A nice weekend in Dublin

I went to spend the weekend in Dublin.

Summary:

Summary of the weekend

After doing a bit of shopping in the city centre, we went to the Just In Time For The Apocalypse: 2012 group show at Moxie Studios - a bit hard to find the warehouse, but we did it.

Designer room in mox.ie

Love the central piece by the very talented Sinead Doyle - see more: http://sineaddoyle.ie/ .

Flock of clock birds by Jenny Walsh

Also like the clock by designer Jenny Walsh - see more: http://www.jennywalshdesign.com .
 

Inside mox expo

Exploring the mox....

Tree rug 

Off course there was time for food, and some guiness...

Dessert time

 Sunday was even more relaxing with a visit to Dublin Zoo ( http://www.dublinzoo.ie/ )

The old entrance of Dublin Zoo

The africans plains in the heart of Dublin

Happy life for the lemur .. I like to move it , move it...

Sea Lion

Sadly we miss feeding times for the sea lions, and we were'nt able to see the Meerkats ( http://www.dublinzoo.ie/News/66-75/Meet-the-Meerkats.aspx ) but as a result I am even more motivated to go back another time.

Parents Irish Holidays - Part 1 Dublin

Dublin, Temple Bar

Temple Bar Pub

Local drink: Guiness

A pint of Guinness on top of the storehouse

Side of a Pub in Temple Bar

Old dubliner painting

On the liffey

Tall ship on the liffey

A tour of guinness

I went last saturday to Dublin to see a game of Rugby, and use the occasion to paya vist to the Guinness storehouse.

The tour is actually quite great, showing the whole brewing process of the stout, the old machinery, and the history of the brand, from his founder to the latest advertising campaigns.

Clear Water


Copper and barrels




Some advertising:


You end the tour with a delightful pint of guinness, at the top of the building, which overlooks all Dublin.


Then after the tour, we headed to the Aviva stadium, to see a good french performance ( not a fantastic one though but enough to secure a victory, before the world cup ).


And off course we ended the night in a pub ;)