Howth again - Feb 28th 09

Every first Sunday in a month there is the Smithfield market; a very special market: horses are sold here on the place in front of the former Park Inn Hotel. I have never really stopped here, but this time I took my camera and walked over there. It was hard to get on the place, I had to sneak in and find my way between horses and men.





Sunday mornings, the city is almost empty. Most people I met were on their way to church or to the market...





If you started these walking tours, you can get kind of addicted to it, especially if it is close to the sea and you don't like your apartment. Anyhow, promise of wonderful weather made me leaving for Howth again.
And, of course, to watch the seals... To be honest, I feel pity for them. They get fatter every day with day tourists passing by, being overly excited and buying fish for them, feeding and teasing them with food. But not all of them fight for food. There was one seal, a white one, which kept in the background and observed what was going on...





It was quite busy there, probably because there was a market going on there. A lot of French people actually... These ones are observing and admiring one of these people who actually go swimming in the sea despite of weather and temperature.





I then followed the path to the Cliff Walk and started of my tour to the lighthouse.





This time, I wanted to return back to Howth and explore the beach that I had spotted in the morning. However, I got lost. The good thing about getting lost on an island is, that you will always find your way back and, sometimes, places you had not seen before. I found my way on the top of the hills and enjoyed a magnificient view all around.