Second block of pictures for the day..

As promised, I took a few pictures of the Fairview area.

 

Croke Park Stadium in the background of a semi-nicely dammed body of water

Fairview Park was reclaimed from the Sea

The curved architecture of Marino College

The Irish way of planting trees in the city- causing some issues later on (cracked pavement etc.)

Marino  Crescent, road of Bram Stoker's birth

In Marino Crescent, it was fairly easy to picture a victorian setting, especially with a park defining the crescent.

No. 15, Bram Stoker's birthplace- depressing enough to come up with Dracula?

Reminder of a very special little girl :)

Former Sports Bar in Fairview Strand- scene of an IRA murder only about 3 years ago...scary!!!

Today at work, I drafted up a press release concerning the opposition of "my" organisation against the felling of some trees in the city, planned by Dublin City Council (seejune 3rd's post's picture showing signs of "Save our trees"). As I said, the trees are perfectly fine, they just might damage cars and "underground basements" due to the limited space made available to the roots and general growth. As you can see in the picture above, putting concrete around a tree naturally would limit the trees growth and later crack the pavement. So, is it the sensible solution to cut down the trees or rather trim them and give the roots space to grow? To me, it'S a duh- question.
Also, I prepared a paper comparing the local clear- felling practise and the impacts it might have on the ecosystem (including us humans) to the German way of select tree felling (starke Hochdurchforstung).
Obviously, the first attempt will need some editing.
Tonight, instead of promoting Italian food culture, I tried the self-catering kitchen in the hostel and had pasties filled with steak and onion- I'm looking forward to the cooking at home.
To vary my lunchtime sandwiches, which were just jelly, I got some cheddar and Irish ham. We'll see how that turns out.
Also, I learned about the concept of the nursery to which I was previously provided with a lot of in depth- information.
Well, the concept will have it, that the trees stay in the pots they currently are in until they are needed for the next planting season november till may.
Then, they will be donated to a golf course and the  Rotary Cross Border Peace Forest as well as being sold. 
I was very surprised to see Lidl carrying many of the products we have back home. Difference: people seem to have more money available, yet prefer it to spend on other things than food. Or we were just all tourists at Lidl.