Grafton street is said to be the busiest shopping street in the world. It's pedestrians only, and buskers perform at every opportunity. We spent an hour over tea and scones at an upstairs window in Bewley's Oriental Cafe today watching a man dressed as a James Joyce statue. He looked so much like a real statue that people would pass him by until he suddenly tapped them on the shoulder with his cane, startling them.
Yesterday while shopping, my daughter and I heard faux-Beatles, Irish folksingers, and earnest young men belting out songs.
It's not a scene you get in the States.
The photo above isn't from Grafton Street, but from the nearby area known as Temple Bar. The pubs have inventive names. Hairy Lemon is my favorite so far!
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