Dublin 2011 april

Just before Easter, I had a business trip to Northern Ireland. Landing in and leaving from Dublin, I had the chance to spend some hours in Dublin in the late afternoon and evening.
So I visited the center of the city, walking from the Guinness Factory to St. Patrick Cathedral, then Great Georges Road, then Dublin Castle (it was closed) then the Temple Bar area, finishing the day at the Long Hall pub (to have an irish beer, a Smithwicks).

A nice city, to be visited again.

I BOUGHT IT: THE CANON EOS-550D!

In a previous post, talking about cameras, I mentioned I was having a "dream" (I agree there are better dreams ...), the Canon EOS-550D.
And yes, during my business trip in Japan early April, I bought it, at a BIC Camera shop in Kyoto.
I bought the camera with the standard 18-55 EF-S IS lens, plus a 55-250 EF-S IS additional lens; totally for just above 600 €, a bargain.

After having used it for some time, the real difference is in the low-light performances: even at high ISO levels, pictures are sharp and clear.

JAPAN: KYOTO

From March, 27th to April, 10th I have done a business trip to China (Suzhou, where my company has a plant) and Japan, to visit a customer, located in Shiga prefecture.
While in Japan, I had the chance to make a trip to Kyoto, on april 4th, to visit some temples.
It was a nice spring day, but cherry trees blossoming was just starting, so it was marginal. Nevertheless, the sites I visited were very nice: the three temples Kinkaku-ji, Ryoan-ji, and Ninna-ji.
I like Japan a lot, and leaving it is always a pain for me!
Actually, this was my tenth time in Japan!
Some pictures here below.