Dublin 6-10th April

- Irish people are really friendly. We were walking along the streets and were greeted with "Good morning ladies" and "Good afternoon girls" on 2 occasions. We were also given a commentary of the surroundings by a man whom we met at a garden in Dalkey (suburb of Dublin, 0.5 hour away by metro). You feel welcome in Dublin.

- Dublin city is a little boring but Dalkey offers a nice respite from the urban concrete.

- There are about 40-50000 native Chinese living in Dublin.

- The weather in Dalkey is crazy! It would rain for 10 minutes and then stop for a while before raining again. This cycle keeps repeating for some time. The weather is nuts!

A really tall structure in the city centre. Unfortunately, I can't remember the name and features of this since I sent home the postcard with the information.

A trip to Dublin is imcomplete without a visit to the Guinness home in the city. Urban planners won't approve of a brewery in the city centre but fortunately or unfortunately, Arthur Guinness had signed a 9000-year lease for the brewery in 1759.

View of Dublin city from the top of Guiness Storehouse. The layout of the city is a little messy. The writings are found on the glass wall.

Dalkey: Houses here used to sell for ~1400 pounds but the value has appreciated to ~4 million now. Met an Irish man who told us this and gave us a free commentary of the surroundings and some history snippets of Dalkey island.

Dalkey Island. An abandoned island that was a former fortress. Nice colour of the sky and sea.


Me in Dalkey with Dalkey Island in the background.