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Dubliners Return
May 12, 2005

Well that went quick, but slow at the same time - Dublin must be of that size that you can see a lot of it in a weekend - Like Amsterdam. Which it reminded me of a lot actually - I think it's a combination of the buildings by the Liffey, it's proximity to the sea and it's friendly people. It's a tad pricey though.

Morgan Hotel - Dublin

Arrived Sunday and checked in to the Morgan Hotel on Fleet Street in Temple Bar. Then went off to explore around St Stephens Green, via Grafton Street and then along the Grand Canal - 2nd day we walked to Bull Island, the wrong way, from Raheny

[Left: Interior of The Morgan Hotel showing reception from the bar]

Googlemap of Dublin

Howth from Bull Island - Dublin

Must have walked 10 miles that day. Lots of birdlife on the island though and a very bracing walk! Especially the hail storm!

[Left: View of Howth from Bull Island]

3rd day we went to the Hugh Lane Gallery to see the Francis Bacon studio, that has painstakingly been moved from it's original Kensington location - All 7,000 pieces of it. Had to take this at the lowest exposure possible, without any camera shake, as the studio is behind a pane of glass so I couldn't use the flash.

[Left: Francis Bacon Studio, Hugh Lane Gallery]

Sculpture - Trinity College

In the afternoon we strolled over to look at Trinity College. We wandered over most of the City during the 2 [almost 3] days but didn't do any of the tours, like the Guinness Brewery, Book of Kells and that. Just aimed ourselves down streets in the general direction of what we wanted to see and stopped in the odd bar or 10 to sample the Guinness!

We managed to miss our flight by getting stuck in the rush hour traffic which was a bit of a pain as we had to get up at 5.00 the next morning for the next flight to Gatwick. Took some pictures out of the plane window, but it was so scratched up they are rubbish which is a shame as the view of Wales [Brecon Beacons/Severn Bridge] was fantastic.

[Above: Sculpture on Trinity College campus]

There are more pictures on my Flickr pages, mostly of graffiti though!

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