Spent Brothers Productions
Gazette 71

DUBLIN  7-9 August 2009

 
Our nice room at the Conrad Hotel overlooked the National Concert Hall, built originally for the Dublin International Exhibition
in 1865 & subsequently converted into the central building for the foundation of the National University of Irelend in 1908

 
National Concert Hall / Impressive Art Deco building at the end of King Street South opposite St Stephen's Green

 
The Gaiety Theatre, on King Street South, (opened 1871) is the city's
longest-established theatre in continuous production

 
Anne Street looking towards St Ann's Church founded in 1707 /
Sheila enjoyed a morning's browsing in some of the fine shops on the famous Grafton Street

 
Derek enjoys a pint of the black stuff outside the great Victorian International Bar on Wicklow Street /
The imposing exterior of O'Neill's pub on Suffolk Street

 
Sheila on a bridge over the River Liffey

 
Back at the hotel


Sheila enjoys a breather before changing for a superb dinner at the Pearl Brasserie

 
The Tibetan Flag flies in the Temple Bar area /
Sheila browses the menu at the outstanding Fallon & Byrne Food Emporium, stocked
with the most sumptuous, impressively wide selection of fresh & preserved foods


Sunday morning on Grafton Street

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