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.

Kilmainham Gaol

I always liked watching prison movies like 'Shawshank Redemption' or 'Escape from Alcatraz'. Since getting into photography I always enjoyed taking pictures of abandoned buildings so when I got the chance of going to an old prison here in Dublin it was great. unfortunately you have to join a tour if you want to visit Kilmainham Jail so photography is a bit limited. I really enjoyed it though and would like to try and spend more time there on my next trip to Dublin. This is why I decided to put up a series today. To give the pictures I gritty feel, I used b&w and ISO 400 or 1600 for my pictures inside the jail.
I have also updated my gallery if you want to see more pictures from Dublin and the jail.