At home abroad: The Lesbian Treaty - Gay Pride Parade in Dublin

June 21, 2008

The Lesbian Treaty - Gay Pride Parade in Dublin

Another rainy weekend in Dublin. It seems the summer is over for the moment.

It was a big surprise for me to stumble across this colourful Gay Pride parade on Dame Street today. The atmosphere and costumes were really great. Unfortunately I only got some shots of the action with my mobile phone.
It was really good to see all kinds of people stopping to watch the parade and the discussions amongst the spectators were all very positive.

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Intro

In Ireland I was once told a story. A Spanish man travelling in Connemara asked what the Irish word for mañana would be. He was told “Oh no, we don’t have a word describing such a hurry here.”
I tried to keep this story in mind on my way from Cork into Dublin on Sunday evening.
It seemed to me like even the roads were in a hurry. Cars where changing lanes like mad and honking was the only accepted way of communication.

Ireland is a lovely country, people are friendly, the weather is mild, the countryside is gorgeous and in general not much is working in this country, but Irish people are way to relaxed to keep complaining about this too much, which is a very good skill to acquire when you move here from lets say one of the Scandinavian countries.