Sunday, 21 May 2017

                       A WALK AROUND DUBLIN (May 20)

Our Neighbourhood
                                               CITY SCENES


Major works on tram network






                                                STREET ART




                                    1916 EASTER UPRISING

On a pub wall



Dublin GPO commemorative plaque

                THE HEART of DUBLIN













                                                      TRAMS




                     LAST BUT NOT LEAST-CHURCHES











And one put to good use

Saturday, 20 May 2017

                                      GLENDALOUGH (May 19)

Glendalough is located in the Wicklow National Park (Where Braveheart was filmed) about an hours drive from Dublin. It is the location of an extremely old monastic village dating back hundreds of years PRE visits from the Vikings. It is also a place of amazing natural beauty. Say no more.

Entrance to the monastic village





                                   Now for the natural beauty








                                             Say no more.

Friday, 19 May 2017

      Model Village of Bourton- on- the- Water (May 17)

This model of the centre of the town is amazing. It is built to 1/9 scale, took craftsmen 5 years to complete and was officially opened on the coronation day of King George v1 in 1937.

The model village also comprises amazing bonsai and boasts a wide range of miniature evergreen and deciduous trees.

Within the complex is a separate  display of model miniature scenes of varying themes which are also of an extremely high standard.