Wednesday, November 14, 2012

Dublin...To Guiness or not?...Wed,14Nov 2012

Woke up at 8am just in time to go on the FREE walking tor of Dublin.
These tours are a must do in each city they are in.
They are heaps of fun and very informative and give you a great perspective of the city.
They take about 3 hours or so and you walk between 5-10 klms in the 3 hours plus.
The guides work on a tips only basis and are worth every dollar you give them. I try to give $10 a time.

We all went into an Irish pub for lunch and had a meal with the guides...
I had a nice bowl of soup and the others had this massive plate of "Irish Stew", which was a roast in reality!

There were a few tour groups doing the same tour, as 1 person can only manage under 20 people at a time.

Some pics below are great and some are epic fails as I experiment with settings on the camera. I have discovered the battery lasts only about 50 pics, which is a massive blow!

MY BED ON RIGHT...CHECK OUT THE MARBLE FIREPLACE!
Getting ready for our 3 hour free city walking tour...
Coffee prices in Euro...a Euro is $1.20 Aussie...approx
Self explanatory...
All gathering to hear the rules of the game...
More people coming...about 20 in our group...
Our awesome and passionate born and bred, Irish guide...
Waiting for a few...
Not only beautiful, but brainy too...
This was outside the castle, describing the scales of justice...I forgot to photograph!
Entrance to Dublin Castle

The inner courtyard of Dublin Castle...
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This green used to be a harbour in Viking days...
A nice long shot of Dublin Castle...

The alley way where a few films have been made...
10 to a viking bed!
Temple Bar is an inner city area named after Mr Temple hundreds of years ago...
Thought I'd experiment with creating movement...epic fail!
How colourful is this building!




A walk in the Dublin park...

Autumn leaves are falling...
The rustle of Autumn leaves was awesome...





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