Waterford round up

After viewing the showroom of Waterford Crystal, I had a tea in the cafe. This was partly because lunch would be late. I had ordered takeaway Thai for pickup but the earliest was 1400. So I decided to wander around Waterford to pick up any remaining sights before then.

When I see Munster I first think of the German city. The Irish kingdom of Munster was one of the provinces of ancient Ireland, taking in roughly the southwest quadrant of the country. It has no political standing now, and its territory has been split off into various counties. Munster covered parts of the counties of Clare, Cork, Kerry, Limerick, Tipperary, and Waterford.

More businesses along The Mall, a major Waterford thoroughfare leading to the riverside. I find it ironic to call a bar Shush. Maybe it's a quiet one.

At the foot of Reginald's Tower which dates back to Norman times.

The Tower with a longboat in front. The tower is a museum now.

These days they receive guests rather than invaders.

Ducking back into the city on a lane leading off the quayside road, this is the ruins of the French church. Adjoining it is King of the Vikings museum which is a recreation of a Viking house.

I think the museum uses parts of the grounds of the ruins.

I think this is the mundane Motor Tax Office. I like the mural. It must be more recent than Sep 2019 since a Google Street View capture from then shows only a blank wall.

Christ Church Cathedral.

Irish Silver Museum.

Kite Design Studios are glassblowers.

Bishop's Palace.

And the quirky chairs outside it.

I didn't know that Raymond Chandler spent time with his uncle in Waterford, who was a lawyer. His mother was Irish, and his father abandoned the family, so it makes sense that relatives on his mother's side helped him.

Dunnes Stores, an Irish department store chain, which we encountered first in Limerick, is represented in Waterford.

The entrance from the pedestrian mall. A pleasing aspect about Waterford is that the city centre is very compact. All the places in the previous photos were no more than 5 minutes walk apart.

I liked this mural.

This one too.

Cheery sunflowers.

Supportive Waterford.

After this it was time to pick up my Thai green curry chicken and jasmine rice. I was bemused when I arrived at the shop to collect. It was run by a couple of Indians. But the curry was quite delicious. In fact if you are starting from prepared curry paste, and use the right ingredients, it's hard to go wrong cooking Thai curry.

After that I napped for a couple of hours. In the evening (this was close to the longest day of the year) I decided to walk a couple of km to the Lidl on the outskirts of the city, and passing through parts of the centre I had not explored before.

The Apple Market is actually not a market now but a covered event venue.

Around it are eateries and drinking establishments.

Lots of choice.

I liked this planter.

It was a pleasant walk to the supermarket and back. On the way back to my apartment, I chuckled at this shoemaker's advertisement.

And that was it for the south coast of Ireland. Next up, Dublin.