My Zero Days: The Emerald Isle

Not long ago I followed a rainbow across the Irish Sea on my very own search for a pot of gold!

My travels took me to Dublin, a place I'd never been before. And boy did this exceed my expectations! They don't call this place the Emerald Isle for no reason; it is gorgeous and full of all sorts of gems that I'll share with you now.

On our first day we had a little business to attend to, but after all that boring stuff was out of the way we started to explore. Our first port of call was Dublin Castle of course, with it's beautiful old stone architecture and impressive silhouette right in the city centre.

After exploring a bit more of the city and rushing through the bustling town centre we found a little oasis to relax in, St Stephen's Green.

Now all this exploring makes for hungry travellers! So dinner was our next stop. We went to Skinflint for pizza (not very Irish I know) but this place was great- they delivered huge pizzas with lovely crispy thin bases all whilst we hummed and danced along to some of the best old skool hip hop, r 'n' b and pop that I've heard in ages!

Obviously the party animals that we are, we went straight back to our hotel to make the most of the following carb-coma and woke up fresh for a whole day of yet more eating! We started off our day at a cosy little underground café called Hatch & Sons. This place is so beautiful and offers wholesome, modern Irish food that is just so tasty. We kick-started our day with Irish breakfasts in the sunshine, complete with homemade bread.

After filling our tums we thought we'd try and burn off some of those calories taking in some of the sights we'd missed the day before. Most notably, Trinity College. Now this is one impressive place. Not only for its academic prowess but also it's architectural beauty.

But, all our walking around town made some of us (not mentioning any names!) rather tired, so we had to have a little nap before getting ready for our big fancy date night. (Not before a cheeky bathroom selfie of course!)

We went to a rather special restaurant called Dax. The restaurant was set up 10 years ago by its owner Olivier who comes from a small town in France called Dax, hence the name. They have built up their reputation so well that they've been nominated for Best Restaurant in Dublin and Ireland for the past 3 years by Food and Wine Magazine - a pretty great feat I say! And trust me, Dax lived up to its reputation. From ambience to hospitality and of course the food, this evening was a true fine dining experience. Each course was more delicious than the one that came before, and the staff were incredibly attentive. But I loved how personal the evening was, the staff knew our names from the reservation we'd made and Olivier himself made a point of working the room and speaking to each party individually. It's the small touches like these that made us feel incredibly special.