On our second complete day in Dublin, there weren't a lot of big-time "sights" to be seen... but in short, what we DID see encapsulated the best and worst of Dublin tourism. First, we stopped at the famed "Georgian house" (No. 29 Fitzwilliam). Georgian homes were built up in the 18th and 19th century by the English inhabitants. They've very British. They're also known for their colorful doors -- while the exteriors are classic brick, the doors might be bright red, yellow, blue... whatever color they choose, as long as it doesn't match the neighbors. The houses themselves weren't very wide, since they couldn't get much property... but they built upward, so they're usually four or five stories of house with a larger basement area. Anyway, in the Georgian House, you get a tour of the
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