IN Ireland|NNP ’|NN s|VBZ seas|NNS ,|, rivers|NNS ,|, and|CC farms|NNS .|. 
Coffee|NNP has|VBZ replaced|VBN the|DT ubiquitous|JJ tea|NN —|NN Dublin|NNP is|VBZ now|RB almost|RB as|IN much|JJ a|DT coffee|NN city|NN as|IN Vienna|NNP or|CC Seattle|NNP .|. 

City|NNP and|CC Countryside|NNP In|IN a|DT city|NN of|IN such|JJ human|JJ proportions|NNS it|PRP is|VBZ not|RB surprising|JJ that|IN parks|NNS and|CC gardens|NNS abound|VBP for|IN recreation|NN and|CC relaxation|NN .|. 
Phoenix|NNP Park|NNP in|IN the|DT northwest|RB is|VBZ the|DT largest|JJS open|JJ space|NN ,|, but|CC squares|NNS like|IN St.|NN Stephen|NNP ’|NN s|VBZ Green|NNP are|VBP the|DT garden|NN oases|NNS of|IN the|DT city|NN .|. 

On|IN the|DT coast|NN ,|, Sandymount|NNP ,|, Dollymount|NNP ,|, and|CC Killiney|NNP strands|NNS are|VBP the|DT places|NNS to|TO go|VB .|. 
The|DT beautiful|JJ Wicklow|NNP Mountains|NNPS ,|, and|CC the|DT Wicklow|NNP Mountains|NNPS National|NNP Park|NNP provide|VB a|DT more|RBR rugged|JJ countryside|NN ,|, and|CC the|DT area|NN has|VBZ breathtaking|JJ houses|NNS and|CC gardens|NNS such|JJ as|IN Castletown|NNP ,|, Mount|NNP Usher|NNP ,|, and|CC Powerscourt|NNP .|. 
To|TO the|DT north|NN and|CC west|NN are|VBP the|DT ancient|JJ sites|NNS of|IN Ireland|NNP :|: Malahide|NNP Castle|NNP ,|, the|DT evocative|JJ hill|NN of|IN Tara|NNP ,|, and|CC the|DT long|JJ barrows|NNS of|IN Knowth|NNP and|CC Newgrange|NNP .|. 

The|DT DART|NNP (|( Dublin|NNP Area|NNP Rapid|NNP Transit|NNP )|) runs|VBZ north|RB and|CC south|RB along|IN the|DT coast|NN .|. 
It|PRP ’|NN s|VBZ an|DT ideal|JJ way|NN for|IN the|DT visitor|NN to|TO reach|VB outlying|JJ sights|NNS and|CC villages|NNS .|. 
There|EX are|VBP many|JJ guided|VBN bus|NN tours|NNS to|TO sights|NNS outside|IN the|DT city|NN ,|, and|CC some|DT are|VBP accessible|JJ by|IN city|NN bus|NN .|. 

Young|NNP at|IN Heart|NNP ?|. 
Dublin|NNP is|VBZ a|DT young|JJ city|NN .|. 
Almost|RB half|NN of|IN Ireland|NNP ’|NN s|VBZ population|NN is|VBZ under|IN twenty|CD -|- five|CD ,|, and|CC with|IN its|PRP$ universities|NNS and|CC professional|JJ schools|NNS ,|, Dublin|NNP also|RB has|VBZ a|DT large|JJ student|NN population|NN .|. 
The|DT universities|NNS attract|VBP students|NNS from|IN all|DT over|IN the|DT world|NN ,|, and|CC this|DT influx|NN helps|VBZ to|TO make|VB Dublin|NNP a|DT busy|JJ ,|, buzzing|VBG international|JJ city|NN .|. 
However|RB ,|, young|JJ and|CC old|JJ ,|, stranger|NN and|CC Dubliner|NNP rub|NN shoulders|NNS quite|RB happily|RB .|. 
Religion|NNP and|CC respect|NN for|IN parents|NNS has|VBZ not|RB yet|RB gone|VBN out|IN of|IN fashion|NN .|. 
And|CC young|JJ graduates|NNS are|VBP not|RB leaving|VBG now|RB —|NN multinational|JJ corporations|NNS and|CC European|NNP Union|NNP investment|NN mean|NN there|EX are|VBP plenty|RB of|IN opportunities|NNS for|IN them|PRP at|IN home|NN .|. 
Unemployment|NN is|VBZ at|IN an|DT all|DT -|- time|NN low|NN .|. 
The|DT Irish|JJ are|VBP actually|RB beginning|VBG to|TO come|VB home|NN .|. 

