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white ready-to-paint pieces—including mugs, plates, wine coolers,
pasta dishes, cups, and dinnerware—and personalize each with their
own artwork. Paints, stencils, stamps, and inspiration are all pro-
vided along with a little instruction for novices. The finished pieces
are kiln-fired and ready to pick up a few days later (so it makes sense
to visit on one of your first days in town). All paints are nontoxic,
and the pottery is all dishwasher proof. Painting time is charged per
hour with a minimum time of 1 hour. Items start at
€
8 ($9.60).
Discounts are available for groups.
14 Crown Alley, Dublin 2.
&
01/672-7382.
Mon-Sat 11am-6pm. DART: Tara St.
Bus: 37, 39, 51, or 51B.
Lambert Puppet Theatre and Museum
Founded by mas-
ter ventriloquist Eugene Lambert, this 300-seat suburban theater
presents puppet shows designed to delight audiences both young
and young at heart. During intermission you can browse in the pup-
pet museum or look for a take-home puppet in the shop.
5 Clifden Lane, Monkstown, County Dublin.
&
01/280-0974.
www.lambertpuppet
theatre.com. No box office; call for same-day reservations. Admission
Kids
€
9.50 ($11)
adults,
€
8.50 ($10) children. Shows Sat-Sun 3:30pm. DART: Salthill. Bus: 7, 7A, or 8.
4 Organized Tours
BUS TOURS
The city bus company,
Dublin Bus
(
&
01/873-4222;
www.dublin
bus.ie), operates four different tours, all of which depart from the
Dublin Bus office at 59 Upper O'Connell St., Dublin 1. Free pickup
from many hotels is available for morning tours. You can buy your
ticket from the bus driver or book in advance at the Dublin Bus
office or at the Dublin Tourism ticket desk on Suffolk Street.
The 75-minute guided
Dublin City Tour
operates on a hop-on,
hop-off basis, connecting 10 major points of interest, including
museums, art galleries, churches and cathedrals, libraries, and his-
toric sites. Rates are
€
€
13 ($15) for adults,
6 ($7.20) for children
€
under 14, and
17 ($21) for a family of four. Tours operate daily
from 9:30am to 6:30pm.
The 2-hour-15-minute
Dublin Ghost Bus
is an evening tour,
departing Tuesday to Friday at 8pm and Saturday and Sunday at 7
and 9:30pm. The tour highlights Dublin's troubled history of
felons, fiends, and phantoms. You'll see haunted houses, learn of
Dracula's Dublin origins, and even get a crash course in body
snatching. Fares are
€
22 ($27) for adults only (not recommended
for under-14s).
