Shopping at the West Side Market

It was a busy shopping day at the West Side Market. The warm weather brought people out in droves. I was among them - and so were a couple of friends, who were getting absorbed into the crowds of people.

Shopping off of Grafton Street - Dublin

One of the advantages of being in an older city is there are lots of great lanes and odd little streets to explore. This street off of the main shopping thoroughfare - Grafton Street - has always interested me.

Maybe it is the way the streets curve or the ornate lights that are above the shops. There are a lot of jewelers on this street as well and it seems to be a bit of a "lovers lane" in the city. I have never been in one of the stores on this street, but I find that I take it as a means to get across the city whenever it is convenient . . . and sometimes when it is not.