Tuesday, December 27, 2011

Walk through Dun Laoghaire - Houses I want

This morning we took another walk through Dun Laoghaire. It is so peaceful here after Christmas. Apparently everyone here, EVERYONE, has the week after Christmas off. Absolutely everything is still closed. (the grocery store opened yesterday, thankfully but that's it)
But, this all makes for some beautiful, peaceful walks. It also helps that it's 14 degrees out (about 54 F)! It's beyond perfect temperature for nearly January.

 Pier across the road from us.
 There are always loads of people walking on this pier (about 1.5 miles to the end)

 The school up the road from us (about a 10 minute walk)

 Girls entrance
 Presbyterian Church
Norah and Mommy

Anyway, we discovered an adorable area close to us and I took some photos of houses I loved. These are all in the 230,000 EURO range (about $290,000 range so not insane by any means).

 I would like to have this one, please.
 Or this one.
 This is what most houses look like here. They call them semi-detached but I think they're pretty much all-Attached. But you can't blame 'em for putting a postive spin on it.
 Or this one....
 Rich folks with a mote.
 Adorable

 Apparently this place is so tiny they decided to put the tree outside - and then rig it to the house in case that hurricane comes through. This looks eerily like something my Dad might concoct.
 Oh this is just a Post Office box IN the stone wall from the 1700s. No biggy.


 A little alleyway in this tiny neighborhood. So cute. For any of you that know the movie Labrynth - doesn't that hole in the wall remind you of "Elllo? I said, Ello! Want to come in for a cup a tea?"
 This is only about 10 minutes walk from us - this cute little suburb street. We kept saying we felt like we were in a movie set of Dublin.

Another "Movie Set" lookin' street. 

1 comment:

Mimi said...

"Come inside and meet the Mrs."