A woman reads her newspaper in a café on Grafton Street, Dublin.

Twenty years ago on the streets of Chicago I saw a carriage being pulled by a horse and a bored driver. Today I learned while looking up more information about these trips that Chicago banned horse drawn carriages in 2021. Prices seemed to range from $120/hour up past $500/hour.

I remember visiting the Museo Nacional del Prado in Madrid and I loved it. I visited Madrid in 2003 to stay with a good friend for a week. Back then, we only had rubbish 1mp cameras on our phones, if they had cameras at all. I had my Sony F717 with me and with a…

Numerous boats are tied up at Navy Pier in Chicago, as well as a small U.S. Coast Guard boat. This was away back in 2003. I have no idea what the place looks like now!

Humans and dogs watching the Ladies Mini Marathon in Cork in September 2004.

A LEGO shop opened on Grafton Street, Dublin, this year. I saw queues outside it as kids and harassed parents waited to get in.

The steeple of St. Anne’s Church, or Shandon Bells, The North Cathedral, and street lighting on a pole with a bird on it are silhouetted by the setting sun. Steam rises from the Heineken Brewery in the foreground.

No sign of Flash Gordon yet, but Ming the Merciless is in Blackpool, Cork on Berwick Lane.

A little robin looks off to the left in the grounds of Blarney Castle last November. They’re a friendly bird. If you want more, take a look at the fabulous robin photos that BathNature is posting and follow them! I think my Blarney Castle membership expires today. I’m uncertain if I’ll renew it as it’s…

Two leprechauns dance on St. Patrick’s Street, Cork. Tourists and children must love them, I guess.

Henry spotted the reflection of the ferris wheel in this parked car on the Grand Parade in Cork.

Saint Fin Barre’s Cathedral seen in the background behind the Ferris Wheel on Grand Parade in Cork.