6:30 am, Sunday morning, Dublin.

The ferry arrived at Dublin's North Wall port as close to on time as makes no real difference. While I had managed to sleep on the ferry it was sleep of no real quality and certainly not enough to make me feel rested. As we approached port and with camera in hand I wandered onto the deck of the the MS Stena Adventurer in an attempt to wake up.

The Sun rises over the Bailey Lighthouse in HowthThe Poolberg Lighthouse with Poolbeg Power Station's chimneys in the backgroundThe River Lifey leading into the centre of DublinLansdowne Road, the home of Dublin's Aviva Stadium

I had planned to drive straight to my apartment and sleep, but as I drove down North Wall Quay into the centre of Dublin the sun lit up Liberty Hall and the Customs house. This was the first Sunday I had ever driven my own car on the Quays of the River Liffey, and with the sun shining like it had not done in several weeks this was not an opportunity to be passed up. I parked my car, grabbed a camera and enjoyed the stunning July morning.

Looking down North Wall Quay to Liberty Hall and the Customs HouseThe Samuel Beckett Bridge photographed from North Wall QuaySamuel Beckett Bridge photographed from Sir John Rogerson's QuayDetail of the Samuel Beckett Bridge