NothingBetterToDo
November 9th, 2006, 06:33 PM
Well, here some pics i took in Ireland a few months ago. I travelled around to a few places and took loads of pics, thought i'd share a few with everyone here.
First off, here are pics of Dublin city centre, famous for its bars and georgian buildings. Dublin is a beautiful, cosmopolitan city with lots of history.....
The GPO (General Post Office) on Dublin's main throughfare, O'Connell street, was at the heart if the 1916 easter rising against the British, when it was captured by Irish republicans, the Brits responded with massive firepower, and the uprising was evenutally stopped.
http://img91.imageshack.us/img91/5127/gpo1uy1.jpg
http://img207.imageshack.us/img207/4348/gpo3zs1.jpg
http://img207.imageshack.us/img207/5587/gpo2ri9.jpg
Next to the GPO is the Dublin spire built in 2003 to replace the Nelsons column which was blown up by the IRA in the 1960's. It's the highest freestanding sculpture in the world at 120m (i think), its been given a few nicknames by locals, such as "the Spire in the Mire", "the Pointless point" and "the Stiffy by the Liffey"
http://img211.imageshack.us/img211/9283/spire3ue4.jpg
http://img144.imageshack.us/img144/8669/spire1wo6.jpg
Cleary's department store, one of the oldest and biggest in Dublin is just opposite the GPO and Spire
http://img114.imageshack.us/img114/8840/clearysfb9.jpg
Looking north along O'Connell street
http://img91.imageshack.us/img91/4203/connollkd7.jpg
The O'Connell Bridge
http://img151.imageshack.us/img151/2661/liffeycz8.jpg
the view from the bridge looking east, towards the docks
http://img91.imageshack.us/img91/4206/customhousenr4.jpg
The Northside of the River Liffey
http://img109.imageshack.us/img109/3377/liffey1ab2.jpg
The Ha'penny bridge was built in 1816, and got its name because there was a toll of half a penny to cross it.
http://img207.imageshack.us/img207/3841/hapenny3xt7.jpg
http://img75.imageshack.us/img75/225/hapenny2gb9.jpg
http://img20.imageshack.us/img20/3093/hapenny1or7.jpg
A Calatrava designed bridge a little further up the river.
http://img93.imageshack.us/img93/9927/calatravaqq4.jpg
Trinity College is Irelands most prestigious university
http://img223.imageshack.us/img223/7830/trinity1bxf8.jpg
http://img105.imageshack.us/img105/9679/trinity1auv3.jpg
http://img207.imageshack.us/img207/9678/trinity1mi7.jpg
The great library is 65m long, no photography is allowed, but i managed to snap this blurry shot
http://img156.imageshack.us/img156/6515/trinitylibps9.jpg
Next to trinity college is the Bank of Ireland, and the statue of Molly Malone made famous by the song "in Dublin's Fair city"
http://img75.imageshack.us/img75/3955/bank1nu2.jpg
http://img149.imageshack.us/img149/9889/mollypz6.jpg
Nassau street (the street Trinity is on)
http://img209.imageshack.us/img209/2783/nassauoj9.jpg
To the west of town is The Phoenix park, the largest urban park in europe. 5 times the size of London's Hyde park. Within the park is the Residence of Irelands president (built 50 years before America's White house, so they copyed Ireland ;) )
http://img156.imageshack.us/img156/2118/whitehousepj5.jpg
The Obelisk in Phoenix park is the second highest in the world after the one in Washington
http://img93.imageshack.us/img93/4674/monument2ok1.jpg
Whenever i visit Dublin i see lots of Horse and carts.....
http://img145.imageshack.us/img145/1630/horsefl5.jpg
http://img91.imageshack.us/img91/8926/horse1pb4.jpg
A shop called Knobs and Knockers......oh how we laughed ;)
http://img147.imageshack.us/img147/5221/knobsdk9.jpg
Some more random shots
http://img143.imageshack.us/img143/8301/street1cl8.jpg
http://img122.imageshack.us/img122/628/fitzgeraldwc0.jpg
http://img147.imageshack.us/img147/4681/georgian1fj4.jpg
http://img122.imageshack.us/img122/4006/georgian2wc9.jpg
http://img91.imageshack.us/img91/7246/dooroa6.jpg
http://img108.imageshack.us/img108/1295/georgian3ln1.jpg
http://img302.imageshack.us/img302/5493/hareka2.jpg
First off, here are pics of Dublin city centre, famous for its bars and georgian buildings. Dublin is a beautiful, cosmopolitan city with lots of history.....
The GPO (General Post Office) on Dublin's main throughfare, O'Connell street, was at the heart if the 1916 easter rising against the British, when it was captured by Irish republicans, the Brits responded with massive firepower, and the uprising was evenutally stopped.
http://img91.imageshack.us/img91/5127/gpo1uy1.jpg
http://img207.imageshack.us/img207/4348/gpo3zs1.jpg
http://img207.imageshack.us/img207/5587/gpo2ri9.jpg
Next to the GPO is the Dublin spire built in 2003 to replace the Nelsons column which was blown up by the IRA in the 1960's. It's the highest freestanding sculpture in the world at 120m (i think), its been given a few nicknames by locals, such as "the Spire in the Mire", "the Pointless point" and "the Stiffy by the Liffey"
http://img211.imageshack.us/img211/9283/spire3ue4.jpg
http://img144.imageshack.us/img144/8669/spire1wo6.jpg
Cleary's department store, one of the oldest and biggest in Dublin is just opposite the GPO and Spire
http://img114.imageshack.us/img114/8840/clearysfb9.jpg
Looking north along O'Connell street
http://img91.imageshack.us/img91/4203/connollkd7.jpg
The O'Connell Bridge
http://img151.imageshack.us/img151/2661/liffeycz8.jpg
the view from the bridge looking east, towards the docks
http://img91.imageshack.us/img91/4206/customhousenr4.jpg
The Northside of the River Liffey
http://img109.imageshack.us/img109/3377/liffey1ab2.jpg
The Ha'penny bridge was built in 1816, and got its name because there was a toll of half a penny to cross it.
http://img207.imageshack.us/img207/3841/hapenny3xt7.jpg
http://img75.imageshack.us/img75/225/hapenny2gb9.jpg
http://img20.imageshack.us/img20/3093/hapenny1or7.jpg
A Calatrava designed bridge a little further up the river.
http://img93.imageshack.us/img93/9927/calatravaqq4.jpg
Trinity College is Irelands most prestigious university
http://img223.imageshack.us/img223/7830/trinity1bxf8.jpg
http://img105.imageshack.us/img105/9679/trinity1auv3.jpg
http://img207.imageshack.us/img207/9678/trinity1mi7.jpg
The great library is 65m long, no photography is allowed, but i managed to snap this blurry shot
http://img156.imageshack.us/img156/6515/trinitylibps9.jpg
Next to trinity college is the Bank of Ireland, and the statue of Molly Malone made famous by the song "in Dublin's Fair city"
http://img75.imageshack.us/img75/3955/bank1nu2.jpg
http://img149.imageshack.us/img149/9889/mollypz6.jpg
Nassau street (the street Trinity is on)
http://img209.imageshack.us/img209/2783/nassauoj9.jpg
To the west of town is The Phoenix park, the largest urban park in europe. 5 times the size of London's Hyde park. Within the park is the Residence of Irelands president (built 50 years before America's White house, so they copyed Ireland ;) )
http://img156.imageshack.us/img156/2118/whitehousepj5.jpg
The Obelisk in Phoenix park is the second highest in the world after the one in Washington
http://img93.imageshack.us/img93/4674/monument2ok1.jpg
Whenever i visit Dublin i see lots of Horse and carts.....
http://img145.imageshack.us/img145/1630/horsefl5.jpg
http://img91.imageshack.us/img91/8926/horse1pb4.jpg
A shop called Knobs and Knockers......oh how we laughed ;)
http://img147.imageshack.us/img147/5221/knobsdk9.jpg
Some more random shots
http://img143.imageshack.us/img143/8301/street1cl8.jpg
http://img122.imageshack.us/img122/628/fitzgeraldwc0.jpg
http://img147.imageshack.us/img147/4681/georgian1fj4.jpg
http://img122.imageshack.us/img122/4006/georgian2wc9.jpg
http://img91.imageshack.us/img91/7246/dooroa6.jpg
http://img108.imageshack.us/img108/1295/georgian3ln1.jpg
http://img302.imageshack.us/img302/5493/hareka2.jpg