It was exciting to visit such a beautiful harbour, including the Opera House, especially as I had come all the way from Europe. The rest of the city though is quite ordinary and has no real history unlike the great cities such as London, Paris, St Petersburg and Rome to mention only four. The Blue Mountains nearby are not really worth a visit. The mountains of the south island of New Zealand are far far better. My visit to Australia overall was a case of been there, done that but I am glad I went.

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The Life and Work of William Butler Yeats is a wonderful exhibition for anybody seriously interested in the story of this great poet. You can listen to many of the poems being recited, including one read by Yeats himself. The medal he got for the Nobel Prize is among the hundreds of exhibits on display.

Admission is free along with other famous buildings in the neighbourhood such as the National Gallery and National Museum.

The National Library, Kildare St, Dublin.
About 200 yards from Grafton St, the main shoppping street. See details in www.nli.ie

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I have beeen to Killarney in the south-west, Glenveagh in the north-west, Connemara in the west and Wicklow in the east. All are excellent. There is no admission charge to see the actual parks but you have to pay for admission for certain optional extra facilities. I liked Killarney the most. Queen Victoria had her last family holiday there before Price Albert died later in 1861. Killarney town is very busy in the summer - too busy perhaps.

Killarney is served by train from Dublin and Cork and has flights to Kerry Airport nearby from Stanstead and Liverpool. For more details see www.npws.ie

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