Kilmainham Goal- this prison held both men, women and children.

This prison was one of the first to employ this layout.

Spooky- how many movies have you seen that depict this kind of scenery?

Here I am at the front of Kilmainham goal- this was not the main entrance when the goal was functioning

Inside the Guinness Storehouse

Advert from the old days

The view from the Gravity Bar at the top of the storehouse

Danielle and I

Kristel and I outside the storehouse.

Danielle, Kristel and another random we picked up at the hostel.

This is I: standing in the gardens next to the Dublin Castle

Dublin Castle

Street stalls

The Temple Bar

I loved the cobblestone streets

Heave Ho- you know me, always eager to lend a hand

Here I am with River Liffey in the background.

The Spire

This is a photo of the Brazen Head.

Inside the Brazen Head

I cannot remember what these blokes were called but they got everyone going.

This is a photo from our bus the day we went on a trip into the country.

Ey, isn't she pretty.

It's a peat pit.

The nickname for this lake is Guinness Lake: any guess's why? :)

Erin at Guinness Lake- It was so windy

Waterfall

This one was taken from the bus window.

YUMMO

I love the stuff they decorate their pubs with.

I thought this was a cute house.

These photos are cool.

The Round Tower

I am standing on the shore of lower lake

The Lower Lake

FAT SHEEP

Pretty bridge.

This is a snap shot of where they filmed parts of Reign of Fire

The principles upon which it is built are the same as those used to design sets for reality TV shows such as Big Brother.

This place was so difficult to find. When on foot the street signs are non existant or plain hopeless.

They have a tonne of these things around the place

I got talking to this chick up in the Gravity Bar, she's from LA.

I had just had the best Guinness I have ever tasted- so good I will never drink another. Unless I return to Ireland. :)

We are in the Temple Bar- very well known around the traps.

We didnt go in- Kristel thought it would be boring

This thing has a two storey merchandise store next to it, full of their own stuff and other Irish bits.

No there is no alchohol in my paper bag.

I read in a magazine all about this spire and how its the new Dublin landmark. The article talked about how majestic and mystical it is. Frankly, I think its ugly and looks like a sewing needle.

THE oldest pub in Ireland it was opened in 1198. We saw a great live gig when we went. I loved it. It was its own website for those who are interested try: www.brazenhead.com

I tried my first Smithwicks and not a bad drop at that.

Probably seems corney hey?- not in Ireland, people of all ages get into it- it's the norm. I rate it and would love to have something like it in Canberra- gets you out of the cold and into the pub- what more do you want.

We went to Glendalough and County Wickalow. Its a photo of Dublin Bay.

I was worried I would be blown off the cliff

Once upon a time they used to let you walk down to the waterfall. Then one day some smartie pants walked beyond the barrier and fell to his death. Thus we are not allowed to go down there.

It had started to rain- just to add to the cold and wind. We had to run down the hill to get the bus to pick us up.

While this mean was overpriced it sure tasted mighty fine. We are at a pub in Laragh. Very cute and service was good.

The scent of the flowers was blowing through the air which is what initially made me notice it.

They are of a 6th century monastry name St. Kevin's. Very beautiful.

My batteries went dead or else I would have taken 100's of photos.

The base of structure right up until above my head was solid. Initially people though it was so vickings attacking the structure would not be able to get inside easily due to the entrance being so high. Later they learned it was to make the structure very strong.

Most original in name, you can also walk to the upper lake.

Would you like to know that the word Glendalough means, 'The valley of the two lakes?'

People were baffled as to why I stopped to take photos of sheep. Because- thanks to the drought, have we seen fat sheep? No, not for years. These guys were very fat.

We also saw the fields in which parts of Braveheart were filmed.