Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
When you get to Baggot St Bridge take a right onto Baggot St and refuel at
Searson's
(42-44 Upper Bag-
got St), a popular bar. Return to the canal and continue eastwards, diverting left at Mount St for
St Stephen's
Church
, a Greek Revival structure known as the 'pepper canister' on account of its curious shape.
Back on the towpath, turn right at Northumberland Rd and left onto Haddington Rd for the
National Print
Museum
(
Click here
). Housed in the old Beggar's Bush barracks, this is a surprisingly interesting museum, es-
pecially if you're a fan of old books.
Turn left onto Upper Grand Canal St, then right into Grand Canal Quay for the
Waterways Visitor Centre
(
Click here
)
, where you can find out everything you could possibly want to know about the construction of the
country's canals and waterways.
Before heading back to the city, stop for a drink at the trendy
Ely Gastro Pub
overlooking Grand Canal
Quay; sit outside and take in Daniel Libeskind's
Bord Gáis Energy Theatre
(
Click here
).
Walk north to Sir John Rogerson's Quay, turn left and left again at Windmill Lane. Here you'll find
Wind-
mill Lane Studios
, where U2 have their offices and recorded all of their early records up to
The Unforgettable
Fire
. Back on Rogerson's Quay, walk west along the quays and back into the city.
