Oktoberfest & Dublin Castle tour

I caught wind that there was an Oktoberfest going on near the docklands, so I figured I needed to go check it out! Bridget from work came with me too. It was pretty interesting...tons of food, music, and people who I could tell had been drinking awhile already when we got there shortly after noon. We just had lunch, but if you wanted a place to waste a day getting wasted...this was it! After that we walked around some shops and whatnot, and then took a tour of the Dublin Castle. That was pretty much it for my tourism this weekend! It was nice though!




Had to do it!

The grill hung over the fire and swung around! Brilliant! Good food too!

check out that smile...thanks for the bun that fit :)

In the Dublin Castle, our tourguide pointed out the symbol of the harp...its the hospitality symbol of Ireland.

The back of the castle yards. This was where the original 'black pool' was when I think it was the Vikings were here...anyway, its where the name Dublin came from.

The King's Throne. You can't really tell in this pic, but it is HUGE! At least three people could sit in it no problem.

The chandelier in the throne room is decorated with roses to represent Britain, thistles to represent Scotland, and Shamrocks to represent Ireland.

This was the dining room when the palace was used for dinner parties. There would have been a table that fit the length of the entire room!

I thought this was clever...this is the other wall of the dining room. From where he sat the King could look in those mirrors and see everyone at the table.

Bridget also showed me some of her favorite places in Dublin, including St. Stephen's Park, which this is the entrance gate to. Funny thing is Bridget is from South Africa and after coming here often for a year she found out this gate was dedicated to all the Irish who lost their lives fighting in South Africa!

In St. Stephen's Park

This table was in the Dublin Castle, and it was made by one of the prisoners as a gift to Queen Victoria in hopes of getting set free. She kept the table but still executed the prisoner b/c of the demonic carvings in the corners of the table.

This room was where all the ladies would sit and wait to be asked to dance during the balls. Wallflower room if you will...