A
s a late birthday gift for Nick, we took a surprise trip to Dublin, a city that neither of us had visited.
This ad for Lucozade appeard on many city buses
A view of the Dublin hills, taken from the Guinness Storehouse
Nick admiring the Guinness Storehouse waterfall.
This old church is now the tourist information centre.
We tasted the black stuff at its source
Our photo album continues to grow.
A cute Irish pub manager
We had a great beef and Guinness pie at Ryan's pub.
The 120 metre tall Dublin Spire
A sculpture of Molly Malone, known locally as 'The tart with the cart'
A pond in emerald green
The street lamps in Dublin are very ornate.
The most photographed door in Dublin
Nick bought me a Lamb like these when he went to Belfast. I was excited to find his relatives for sale in Dublin.
Outside Frankie's guesthouse, our B&B.
A bear sculpture in the town centre
We saw these graffiti in different locations around the city.
Oscar Wilde's house, now an American educational institution.
This sculpture of Wilde in Merrion Square park is very unusual, with its coloured stone and wry smirk.
At Trinity College
A sun drenched pub
We escaped to the hills outside of Dublin for a more authentic slice of Irish life.
There was snow on top of the hills.
More snow
A robin in the cemetary of Glendalough
St Kevin's round monastery
This site was founded in the 6th century.
A waterfall near the monastery
An Irish lake
We visited Avoca, the country's oldest weaving mill.