A Day in Holyhead

After a nice day and a half in Dublin it was time to go back to Holyhead with the morning ferry.

It was another sunny morning with a low sun and a bit of chill in the air but exactly as I like it when travelling early.

The crossing was relaxed and not very eventful but thanks to the free wifi, I could catch up with my blog updates and just browse in between taking some photos.

In Holyhead, I decided to take a later train back to London and have more time for a wander around.

The weather was very nice and people were out for a walk and hanging out by the beach which was a first for me to see.

It was a nice and relaxed stop over before getting back to London in the evening.

Sunny Day in Dublin

After the rain yesterday, it was nice to see sunshine as soon as I stepped outside this morning.

The first stop after breakfast was Kilmainham Gaol, the prison and one of the best things to see in Dublin. The tour is always great and the prison building itself is very interesting.
Unfortunately the main cell block is closed for renovation but it was still worth the visit.

After Kilmainham it was time to just enjoy the weather and go for a walk outside around the Castle and old city.

Dublin is very nice since it's not too big and despite the bank holiday weekend and many tourists didn't feel too crowded.

After walking around it was time to stop off for more Guinness before heading for dinner.

It's been nice to be away from London for a while, I haven't really been out of London for more than a day trip since September last year.
Travelling here by train and ferry was fun and being around Dublin taking photos was a nice change.

Ferry to Dublin

It's a long bank holiday weekend and as usual it starts off with rain. I didn't let the rain stop me from heading to Dublin.

After a rather packed train journey thanks to some cancellations and engineering works I arrived in Holyhead to take the ferry to Dublin.

The ferry was a lot more enjoyable and made for a relaxed journey across the channel. It might take a lot longer than flying and cost the same or more but the train and ferry are much better options to get to Dublin.

Once in Dublin I ended up spending most of the evening in different pubs sampling the local Guinness.

One thing that is great about pubs in Dublin is the live music which is a lot better than the usual unidentifiable background noise you get in bars and pubs in London.

Streets of Dublin

Arrived in Dublin with the ferry around lunchtime, after checking in to my hotel and having a lunch I headed out for a walk around Dublin.

This is a series of street photographs I have taken with the Heliar 15mm lens and the GR lens.

Kissing Her

GRD, f5, 1/310, ISO 200, JPG b&w

The weather today was sunny and warm without a cloud in the sky. So fantastic for a Sunday, to take in the sights, stroll through the park and listen to some live music outside but pretty bad for photography. The light was too harsh and it was too bright, I still managed to take enough pictures but could also relax in the park and listen to music without feeling like I miss any great photo opportunities.

Gate Theatre

GRD, f6.3, 1/2000, ISO 200, JPG b&w

Before taking the ferry to Dublin I took a walk to see the Light house at South Stack. It was a very nice hike through the Welsh landscape and I had the opportunity to take a lot of pictures. I really like them and the GRD performed great in b&w mode.
I decided to use a picture from Dublin however for today. I took this while walking around Dublin. Without the shadow I would not have looked at this but the shadow made it perfect.
You can see the rest of my gallery with pictures from Holyhead and Dublin here.