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Dublin · Ireland

The Oldenbourg
Weekend

Dublin base · one Wicklow day-trip · 1–4 August 2026

Sat 1 – Tue 4 Aug4 people Arriving from Bergen

The Brief

One hotel. One car. Three days.

Party

FourTío Enrique, Tía Lupita, Quique & Victor

Base

One hotel3 nights · Quique's booking

Transport

Victor's carAirport, city, Wicklow

Day-trip

WicklowSunday, back same night

Fixed · Sat 09:15

Victor collects all three at Dublin Airport, Terminal 1, in his car. Direct from arrivals, no transfer.

Fixed · Mon night

After the farewell dinner, Victor drives to Newport, Co Mayo (~3.5h). Family stays the night, flies Porto Tuesday AM.

Checked 5 Jul 2026

Verified, not assumed.

Bank holiday.

Mon 3 Aug is a bank holiday. Book the hotel this week regardless.

Trinity Long Room.

Mid-restoration, most books in storage until ~2030. Skipped; EPIC instead.

Storehouse.

Sells out on summer weekends. Buy tickets ahead.

Landing.

Widerøe WF372, Terminal 1, 09:15. Confirm the stand on the board that morning.

Day 1

Arrival

Sat 1 Aug

08:15

Depart Bergen

09:15

Land Dublin T1. Victor collects all three, in his car.

Fixed
09:45

Howth: coastal walk, seals

12:00

Lunch, King Sitric. First Guinness.

14:15

Check-in, Dublin hotel

15:00–17:30

Rest

17:45

Stroll: Stephen's Green / Grafton St

19:00

Dinner: The Pig's Ear or The Winding Stair

21:00

O'Donoghue's, one tune

Optional

Day 2

Wicklow

Sun 2 Aug

08:00

Breakfast

09:00

Mass, St Teresa's

If wanted
09:45

Depart south, Wicklow (~40 min)

10:30

Powerscourt Estate & Gardens

12:15

Sally Gap mountain road

12:45

Lough Tay, the Guinness Lake

14:00

Lunch, Wicklow Heather, Laragh

15:15

Glendalough monastic site

17:30

Back to Dublin, same hotel

19:00

Dinner, rest

Day 3 · Bank holiday

Together, last day

Mon 3 Aug

09:00

Breakfast

10:00

Guinness Storehouse, Gravity Bar

12:15

Lunch

13:30

EPIC, Irish Emigration Museum

15:15

Last stroll, gifts: Grafton St, Avoca

16:15

Back to hotel, pack

18:30

Farewell dinner, all four

Then

Victor → Newport (~3.5h). Family stays; flies Porto Tue AM.

Fixed

The Base

Hotel is Quique's call.

Not our pick. Quique books via booking.com or Expedia, likely better rates on a Mexican card. One address, 3 nights (Sat–Mon), 2 rooms: parents' double, Victor+Quique twin (Sat–Sun; Quique keeps it Monday alone).

Decision Log

Why this, not something else.

HighBase: one Dublin hotel, day-trips out and back. Not a multi-city tour, no re-packing.
HighSunday: Wicklow, not Cork or Belfast. Both add 3–5h round-trip driving; Belfast also needs a UK ETA per person since Feb 2026.
HighHowth before check-in: rooms aren't ready at 10am; sea air beats a jet-lag nap.
ConfirmedNights: family books 3 (Sat–Mon). Victor: Sat–Sun, drives home Monday night.
OpenHotel: Quique's choice, not ours.
OpenPorto flight: assumed Tuesday AM, not yet bought. Confirm once booked.

This Week

Book in order.

  1. King Sitric, Howth, Sat 12:00First lunch
  2. Saturday dinner, 19:00Book ahead
  3. Powerscourt timed ticketsBank-holiday Sun
  4. Guinness Storehouse ×4, Mon 10:00Sells out
  5. Farewell dinner, Mon 18:30All four

Fri: full tank, clean car, boot fits 3 cases + 4 adults.

If Things Change

Mobility

Glendalough → flat monastic loop. Powerscourt → terraces only.

Rain

Sunday flips indoor: Storehouse, Chester Beatty, tea.

Mass

St Teresa's, Clarendon St, or Saturday vigil.

Porto flight moves

Confirm the time as soon as it's booked.

Annex

Arrival flight

Widerøe WF372Bergen 08:15 → Dublin 09:15 · Ref YTRESX · T1

Party

3 guests + VictorEnrique & Guadalupe Oldenbourg, Quique

Airport → Howth

≈ 25 min

Dublin → Wicklow

≈ 40–70 min

Victor → Newport

≈ 3.5hMonday night, after dinner

Onward

Dublin → PortoTue AM (assumed, unbooked)