It's clearly a big deal here. A couple of roads were closed for carnival stuff: you know, ferris wheels, carousels, bumper cars and the whole shebang. My favourite part was the ice cream trucks.
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| Last week that was a road for cars |
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| Clearly this traffic doesn't move |
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| The best kind of vehicles |
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| All dressed up for St Paddy's |
The weekend was only a build up to the big parade on Monday, St Paddy's Day. The crowds were huge. I wouldn't be surprised if the population of Dublin had doubled over the weekend.
I went for the parade with couple of other Singaporeans. We sat along the bridge to O' Connell street. We could see the top parts of the larger floats, and glimpses here and there in between the crowds. The best entertainment was the snarky commentary from a Dubliner girl who sat next to us. She wasn't very happy to be there. I guess I could see why. Not many Dubs were in town that day.
Anyway the rest of that day wasn't that interesting. Most of the shops were closed, save the pubs. I suppose most people just spent the day drinking. That's was probably the main point of the festival anyway. Imagine how much boozing there would've been for the neighbourhood supermarket to bar (literally bar, with mobile fences) the sale of alcohol before twelve thirty (in the afternoon).
So that's St Patrick's Day for you. Here are some pictures of the mess:
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| Crowds crowds crowds |
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| Say hi to my photobombing friend |
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| Crowds from different angle |
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| I am green with envy |
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| Man on phonebooth |
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| Supportive family |
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| Green anything |
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| Patriotism starts young |
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