The long Summer evenings eventually turn dark, but clear skies remain bright for hours after sunset. Texaco Dingle, where petrol is €1.559/lt.

Valetta, Malta.

Looking out of a window in Paul Street Shopping Centre carpark. The top level is closed to traffic but you can still walk up there. Nice view too!

A roast chestnut seller in Porto, Portugal. November 2019. I’ve seen people selling roast chestnuts in Portugal and Spain but never in Ireland. Have you tried them?

St. Patrick’s Street, Cork. July 2015.

“Just tilt the head like so and the humans will love you.”

The Elysian now stands where this large empty space was in 2005. There used to be a post office there, but unfortunately I never got a photo of it before it was demolished. Anyone? Off in the distance you can see the chimneys of old industries that are now long gone.

Looking across the top of the City Council building behind City Hall in 2005. It was still being built at the time!

Looking down towards Nano Nagle Bridge from Parliament Bridge. October 2002. Note the tanks of the brewery in the background and the overgrown trees of the Peace Park to the right. Both gone now!

Holy Trinity Church, St. Nicholas Church, and St. Fin Barre’s Cathedral in one photo from October 2005. Also included if you look carefully are the College of Commerce, the now demolished tax office on Sullivan’s Quay and off in the distance the County Hall.

I loved staying in Madrid. There’s a great buzz there and the streets were packed with people. Great for street photography. Not so great in this pandemic world.

The fabulous Tritons’ Fountain in Valetta, Malta. The fountain was built between 1952 and 1959. I’m glad I saw it after it was restored in 2018. It seems to have had an interesting life if the Wikipedia page is to be believed.