Hi guys,
I took some time off but now am back 'n' bloggin... In the meantime, there's been so many things happening, and there's so much new information I can give you on Dublin, I don't even know where to begin. I'll just start with my favorite bridge in Dublin.
It has been built in Rotterdam, and then floated over from there, arriving in the Dublin port on the 12th of May. Here's two great shots of the arrival of the bridge: http://www.irishtimes.com/todayspaper/2009/0512/index.html and http://www.flickr.com/photos/j-dogg/3529970041/in/pool-photomatix.
And here you can see how the Samuel Beckett Bridge will actually connect the northside and the southside of the city over the Liffey in the Docklands area:
According to the Dublin City Council, "The bridge will have four traffic lanes, with cycle tracks and footpaths on either side. It will also be capable of opening through an angle of 90 degrees allowing ships to pass through. This will be achieved through a rotational mechanism housed in the base of the pylon."
Although it's currently still under construction, it is expected to be completed by the end of 2009... but as we know most projects of this scale take a bit longer, so I guess we'll be able to use our new bridge in mid-2010. Yay!!
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