Day at the beach...

There was finally a hint of Spring on Sunday. We went down to Sandycove for a walk by the sea. The sea breeze was bitterly cold, but the little beach at Sandycove is well sheltered and you could sit by the wall and enjoy the lovely sunshine. We were not the only ones - the beach was packed with kids enjoying the last day of their Easter holiday and people enjoying the sun. And a few mad men swimming at the Forty Foot. We sat on the wall by the beach and soaked in the sun for half an hour, and then walked back towards Dun Laoghaire on the seafront, had a look at the market in People's Park, and walked back to Sandycove where we had parked the car. I always love the walk from Dun Laoghaire to Sandycove - it just feels like walking through time - Sandycove has an old-world, sleepy, feel to it.
I used to work there, in the early days of ITP, so it's full of fond memories - I remember one of the early parties we had in the backyard - we kept on going to the off-licence to buy more champagne (Sales must have been good!), and I remember sitting on the benches at the seafront eating a Jarlsberg and lettuce sandwich from Caviston's on a nice summer's day...