Dublin in the Morning (part 2)

In the last few weeks, I’ve enrolled in the complete bartending course at the Dublin Bar Academy. It meant being up early – and into the city most days by 8:00 AM. Because I had to be up so early to catch the bus, I tried to take pictures of the city every morning as it woke up. So, here’s part of the collection from mornings in the city from last 3 weeks. Warning – photo heavy but hopefully you enjoy it.

Infrastructure welding and repairs along the Quays. Happy Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2014. Woke up and was out the door 20 minutes early- by 7am. The city was not awake yet (sun not up) so the bus took 25 minutes instead of 40. Woke up and was out the door 20 minutes early- by 7am. The city was not awake yet (sun not up) so the bus took 25 minutes instead of 40. Time to wander the sleepy city of empty streets and night workers….

Ha’penny bridge, with homeless guy sleeping on the peak waiting for change (in more ways than one). Happy Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2014.

Ha’penny Bridge. Shall we cross the River? Happy Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2014.

Empty Quays near Temple Bar. Happy Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2014.

Dublin Early morning deliveries -alcohol, food, newspapers – and very empty streets. Happy Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2014.

No waiting for the green man.. empty Dame Street at Parliament Street; downtown Dublin near Dublin Castle. Happy Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2014.

Parliament St. Toward Dublin Castle. Normally one would get traffic in the picture as these are two very busy streets. If you are up early though, the traffic is gone, the world is quiet, birds sing, and at 7:57 am (3 minutes early) the church bells ring out. Happy Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2014.

Morning rituals. Some folks make coffee (apartment window on the left) others go to morning mass. Others like myself get up early to walk the streets and capture the waking city for instagram. How crazy am I?
Happy Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2014.

** See previous article –

Dublin in the Morning (part 1)

Dublin Sunrise over wood quay

Good Morning. Sunrise over St. Patrick’s Cathedral; Dublin, Ireland

Good Morning. Freebee Wednesday here in Dublin. Walked through Temple Bar and got free paper, free coffee from Starbucks and free belvita breakfast biscuits. Not bad. This is Christ Church Cathedral from Dame St. This morning.

Happy Thursday. So tired and on a packed bus. The view from the front.

A sunny afternoon in Dublin. Headed home from school, walking the quays along the Liffey River to the bus.

Four Courts & the Liffey River at dawn.

St. Patrick’s Cathedral spire on the right, red brick flats on the left – much is student housing… Dublin Ireland this morning

Rush hour Dublin going toward Christ church Cathedral.

Moon over Christ Church Cathedral – at Parliament Street. The Blue Hour – as the clouds east just turn pink…

Moon over St.Audeon’s church.

Four Courts this morning. #dublin #ireland #landmarks #morning #fourcourts

Golden Sunrise on Four Courts building.

Through the Viking ship spiral at Wood Quay.

Ladies Bicycle Racing hits Ireland

Here in Ireland, women’s bicycle racing is still in its infancy, but starting to gain popularity. There are a few races,and cycling clubs for both men and women. One of the women (Caroline Martinez) that I know from work is highly involved in bicycle racing. Last week, she mentioned that she was looking for someone to do some photos of of the ladies cycling team sponsored by D.I.D. Electrical and Spin11. So, on Friday, we met up, and the elite ladies team of DID Electrical (it’s a DIY chain shop here in Ireland) were presented with their team car and their self designed uniforms. Only part of the team was able to be there, but we had some fun and got some great pictures to go with the press release and up on the team’s brand new website (Click here).

DID Electrical is a great sponsor for the group. They are one of the larger cycling sponsors here in Ireland, and are a major promoter of the Cycle for Life Appeal charity event (click here), benefiting the Temple Street Children’s Hospital. The race itself takes place later May 4, 2013, and I’m so pleased to have had the chance to meet the ladies – and Mike, the Cycle for Life mascot – and have the opportunity to get some photos of him with the ladies. (We all love Mike, after all, he’s just a big kid at heart!)

I think one of the cooler photos of the day is of Caroline Conway.

Upon seeing this picture,would you want to race against her? If your answer was no, I think we’re in agreement. These ladies are one tough bunch – having melded together from years of bicycle racing into a new team. Their first race was Sunday, over in Drogheda. The race was the National Women’s League,and covered some 56km around Coombes Connor course.

The great news is that Amy Brice – one of the ladies on the team (not pictured) – took first place. Congratulations to her, and to the entire team on their first win – I look forward to seeing some of your races both here in Ireland – and internationally!

To see the article on the team launch, check out stickybottle.com’s article .

For more information on Amy’s win yesterday, please see Womenscycling.ie.

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