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Monasterboice, co. Loath.
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1150 digital photos and video clips
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Group Photo, by Pat & Stephen
BACK - Jeremy, Marie, Barbara, Nicky, David, Rick, Carolyn, David, Sarah, Rex,
Diane, Christine, Chuck, Nancy, George, Stephen (guide), Marilyn
KNEELING - Donna, Richard, Kristen, Katie, Lani, Teresa, Chris, Taber
FRONT - Pat (guide)
Video of Ireland
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I took some video & sound clips with my digital camera and I have converted
them to MPEG1 format.
Pub Crawl, Temple Bar, Dublin - video, 12 seconds, 738KB. |
Loom Weaving Wool Tweed, Donegal, 473KB, 8 seconds |
Hurling practice, Northern Ireland - video, 28 seconds, 1527KB. |
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Farewell Dinner Song, Dublin, 10 seconds, 543KB |
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Panoramas of Ireland
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(or down) to see the whole image.
Two to twelve 2-megapixel images were stitched together (Panorama Factory) for each
panorama.
Each full size image has been resized to 1/2 mega pixel.
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Gravity Bar View, Guinness Tour, Dublin
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Trinity College, Parliament Square, Dublin
(360+40 degrees)
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Harding Hotel, Our first and last hotel,
Fishamble Street at Lord Edward Street,
Dublin
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City Hall, Dublin
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This lake gave up a bottle of Irish Whiskey.
Glendalough, County Wicklow.
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Kilkenny Castle, Kilkenny
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Our Bus at a stop on the Dingle Peninsula
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Taber and the landscape of the
Dingle Peninsula
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Lunch Stop at a pub. Dingle Penninsula.
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Store fronts in Dingle
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Hiking by Dingle Bay
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On our way to the worm hole on
Aran Island
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Wormhole on Aran Island
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We returned to our bikes after the
hike to the worm hole on Aran Island
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Peat cutting field in County Mayo?
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Derry, Northern Ireland
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Derry - Catholic Republican, "Free Derry",
Northern Ireland
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Londonderry, Protestant Loyalist,
"West Bank Loyalists Still Under Siege
No Surrender", Northern Ireland
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Giants Causeway, Northern Ireland
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Photo taken from Carrick-a-Rede Island,
at the north end of the 60 ft rope bridge.
North Antrim Coastal Path,
east of Ballintoy, Northern Ireland.
Scotland in the background, 360 degrees
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Dunluce Castle, North Antrim Coast,
Northern Ireland
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Dunluce Castle
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Sea cave below Dunluce Castle
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Queen's University, Belfast,
Northern Ireland
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The Crown Saloon, with gas lights,
Belfast
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Round tower at
Monasterboice, Co. Loath.
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Images of Ireland
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Display of Guinness packaging history, Guinness Tour,
Dublin
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Model, Guinness Brewery, Dublin
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The pouring and waiting process,
Guinness Tour, Dublin
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O'Connell Street, Dublin
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O'Connell Street, Dublin
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O'Connell Street, Dublin
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Dublin
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In front of Trinity College,
Dublin
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Shoes found in a peat bog.
National Museum, Dublin
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Street musicians.
Grafton Street, Dublin
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Brownstone, Dublin
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Ruins are outlined in the cobblestone. Christchurch Cathedral, Dublin
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Pub Crawl. Temple Bar, Dublin
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Kilmainham Gaol, Dublin
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Gardens at Powerscourt, County Wicklow
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Celtic monastery (c. 500AD), founded by Saint Kevin, round
tower, Glendalough
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Ruins at Glendalough
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GPS tracks from my Garmin GPS
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Ruins at Glendalough
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Lake at Glendalough
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Pat pouring some Irish Whiskey.
Lake at Glendalough
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The Club-House Hotel, Kilkenny
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Rock of Cashel
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Thatch cottages in Adare, County Limerick
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Thatch cottages in Adare, County Limerick
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Thatch cottages in Adare, County Limerick
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Area map, Limerick
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Ruins ..., Dingle Peninsula
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Cliffs ..., Dingle Peninsula
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Map of Dingle Peninsula ...
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Ruins ..., Dingle Peninsula
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Gallarus Oratory (c. 700AD), Dingle Peninsula.
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Sample daily itinerary
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Restaurant, Dingle
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Dick Mack's Pub, Dingle
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Dingle
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The Dough Dodgers, 1956, from a pub in Kilrush, County Clare
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Catholic shrine,
Dingle Peninsula
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Portal Dolmen
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Color Coded Sheep
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Tidal Flora, Aran Island
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Tidal Flora, Aran Island
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The walk to the worm hole, Aran Island
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Flora, Aran Island
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Dun Angus ruins and cliffs,
Inishmore, Aran Island
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The College Crest Guest House, Galway
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Kylemore Abbey, Connemara,
County Galway
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Famine Memorial ...
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Weaving Wool Tweed, Donegal
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Wool Tweed For Sale, Donegal
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Place your hands here and ...,
Derry, Northern Ireland
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Londonderry /Derry,
Northern Ireland
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On the way to Giants Causeway
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Giants Causeway
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Old Bushmills Distillery,
Northern Ireland
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Whiskey tasting at Old Bushmills, Northern Ireland
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Rope bridge, Carrick-a-Rede, Northern Ireland
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 Steven's Hurling Class ...
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Hurling class ...
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Dunluce Castle, inhabited until 1639 when the kitchen fell into the sea,
North Antrim Coast, N.I.
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The Troubles, Ulster Freedom Fighters (UFF), Ulster Defense
Association (UDA), loyalist heartland, quis separabit = who will separate
us, Shankill Road, Belfast
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The Troubles, Shankill Road, Belfast
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The Troubles, Sinn Féin is an Irish Republican party. The objective
is to end British rule in Ireland. They seek national self-determination,
the unity and independence of Ireland as a sovereign state. Belfast
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Bobby Sands died May 5 1981 on hunger strike, Mural, Sinn Fein
Building, Belfast
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Bangers 'n' mash.
The best
meal that I had in Ireland.
The Crown Saloon, Belfast
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The Crown Saloon, Belfast
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Entrance to The Crown Saloon, Belfast. "This is your Irish
opportunity to trample the English Crown"
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Gas Light,
The Crown Saloon, Belfast
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The Titanic was built in Belfast. This display shows who survived,
by class of passenger and crew.
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The DeLorean was built in Belfast.
Folk & Transport Museum, Belfast
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Brownstone, Belfast
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Passage Graves, Bru Na Boinne,
Newgrange, County Meath
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Market, Dublin
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Market, Dublin
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Farewell Dinner, Dublin
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Ireland
Itinerary
Our first and last hotel was at the
Harding Hotel
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| Date |
Day |
Day # |
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| 26 May |
Sunday |
1 |
Arrive in Dublin — Meet with your guides and fellow
tour members at our hotel at 5:00 p.m. We’ll make introductions and kick
off our tour with a short walk together. Sleep in Dublin (2 nights). No
bus. Walking: light. |
Harding Hotel |
| 27 May |
Monday |
2 |
The heart of Dublin — Ireland’s historic capital
is easy on foot. This morning we’ll meet our local guide for a walking
tour of Dublin, followed by a visit to the beautiful Book of Kells. Then
you’ll have free time to soak in Dublin’s grand Georgian past, and
feel the pulse of a town center thriving with street poets and musicians.
Tonight we’ll gather for a fun pub dinner. No bus. Walking: moderate.
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Harding Hotel |
| 28 May |
Tuesday |
3 |
To Kilkenny via Wicklow Mountains — We’ll visit
Kilmainham Gaol for a pint of Ireland’s stirring struggle for
independence. Then it’s on to the beautiful Wicklow Mountains, where
we’ll visit the lush Powerscourt Gardens. After lunch we’ll drive to
the ruins of St. Kevin’s Monastery at Glendalough (remember the
Braveheart wedding scene?) and end our day in the medieval town of
Kilkenny, where we’ll sleep (1 night). Bus: 4-5 hours. Walking:
moderate to strenuous. |
Club House Hotel |
| 29 May |
Wednesday |
4 |
To Dingle Peninsula — Today we’ll see the
evocative ruins of the Rock of Cashel, an important ecclesiastical center
from the age of St. Patrick. We’ll end our day in Dingle, where we’ll
enjoy one of the best traditional Irish music scenes in Ireland. Sleep in
Dingle (3 nights). Bus: 5-6 hours. Walking: light to moderate. |
Alpine Guest House |
| 30 May |
Thursday |
5 |
All day on Dingle Peninsula — Today we’ll
experience some of Europe’s wildest natural beauty and most ancient
Christian sights. Our local guide will take us on the famous Slea Head
Drive, our vote for the most beautiful road in Ireland. Visiting the
Blasket Islands Heritage Centre, we get an intimate look at a traditional
Irish community. Tonight we’re back at our home village, Dingle, with as
much dancing and singing with new friends as you can handle. Bus: 4
hours. Walking: moderate. |
Alpine Guest House |
| 31 May |
Friday |
6 |
Free day on Dingle Peninsula — Today is all
yours... free on the Dingle Peninsula. You could take a long walk, hire a
bicycle or a horse, sail to the Blasket Islands, or just savor your Irish
breakfast and hang out in town. No bus. Walking: light to strenuous
(your choice). |
Alpine Guest House |
| 1 June |
Saturday |
7 |
To Galway — On our way to Galway, we’ll see the
dramatic end-of-Europe Cliffs of Moher and drive through the fascinating
limestone moonscape of the Burren. Tonight we’ll enjoy a banquet dinner
in a castle. Sleep in Galway (2 nights). Bus: 6 hours. Walking:
light. |
College Crest Guest House |
| 2 June |
Sunday |
8 |
Free day in Galway — A free day in Galway, boomtown
of western Ireland, with an opportunity to sail to the Aran Islands or
simply poke around Galway’s colorful streets. No bus. Walking: light
to strenuous (your choice). |
College Crest Guest House |
| 3 June |
Monday |
9 |
Connemara and Donegal — Today we’ll drive through
the Connemara region, enjoying the beautiful Irish countryside and its
small-town charms. Then it’s north to Donegal, where we’ll settle in
for the evening. Sleep in Donegal (1 night). Bus: 5 hours. Walking:
light to moderate. |
Westport Inn |
| 4 June |
Tuesday |
10 |
To Northern Ireland — Today we go international,
driving to the north coast of Northern Ireland. On our way, we’ll stop
in Derry, where a local guide will enlighten us about “the Troubles.”
We’ll then continue onto our hometown of Portrush, the “Coney Island
of Ulster.” Sleep in Portrush (2 nights). Bus: 4 hours. Walking:
moderate. |
Peninsula Hotel |
| 5 June |
Wednesday |
11 |
Antrim Coast — The spectacular Antrim Coast,
including the bizarre basalt columns of the Giant’s Causeway and the
cliff-hanging Dunluce Castle are ours to explore today. We’ll also make
time for a tour and wee sample at the venerable Old Bushmills Distillery.
Bus: 3-4 hours. Walking: moderate to strenuous. |
Peninsula Hotel |
| 6 June |
Thursday |
12 |
To Belfast — Today we’ll drive to the capital
city of the North: Belfast. A well organized half-day of sightseeing gives
us an appreciation for the progress being made as Ireland learns to live
together. Sleep in Belfast (1 night). Bus: 4 hours. Walking:
light. |
Benedicts Hotel |
| 7 June |
Friday |
13 |
Return to Dublin — Today we’ll leave Northern
Ireland and drive south to the Bru na Boinne Valley, where we’ll visit a
passage tomb, the oldest sign of civilization in Europe. Then it’s on to
Dublin, where we’ll enjoy a farewell supper and sleep at our original
hotel (1 night). Bus: 4 hours. Walking: light. |
Harding Hotel |
| 8 June |
Saturday |
14 |
Tour over — Your tour is over after breakfast. Fly
out of Dublin’s handy airport or take the ferry to Wales for further
adventures in the British Isles. Sláinte! |
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Where We
Stayed
| Harding Hotel |
26 Su
27 M
7 F |
Copper Alley, Fishamble Street,
Christchurch Dublin 2
Ph: 011-353-1-679-6500, FAX: 679-6504 |
| Club House Hotel |
28 Tu |
Patrick Street, Kilkenny
Ph: 011-353-562-1994 FAX: 567-1920 |
| Alpine Guest House |
29 W
30 Th
31 F |
Dingle, County Kerry
Ph: 011-353-66-915-1250 FAX: 66-915-1966 |
| College Crest Guest House |
1 Sa
2 Su |
5 College Road, Galway
Ph: 011-353-91-564-744 FAX: same |
| Westport Inn |
3 M |
Mill Street, Westport, County Mayo
Ph: 011-353-98-292-00 FAX: 98-292-50 |
| Peninsula Hotel |
4 Tu
5 W |
15 Eglinton Street
Portrush, Northern Ireland, BT56 8DX, Great Britain
Ph: 011-44-2870-822-293 FAX: 2870-824-315 |
| Benedicts Hotel |
6 Th |
7-21 Bradbury Place, Shaftsbury Square,
Belfast, Northern Ireland, BT7 1RQ, Great Britain
Ph: 011-44-2890-591-999 FAX: 2890-591-990 |
Images of London
(not a part of the Rick Steves'
trip)
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My Notting Hill Comfort Inn
Hotel. London
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Goddards Pie House, Greenwich
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They think they are standing on the
prime meridian. It's 100 feet away.
Greenwich
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Parliament / Big Ben from
Millennium wheel
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Millennium Wheel
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Near Big Ben, London
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Covered motorcycles, London
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Henry the 8th's armor,
Tower of London
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Model of the Tower of London
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Covent Gardens, London |
Carnaby Street, London
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One of many internet cafes in London |
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Added Dunluce Castle Panoramas, Canon S330 icon. |
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3/7/03 |
Added Monansterboice panels, change millennium wheel photo. Add Derry /
Londonderry panoramas. Text added to Parliament Square panorama. |
| 3/8/03 |
added Carrick-a-Rede panorama. |
| 3/9/03 |
Round tower at
Monasterboice panorama. Derry panorama. Dunluce castle panorama. Bobby Sands. |
| 3/29/03 |
Color correct group photo |
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