Rainy Days In Dublin: A Photobook
By Erin Deborah Waks
What do you get when two booklovers venture to the city whose streets were once walked by the likes of James Joyce, Oscar Wilde and Samuel Beckett? What about if you throw in one Taylor Swift concert to which I’d been gifted tickets, three days of drizzly rain and even more cups of coffee?
You get a collection of memories, a handful of stressful travel moments, and a couple of purchased books. While, I will admit, Dublin wasn’t my favourite city I’d ever visited, it was certainly one filled with the literary atmosphere, cobbled streets and cosy rain I so often enjoy. And the weekend was filled with cultural highlights and good food galore, so naturally the camera was hard at work.
We couldn't miss out on a trip to Ulysses Rare Books and Hodges Figgis, some of Ireland's oldest bookshops. As well as a literary bar crawl, we certainly got our fill of books. See me (above), engrossed in what I seem to remember was a collection of first-edition Austen novels.
Walking the streets in the rain, we were engrossed in the colour and vibrancy of the street art, graffiti and flowers.
The Temple Bar, Dublin's iconic drinks establishment. Although we ventured elsewhere for our own drinks, the bright red and loud, energising atmosphere seemed to (quite literally) spill out onto the streets around it.
And here I am, walking towards it. If you can't identify which one I am, look out for blue jeans, a New Yorker tote bag and a vintage tan leather jacket...
Pre-Taylor Swift concert, lipstick still intact and voice still working.
We stepped inside Dublin castle, exploring the beautiful interiors of the impressive and imposing building.
My favourite part of the castle, the state drawing room. I couldn't work out exactly why - it must have been something to do with the magnitude of gold, the bright lighting, the elegant and impressive seating, and the exquisite paintings of women adorning the walls.
