Matt in the Taxi to the hotel from the airport
Behind that house is the school that U2 attended prior to becoming the mega band that they are today.
Local looking like she was freezing. The weather was mostly cloudy, a bit of a drizzle 1 day nice and coolish.
Pirate ship.. arrrrrr!
The restaurant we first ate at.
Rob proving we were drinking well before noon, although technically it was nearly 3 am PST.
First beer in Ireland. While it wasn't Guinness, it was a stout.
Traditional Irish breakfast. Includes back bacon (ham), sausage, grilled tomato, egg, black or white blood pudding (look it up). Sometimes there was beans like pork and beans.
Some sort of artistic design on the dock.
River view
Our hotel, surrounded by construction.
View from the hotel room
Same view but close up
The toilet from our hotel room. They were all small and round like this, it was comical.
Garda, aka Police.
There are huge fines for doggie poo not being picked up... there was quite a bit to dodge on the sidewalks.
Pub down the street from the hotel. I have never seen so many in my life!
Flotation devices along the river LIffey.
Ok, this was in the women's toilet at one pub. A pay to use hair straightener... uhh ok :P
Hard Rock Dublin
Upside down car in Hard Rock Dublin.
Street musician in Temple Bar
This bike steered backwards and was quite difficult to ride in a straight line. The guy would pay you 20 euro if you could do it. Otherwise you paid him like 5 euro.
One of the very pissed (drunk) Germans who horribly failed at riding the bike in a straight line.
Temple Bar district at night
Reportedly this was a very good restaurant. Most of the food there was meh.. a bit bland and not much to write home about.
Temple Bar area again at night.
Liquor store... mmmmmm beer!
Lit up building
Same building lit up
The same pirate ship
and again
The river Liffey had many pedestrian bridges. This was one that I crossed regularly.
Dublin street. The streets are horribly marked and twist, turn, and change names in the middle of the street. I gave up trying to know which street I was on. Usually the street name was on a building somewhere along the street.
Trees.. duhh
The river Liffey, tons of construction going on in Dublin and everywhere I traveled.
Memorial to the potato famine.
Church along the river
I forgot the name of this building..
Pedestrians and bikes often had their own lights at intersections.
Burn, burn, burn with desire... ball of fire.
New home development outside the city
Trim Castle
Asses
Sign at Trim
Look, more asses
Rob with an ass
More fines for dog poo
Garda (police) station
St. Vincent's Church, very beautiful
St. Vincent's Church
St. Vincent's Church, doors into the church
St. Vincent's Church, inside
Street in Trim
Trim bw 1
Trim Castle w/ Matt
Trim Castle, mote
Real Irish shamrock!
Trim Castle view of St Vincent's
View from the top of Trim Castle
Confusing road signs
Fairly interesting vehicles
Garbage can covered in stickers for entrance into the castle
Trim Castle walls
Mote
Me in the locks
Matt in the locks
Yet another shot of the castle.. had enough yet?
Gorse, a rather nasty plant that some Irishman decided to import to Bandon, OR. A lot like blackberry bushes to get rid of.
Ok, last one of the frigging castle, I promise!
Funky van
Houses close to the hotel, tons of grafiti
The rail system crossing over a street
Local chics
Guinness advertisment
B&B sign
Viking tour bus/boat
Bikes of the motor variety
More bikes of the human powered variety
Cool building
Bank on the north side of the river
Peopl, vehicles, and buildings
more of the same
Boardwalk along the river Liffey
This is what is technically called the Millennium Tower. However it is known to locals as the Stilleto in the Ghetto.
Paparazzi, I had no idea what they were waiting for. Since I had a camera and time on my hands I decided to wait too.
Still waiting, bigger crowd growing.
Whoever it is just showed up. I can't see squat, must go across the street.
Cool, got a nice clear shot of these two. Who are they I asked a local as she proclaimed "It's not everyday you see royalty." It is the King and Queen of Belgium. Paola Queen of Belgium and Albert II of Belgium.
Stilleto in the Ghetto
Garda protecting the Royals
Outdoor market on Moore Street
Horse and wagon at the market
Horse at market on Moore St.
Moore Street Mall
Sign...
Instead of the $1 store it is the 2 euro store
Buckley meat..
Shopping
Stilleto in the Ghetto yet again
Carroll's, chain of Irish gift shops
Smith's pub
Someone decorated their house
The building with the tattoo shop I went to.
Where I got my ink
Tattoo artist at work, Denise was awesome!
The tattoo! On the outside of my right leg
It is running up my leg
monument
Boat tours in the river
Matt drinking a beer, well a fake one anyway.
St. Auden's Church
Pharmacy. These had a green cross for signs
The morning after the night before
This was like a grocery store but outside on the street, very odd.
Booze 2 go.. YAY!
Garda on horseback in Phoenix Park
Self explanatory. I didn't actually go into the zoo though.
School kids at the zoo who asked for their photo to be taken
Tea house at Phoenix Park
Phoenix Park
Phoenix Park, run Forest, run!
Phoenix Park, war memorial
Sign to the Irish National Stud (horsies)
Japanese Gardens
Irish National Stud
Irish National Stud, foaling barn
Cat at Irish National Stud
Amadeus Mozart, stallion at Irish National Stud
Yearling fillies at Irish National Stud
O'Connell Street, Dublin
Beer being delivered
Molly Malone, famous street walker by night in Dublin and the most photographed statue in the city
The O2 store
Grafton Street, Dublin. Major shopping/pedestrian mall
The McDonald's on Grafton Street, Dublin. Major shopping/pedestrian mall.
Grafton Street, Dublin. Major shopping/pedestrian mall with a street performer. Very chatty fellow.
Matt finding the only flyer having to do with guns in Dublin at Trinity College
Matt with a flyer at Trinity College on Assasins
Trinity College
Tour bus/boat
Grafton Street
Guinness factory
Horse drawn carriage at Guinness factory
History of bottles used for Guinness
The 360 degree view of Dublin from Gravity, the bar on the 7th floor on top of the Guinness factory where we got our free pint. The BEST I have ever had!
The 360 degree view of Dublin from Gravity, the bar on the 7th floor on top of the Guinness factory
Waiting for our free pint
Ice cold taps
Mmmmm, beer!
Cheers!
Salute!
Common house in the city
Kilmainham Goal prison, where political prisoners were held.
View of the river Liffey
Jameson factory
Cool doorknob
Known as the "black church". Apparently when it rains this church turns black.
I have no idea what this building is but I thought it was funny.
O'Connell Street, shopping
O'Connell Street, statue
School girls on O'Connell Street
O'Connell Street, the widest street in Europe
