Strangely for a nation surrounded by water our maritime achievements are fairly limited - OK, Saint Brendan was supposed to be the first European to reach America and Admiral William Brown from Mayo founded the Argentine Navy but in spite of our Viking past our Navy is tiny, our fishing fleet is dwarfed by the Spanish and French trawlers who fish around our coast.
The river Liffey runs through the heart of Dublin and various bridges both pedestrian and traffic connect North and South. But the river itself is very much under-utilized unlike many other European rivers and while there was talk of a "taxi" service connecting Heuston train station with the Point theatre it never happened.
So I was delighted to discover this new river taxi connecting the North Wall Quay to John Rogerson Quay on the southside. The journey takes about one minute and just goes straight across and costs 3 Euro one way, but while I watched and photographed quite a few people used this new river taxi, so I think it's a positive development.
The river Liffey runs through the heart of Dublin and various bridges both pedestrian and traffic connect North and South. But the river itself is very much under-utilized unlike many other European rivers and while there was talk of a "taxi" service connecting Heuston train station with the Point theatre it never happened.
So I was delighted to discover this new river taxi connecting the North Wall Quay to John Rogerson Quay on the southside. The journey takes about one minute and just goes straight across and costs 3 Euro one way, but while I watched and photographed quite a few people used this new river taxi, so I think it's a positive development.
2 comments:
You've made a very interesting point. I think it is because in general the Irish have lacked confidence. Thank you for the info about the taxi. It's great knowing this especially from so far away!
As an outsider I didn't realise there were no river taxis... it's a great step forward for Dubliners. Looks good too.
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