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The other day I was facing a lovely unscheduled evening, full of sunshine and warmth and calmness. But where to epitomise all this? Though never overcrowded the beaches and parks always attract a decent number of people these hot summer nights, and I was up for some zen time with books and music and nice food. The back garden? The landlord and lady are back from Spain and would almost certainly occupy same for the larger part of the evening. Hence the decision to pull James out of the shed and make the way up to one of my favourite spots in Dublin; the viewpoint over the city in the foothills of the Wicklow Mountains, subject to earlier stories in this blog. I had my headphones and music with me, as well as a decent salad for dinner plus drinks and cookies to top it off. And best of all; the view in the sunshine. I sat there for almost two hours, didn’t even touch the book I had brought along, as I was consuming gorgeous Dublin right in front of me with all my might. I sat there until the sun set and the mosquitoes made me leave; off to the Dublin I had been looking at for so long, back to its buzzing streets and lively pubs. Two different worlds, 30 minutes apart.