Snapshots of Dublin

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Snapshots of Dublin

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May 20th 2008 by Vilius

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Hi All!! Some photos of my two weeks spent in Dublin several weeks ago.........

29 Photo(s): 21 Displayed : Extra Photos:

The Guinness Brewery
we spent one afternoon touring the old guinness brewery where over two centuries ago Arthur Guinness began his brewing company, and where today you can visit the Guinness museum, taste the Guinness, a... [more]

inside the brewery
The museum is a uniquely designed building inside one of the original brew houses. It is made of steel and glass, is 7 (or 8?) stories and was built with the contours of a Guinness pint glass (for re... [more]

Pouring a Guinness
there is a special process for pouring a Guinness pint. You must first pour until the glass is 3/4 full, then wait for a few minutes to let the foam settle and rise to the top. Then you top it off w... [more]

Guinness!
It's Alive! This is the Guinness slogan, and it is so true...both in the look of the beer and the taste. Drinking a Guinness is like eating a full meal.

The Liffey
the tidal channel that splits the city of Dublin in two, between North Dublin and South Dublin.

some famous lady
i forget who this is. but she is the woman with whom everybody gets their picture taken in Dublin!

:)
For the first five days of our stay, Viktorija and I stayed on the pullout couch at her sister's place. We then rented our own flat (found on Craigslist) for the final week and a half.

Julia in a bag :)

Julia with her first balloon!

Julia and me

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Burning minivan
the flat where we stayed for a week and a half was very nice, but in an area of the city that was mostly public housing. This was one of the crimes we witnessed: a young boy lit this car on fire with... [more]