One day in Malahide (Mhullach Íde)

With the intention to visit the Malahide castle, we headed early this morning the small town with the same name at the outskirts of Dublin, approx. 18 km.

DART Train living from Dublin.

The trip with the DART (Dublin Area Rapid Transit) the return ticket costed 5,25 and took approx. 30 min. from the Tara Street Station. The most central station where one can take is the Conolly Station. By bus one can reach Malahide with the line 42, which takes around 45 min.

Monastery ruins on the Malahide Castle complex.

The guided tour in the castle costs 12,-& . A park and a huge garden with some greenhouses is also part of the complex.

The Malahide Castle, 800 years in the hands of the family Talbot.

The Malahide Castle viewd from the garden.

Once at the irish coast, in the city Malahide, its worth doing some sightseeing,  eating fish and chips and a walk at the beach. We took the chance.

Walk in the town of Malahide.

The delicious local fish and chips.

And the sea. Such an amazing feeling!

Shore at Malahide.

At the shore at Malahide.

View from Malahide bay.

By the water in Malahide.

The touristic spots in Dublin

The most touristic spots in Dublin are:

The Christ Church Cathedral or, more formally, the Cathedral of the Holy Trinity.

The Christ Church Cathedral.

The Four Courts (1785) at the Liffey River.

The Liffey River.

Statue at the Dublin Castle.

Statue at the Dublin Castle.

The best way of learning a bit about the Trinity College isn't to get a guided tour.
It costs 10€ and includes the entrance to the Old Library, where the Book of Kells can be seen.

Campanile in the Trinity College.

Building of the Trinity complex donated by its most famous student, Bram Stoker.

Old Library in the Trinity College.

Old Library in the Trinity College.

At the Trinity College.

The Statue of Mollie Malone also known as "Cockles and Mussels" or "In Dublin's Fair City".
"In Dublin's fair city
Where the girls are so pretty,
I first set my eyes
On sweet Mollie Mallone
(..)"

Molly Malone, the Tart with the cart.

Messages of Dublin

Ruin in the Temple Bar quarter,

"Tresspass And Forgive."

In the Oscar Wilde Memorial.

"Man is least himself
when he talks
in his own person
Give him a mask
and he will tell you
the truth."

"I'd rather trust a dealer on a badly lit street
than a criminal in a three piece suit."

First impressions of the city of green

Dublin is such a sweet and inviting town, what explains why so many tourists.

Rarely one the can see any kind modern architecture around here. Classic buildings, bright colours and never higher than 5 floors give the town a welcoming atmosphere, specially when the sun shines.

The Irish people are friendly and welcoming and totally in the pub lifestyle as know. good mood everywhere!

Irish colours.

Dame Street in Dublin.

House of Lords (1729).

Local architecture.

Pub in the Temple Bar Quarter.

Backstreet in Dublin.

Pub in Dublin.

Custom House 1791.

O'Connel Street with the Spire (2003).

Gaelic

First contact with language Gaelic.

Arriving in Dublin (Bhaile Átha Cliathe)

There we go!

Boarding finished and sitting in the plane with Anja, Frauke and Jr. with destination Dublin. The fifth one, Roman, will be waiting for us at the airport.

Let's see what the green island of Mollie Malone has to offer besides the rainy weather, Guinness bier, pubs and Irish dance!
Vuuuuuusssshhh!

(from the left ) Frauke, Anja, Jr. and Roman at the Dublin Airport.

All landed safe and sound!
Cheers!

Life In a Day!

This fantastic project of Ridley Scott about life, love and fear through a compilation of videos recorded in 192 countries around the world on the 24th of July 2010. Inspiring!
" What do you have in your pocket?
  What do you love?
  What do you fear?"

Link to the full movie on youtube: Life In a Day.

"I finally discovered my favourite unique word—and it goes something like Mamihlapinatapai. It’s from the Yaghan language, which is now a dead language btw, and this word was spoken in Tierra del Fuego (the very south most part of South America).

The meaning of the word is quite beautiful. 

For example:

You know that moment or feeling when two people both want to initiate something but neither wants to be the one to start it? It can be perhaps two tribal leaders both wanting to make peace but neither wanting to be the one to begin it. Or it could be two people at a party wanting to approach each other and neither quite brave enough to make the first move!".

Red Dirt... of Mississipi: a great movie!

An amazing movie telling the story of the young Griffith mourning the lost of his family and wishing to leave his little hometown in the southern USA.

Beautiful pictures, beautiful music and great actors.

Thumbs up! 

“Forever and a day

and the blood of man,

stained red the dirt of the Mississipi land.

And in this journey we go,

but in this place we’ll stay.

If only in the heart,

where the memory of love,

eternally remains.”

To the official homepage: http://www.reddirt.com/