Autumn Sun in Phoenix Park, Problems with fitting a Bicycle Bell,Getting the Groceries.

Wellington Monument Phoenix Park.

Two Girls enjoying the Autumn Sun on the Steps of the Wellington Monument Phoenix Park.

Les gens au le voyage L'Irlandais,Traveller Family Enjoying the Sun and having a Picnic beside the Wellington Monument.

Fallow Deer,Phoenix Park.

The Fallow Deer beside the Pope's Cross in Phoenix Park.

I finally found two long Screws to put the Bell on the Bike.

Bronze Frieze  on the Wellington Monument Phoenix Park.

I was in the  Monthly Dublin Flea Market in Newmarket Square which also Incorporates the Food Co Op on Sunday last Week and bought a Bell and a nice Saddle Cover for my new Dawes Bike From Bespoke Cyclery which has a Stall in the Market. The only problem was the Handlebars is too Thick for the Bell Fitting and I had to find long Screws to finally get it on the Bike. I had the same Problem with a Light and I had to use Plastic Ties to attach it to the Bike. I got an Orange Bell as the Bike is Silver so a Chrome Bell would be just to much Silver.

I was in the Phoenix Park on Friday for a Spin Enjoying the Autumn Sun and Stopped at this Picnic Table  for some Bananas and Water to keep up my Strength for Cycling. The Weather Changed for the Worse on Saturday and nothing but Torrential Rain since then .

I got my Groceries on Wednesday on My Dutch Bike Gerty and this is the Load I brought Home in the Two Panniers.

1st Irish National Bike Week 14th - 21 June 2009

It was a Beautiful Day for the start of Bike Week 21 Celsius. With Threats of Thunderstorms that never Arrived ,we have been promised Thunderstorms for Two Days now. They got it in the West of the Country but we have been Lucky so far. Starting Today in the Phoenix Park Beside The Papal Cross , Where Pope John Paul Had a Mass back in 1979, Bike week will continue for a Week from 14th - 21 St of June. I brought along my Dutch Azor Pastoor Fiets Kruisframe/ Crossframe Priests Bike and this is it bringing Home a Mower and some Compost the other Day. I took Part in the Tour around the Phoenix Park 10 K, and the Slalom Event I got a HI VIZ Vest for the Slalom Event. I also Joined the Cycling Group who are trying to Improve the Cycling Infrastructure in Dublin by putting Pressure on the Government, Dublin Cycling Campaign or D. C. C.

The Pictures,

Childs Raleigh Chopper with the Irish Flag Pic 1

I got this Pic of me with my Dutch Bike waiting to take part in the Slalom Course from the Bike Week Site . I am slouched over the Handlebars Added on 16 /4/09Pic 2

BMX Assault Course going up the Ramp Demo by Extreme Action . com from the UK Pic 3

Childrens Raleigh Choppers ,one with th Irish Flag pic 4

Childs Caboose at back of Bike Pic 4

Moulton Bike Pic 5

My Dutch Bike at Artane Cottages with Organic Mower and Compost ,I brought this to the Phoenix Park Pic 6.

Slalom Course Pic 7.

Playing Cricket ,Cricket Club, you could watch this together with the Horse Polo if you got fed up with the Bikes 8.

HI VIZ Vest. 9

Chinese Girl Displaying Her Electro Bikes from their Shop on Capel Street 10.

Slalom Course 11.

Bmx Bikes 12

KronanBike with Trailer and a Gas Barbeque Cooker Bolted on to it 13.

Spanish Girl Official with a Bike that is getting a Free Check up 14.

Penny Farthing and a Chopper 15.

Man Displaying Mobility Impaired Bikes for Sale, they are a New type to Ireland and have a Premises in Baggot Street 16.
Display of Bikes for Sale and two of them ,one is a Pashly Governor and another is a Sovereign 17.

Crowds of People it was a Family Day out mostly 18.
Ice Cream Bike 19.

Bicycle made for Two, Tandem, I think the Man might have been Blind ,I did not ask him 20.

The Tour around the Park 10 k Supporting Barnardo's Childrens Charity.

Lot of Events all around the Country for a Week, with a Bicycle Ride around Dublin City at 7 pm on Wednesday the 17th of June and also the Wicklow 200.

http// www. bike week

1st Irish National Bike Week 14th - 21 June 2009

Rent a Bike,Phoenix Park Bike Hire,

This is the very Nice People who Run the Phoenix Park Bike for Hire. You can get Single Bikes,Tandems, Bikes with a Caboose attached that you can put a Child in and Cycle in Safety on the Cycle Paths providing you watch out for Traffic at the Junctions and Stop for them, also you can get fancy Carbon Racing Bikes or Mountain Bikes. I have been in this Park only every so often and I normally come and go through the N C R Road Entrance and so I have not seen them before. They are here for two Years now. They are at the Pargate Street Conygham Road Entrance ,across the Road from the Bus Garage just inside the Park Gates in an Old Lodge. They seem to Hire out an awful lot of Bikes,I wish them the very best in their Endeavours.

Arthur Wellesley ,The Duke of Welington

This Monument is Dedicated to Arthur Wellesley ,The Duke of Wellington who was born in Dublin in Marlborough Street. He was the British General that Helped Defeat L,Emperor Napoleon Bonapart at Waterloo in 1815.

A Monument Basically Dedicated to the British Raj. A final Peak of Imperial Capitalist Triumphalism in Ireland. I wonder what it would cost to Build Today,going on what it cost to put up a 3 Metre or 9 Foot Statue of Queen Mary on a Stone Plinth a few Days ago in the Mall beside Buckingham Palace which was £ 2,000,00 Million Sterling. This thing would have cost Today a Couple of Hundred Million as it is around 200-300 Feet in Height. Still it is a Nice Monument and Dublin would be Poorer without it. It is a Great Pity Napoleon Lost I would have liked him to Win. He is Revered in Ireland as a Great General and Hero.

Taking a Short Cut Home through the Phoenix Park

All the Pollution Causers taking a short cut through the Phoenix Park out through the Chapelizod Road Gate at around 5.30 pm.

Should be Banned,no Traffic at all should be allowed.

they have blocked off a lot of Roads to Traffic but not enough. This is a beautiful Park and should not be destroyed by Motor Traffic.