Back in the centre before leaving for the airport.
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Showing posts with label Dublin. Show all posts
Tuesday, 25 August 2009
Dublin day 3
We spent our last day on the beautiful coast. Stunning.
Back in the centre before leaving for the airport.
Back in the centre before leaving for the airport. 
Monday, 24 August 2009
Dublin day 2
On our second day in Dublin we visited Kilmainham Gaol, Dublin's former prison. On our way, we walked through a rather poor area of the city where all houses were as small as this:
The prison, now a museum, has been used for several films - for instance The Wind That Shakes The Barley and In The Name Of The Father. This is a hallway with normal cells. They were used for men, women and children and lack any form of comfort.
In this cell sentenced to death prisoners spent their last hours before they got executed.
Inside a cell.
After this very interesting visit, we headed to Phoenix Park. The Wellington monument.
Jameson's distillery.
My dad earning his whiskey tasting diploma, haha.
Our cute souvenirs. :)
The prison, now a museum, has been used for several films - for instance The Wind That Shakes The Barley and In The Name Of The Father. This is a hallway with normal cells. They were used for men, women and children and lack any form of comfort.
In this cell sentenced to death prisoners spent their last hours before they got executed.
Inside a cell.
After this very interesting visit, we headed to Phoenix Park. The Wellington monument.
Jameson's distillery.
My dad earning his whiskey tasting diploma, haha.
Our cute souvenirs. :)
Sunday, 16 August 2009
Dublin day 1
Last week I was on another trip, this time to Dublin (Ireland). And these are the pictures of a very amusing yet way too short vacation.
Trinity College, university of Dublin and university of many famous writers, for example Oscar Wilde.
The statue of Molly Malone.
Me in front of a pub called 'Bruxelles' and next to Phil Lynott, Thin Lizzy's bass player.
Stephen's Green, the gorgeous shopping mall.
The typical coloured doors of Dublin. They are refreshingly bright considering the houses themselves tend to be rather bland.
The Camden area, which shows indeed some similarities with the Camden in London.
No visit to Dublin without some Guinness!
Christ Church Cathedral, which I thought was a lot more beautiful than St. Patrick's Cathedral.
Dublin Castle.
A very charming indoor market, very Covent Garden-like.
Another indoor shopping/art/restaurant complex, with a quite interesting design.
The Ha'Penney bridge.
The Liffey. 
The Millennium Spire, nicknamed by people from Dublin as 'the stiffy on the Liffey' or 'the erection on the intersection'. Haha. :)
Dublin by night: The Temple Bar.
And a whole lot of street musicians. The guy with the pink sunglasses was a vagabond by day, the new Johnny Cash by night.
My dad buying a demo from this cool folk/rock band.
Trinity College, university of Dublin and university of many famous writers, for example Oscar Wilde.
The statue of Molly Malone.
Me in front of a pub called 'Bruxelles' and next to Phil Lynott, Thin Lizzy's bass player.
Stephen's Green, the gorgeous shopping mall.
The typical coloured doors of Dublin. They are refreshingly bright considering the houses themselves tend to be rather bland.
The Camden area, which shows indeed some similarities with the Camden in London. 
No visit to Dublin without some Guinness!
Christ Church Cathedral, which I thought was a lot more beautiful than St. Patrick's Cathedral.
Dublin Castle.
A very charming indoor market, very Covent Garden-like.
Another indoor shopping/art/restaurant complex, with a quite interesting design.
The Ha'Penney bridge.
The Liffey. 
The Millennium Spire, nicknamed by people from Dublin as 'the stiffy on the Liffey' or 'the erection on the intersection'. Haha. :)
Dublin by night: The Temple Bar.
And a whole lot of street musicians. The guy with the pink sunglasses was a vagabond by day, the new Johnny Cash by night.
My dad buying a demo from this cool folk/rock band.
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