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| 8.10am waiting for our departure gate to be announced at Glasgow Airport |
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| Ishbel's photo somewhere over the coast of Ireland |
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| My new best friend- luckily no air rage incidents to report! |
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| In-flight entertainment |
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| Ishbel's photo somewhere over the coast of Ireland |
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| Dublin airport |
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| Snack time on the transfer bus into the city centre |
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| O'Connell Street |
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| Terracotta Warrior Exhibition at The Ambassador Theatre |
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| "That's never a tea-pot is it Dad!?!" |
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| Phoenix wine bottle |
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| Harriet wondering what on earth is going on - "We came all this way... To see THAT!??!!!" |
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| "You're sure that's meant to be Iggle Piggle Dad?" |
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| Dragon wine flask |
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| Terracotta figure |
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| All Al could see were Weeping Angels out of Dr Who! |
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| Terracotta figure- all the faces on the 8,000 or so life-size figures are thought to be different |
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| Terracotta figure- all the faces on the 8,000 or so life-size figures are thought to be different |
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| Terracotta figure- all the faces on the 8,000 or so life-size figures are thought to be different |
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| Terracotta Horses |
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| Terracotta figure- all the faces on the 8,000 or so life-size figures are thought to be different |
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| Terracotta figure- all the faces on the 8,000 or so life-size figures are thought to be different |
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| Al with another Terracotta Weeping Angel |
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| Terracotta figure- all the faces on the 8,000 or so life-size figures are thought to be different |
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| Terracotta Horses |
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| Terracotta warriors |
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| Al trying not to blink... |
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| Mock up of an excavation pit |
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| Mock up of an excavation pit |
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| Mock up of an excavation pit |
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| Al does his urbane museum/gallery look... |
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| Al polishes his urbane museum/gallery look while I adopt a terracotta pose. |
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| Ishbel |
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| The Terracotta Army has survived 2,500years so Al decides to road-test one... |
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| O'Connell Street |
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| Trying to blend in with the locals.. |
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| General Post Office, Dublin. Rebel HQ during the 1916 Easter Uprising. A historic spot to write postcards! |
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| Mass rally of an expected 100,000 members of the public protesting against water charges in Ireland. Total disruption of bus services and airport transfer coaches along busy O'Connell Street...As the Garda man said to me: "you didn't pick the best day to visit" |
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| Mass rally of an expected 100,000 members of the public protesting against water charges in Ireland. Total disruption of bus services and airport transfer coaches along busy O'Connell Street...As the Garda man said to me: "you didn't pick the best day to visit" |
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| Mass rally of an expected 100,000 members of the public protesting against water charges in Ireland. Total disruption of bus services and airport transfer coaches along busy O'Connell Street...As the Garda man said to me: "you didn't pick the best day to visit" |
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| O'Connell Street |
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| Harriet enjoying herself. O'Connell Street |
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| O'Connell Street |
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| I'm not sure if this woman was a religious fanatic. I think she was actually part of the water protests O'Connell Street |
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| O'Connell Street Bridge |
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| O'Connell Street Bridge |
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| View from O'Connell Street Bridge |
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| O'Connell Street Bridge |
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| O'Connell Street Bridge |
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| After a bit of fun & games and a family sprint along the pavement we managed to find where the re-routed airport transfer buses were running and got on board one. |
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| Heading for home |
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| Heading for home |
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| Dublin Airport |
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| Travelator fun |
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| Travelator fun |
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