Neighborhoods - Dublin, Ireland

I am a bit behind on my posts, but two weekends ago, I left London from Thursday until Sunday to check out Dublin, Ireland. The plane ride took a total of 50 minutes, but even in that short flight, I could see a difference in the natural landscape of Ireland and the UK. We arrived in Dublin in the pouring rain which made Ireland look all the more green and found our Airbnb in this quaint little neighborhood with colorful doors and lots of brick. I couldn't help but to take tons of photos just of the doors and buildings on that first evening. 

Proud of their Irish history and heritage, every street sign and bus sign contained both English and Gaelic. I also heard some Gaelic while listening to an Irish radio station and the accent and way it was spoken was reminiscent of English. Had I not been paying attention to the words and just heard a murmur of it, I definitely would have mistaken it for English because they sound so similar. 

After talking with some locals, I learned that many Irish children learn Gaelic when they are young and can speak it, but most often use English in their day-to-day speech.