Ireland

End of July 2002 I worked for a week in the Ericsson fascilities in Dun Laoghaire (pronounced Dunleery) in the southern part of Dublin bay.

On the weekend I roamed around Dublin and the Dun Laoghhaire area. The city doen't have to much to offer in terms of sights, but there are nice areas to stroll around and of course the Guinness Storehouse and Old Jameson Distillery are well worth a visit. I think the main thing on offer for the visitors is the great number of pubs.

Dun Laoghaire and its neighbours Monkstown and Sandycove are small towns with few sights but some of its old time charm left. I walked around the area and took a few photos which you can see below.

If I ever spend time in Ireland for a vacation I will make sure I have a car so I can drive around the countryside. Dublin could be a good base to spend a few days in, but that's it.

view from my hotel The Gresham Royal Marine	view to the north with Joyce tower	view of Dun Laoghaire from the big pier	typical stone wall, almost everything is built in stone
church	Monkstown church	famous for special moorich gothic design	Monkstown castle
originally from 13th century but reconstructed 15th	often foggy and cloudy	not much of a beach but some breave people swim	Joyce Tower, where James Joyce lived and got inspiration for Ulysses