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 rejuvinated docks area in Dublin

Duck swimming around in the pond near St. Stephens Green

Bridge over the LIffey shaped as a harp on its side

Statue of Oscar Wilde in Dublin

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

The Long Room

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

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