One of the many monuments of Merrion Square.  This particular monument honors the Irish Defence Forces along with an eternal flame guarded by statues within the pyramid.  

This is nicely lit up at night and a great focal point along the perimeter of the park.  Merrion Square is filled with statues and monuments and this is one of the more visible obvious ones near the eastern side of the…Read more One of the many monuments of Merrion Square.  This particular monument honors the Irish Defence Forces along with an eternal flame guarded by statues within the pyramid.  

This is nicely lit up at night and a great focal point along the perimeter of the park.  Merrion Square is filled with statues and monuments and this is one of the more visible obvious ones near the eastern side of the park.

Definitely worth seeing if you are in the area.  This park particularly looks amazing when the lush green trees fill in during the summer and the flower beds are fully planted in the center of the park.

I was gonna write a review of Zaytoon, since I stumbled upon it the other day (quite literally). But when I saw that others had done a great job doing so, I didn't find anything I could add ;-) but got convince to do it anyway. So here it goes:

Had the Doner kebap (or so I seem to remember). Have to say I LOVED the sides (lettuce, red and white cabbage, onions, tomatoes) and the garlic…Read more I was gonna write a review of Zaytoon, since I stumbled upon it the other day (quite literally). But when I saw that others had done a great job doing so, I didn't find anything I could add ;-) but got convince to do it anyway. So here it goes:

Had the Doner kebap (or so I seem to remember). Have to say I LOVED the sides (lettuce, red and white cabbage, onions, tomatoes) and the garlic sauce is great! It just elevates the dish above anything I've had in Dublin so far. Jesus, I still remember the first manky kebab I had at the chipper across from DCU.

My only recommendation would be to use a Pita-style bread with a pocket rather than the wrap style. It would make life a lot easier and way less messy for the mostly intoxicated crowd - myself included.

It reminded me a lot of the stuff you get in Germany, where it's one of the most popular fast foods and they apparently have sales of 2.5 billion Euros each year (thanks Wikipedia).
It's the closest I've come to a delish Kebab and it's really authentic (for a German style Doner Kebab), well if authentic means a Turkish dish adjusted by a Turk living in Berlin.

I'll be back! - Read this with an Austrian accent! ;-)