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Monthly Archives: April 2012
Dyke Parade, Cork City
Also known as Mardyke Walk, it’s an interesting street as the exterior of most the houses here look like they haven’t been touched since the 18th century.
Posted in Cork City, sunset
Tagged cork, cork city, dyke parade, mardyke walk, sunset
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Tyndall, Cork City
According to the Wikipedia article, the Tyndall National Institute specialises in “ICT hardware research, commercialisation of technology and the education of next generation researchers”. It was also included in the Queen’s itinerary on her visit to Cork in May 2011.
Camping near Aiguille du Midi, Chamonix
This was taken from the viewing platform on Aiguille du Midi . Aside from being inside a plane, this was highest point I’ve been above sea level and had prolonged period of altitude sickness. That being said, I wouldn’t mind … Continue reading
Posted in Chamonix, Climbing, Mont Blanc, Mountain, Mountain, Places, Scenery, snow, Uncategorized
Tagged camp, camping, chamonix, climbing, cold, danger sports, france, high altitude, ice, mont blanc, mountain, skiing, snow, snowboarding, tents
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Stratosphere, Las Vegas
One of the tallest buildings in Las Vegas overlooks the entire city, that itself is incongruous to its desert surroundings. Aside from a stunning view, it features several attractions including a type of abseiling / free-fall from the top. Not … Continue reading
Posted in Activity, Building, Gambling, Las Vegas, Nevada, Tower
Tagged abseiling, american, bungie jumping, gamble, gambling, las vegas, long tower, nevada, stratos phere, stratosphere, Tower, usa
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Donations for War Kereoum
This was taken near Angkor Thom, Siem Reap last November, these donations would go to landmine victims.
Posted in B&W, Building, Cambodia, Temple
Tagged angkor thom, angkor wat, b&w, black and white, box, cambodia, khymer rouge, landmines, moneybox, siem reap
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The Battambang Killing Caves, Cambodia
The scars of the the Khymer Rouge’s brutal rule can be widely seen throughout Cambodia, almost every major area had it’s own stage for carrying out mass executions. Nowadays there are Stupas such as the one seen in Choeung Ek that … Continue reading
Posted in B&W, Battambang, Cambodia, Places, Type
Tagged b&w, battambang, black and white, cambodia, holocaust, khymer rouge, killing caves, killing fields, shrine, southeast asia, stupa, tragedy, tragic
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View of the Alpen Mountain Range, Chamonix
It’s hard not to be in awe of Chamonix surroundings when you first set foot in it, I came at a good time too. The end of March was approaching and there hadn’t been any snowfall for 5 weeks, it … Continue reading
Posted in Chamonix, Mountain, Places, Scenery, Uncategorized
Tagged chamonix, clear sky, evening, france, french things, holiday, mountains, skii, skiing, snow, snowboarding, tree
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We’re on a road to nowhere …
The 5 hour trip to Las Vegas from Utah can really test your sanity when you only see sand, rock and road for what seems to go on endlessly. Not seeing this very often back home in Ireland, I was … Continue reading
A House in Sundance, Utah
This was taken near Aspen Grove on the Alpen Scenic Hwy while I was walking back to Sundance Ski Resort in Utah.
Photo Comp
Cork Independent recently published a Photo Competition and I’ve been lucky enough to have been shortlisted amongst the 50 or so images. Voting stays open up until April 17th 2012 and can be directly accessed here although it will require … Continue reading
Posted in Cork, Places, sunset
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