Recently I spent a few days in Dublin. Main land Europe and south-east England were going through a heatwave with temperatures in excess of 30 degrees.  Dublin on the other hand was nice and cool.

The Long Room

Duck swimming around in the pond near St. Stephens Green

Half fish, half horse: Seahorse; Guarding the bridge over the Liffey

Bridge over the LIffey shaped as a harp on its side

Statue of Oscar Wilde in Dublin

A Porterhouse Red from their own microbrewery (http://www.porterhousebrewco.com)

The rejuvinated docks area in Dublin

Red poles sticking out of the ground and the docks area in eastern Dublin