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Celebrity Edge cruise ship in Wellington

A large blue and white cruise ship floats on the water, surrounded by green hills dotted with dozens of homes up and down the hill behind.

Sailing out of central Wellington on a Bluebridge ferry I saw this huge cruise ship moored up along Aotea Quay. This Celebrity X Cruise ship is massive. 15 decks, 1377 crew, 2918 capacity and 306 metres in length. But it was the background the captured my attention more than the ship itself. This is Wadestown, a northern suburb of Wellington. It was actually the cities first suburb so features many large 100+ year old homes. By using a long zoom lens the houses almost appear on top of each other on the hill side. This is the norther side of Te Ahumairangi Hill (Tinakori Hill).

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Fishing boats in Cobh harbour

Several boats are anchored in tranquil waters, creating a picturesque scene of leisure and nature's beauty.

These three fishing boats caught my eye as I was wondering along the waterfront in the harbour town of Cobh. I think it was the red, blue and green colours. The boat on the left is S-688 (I didn’t get its name). The blue boat in the middle is Mary C. and Inis Mór is the boat on the right. In the background are a couple of green boats with Turbot Bank Cork on the back of one of them. The pier behind with a few cars parked on it is J. F. Kennedy Pier. Unlike the previous days in Ireland this was more cloudy and overcast. Exploring Cobh was a lovely time. The weather wasn’t great and we were on our way to Dublin but it’s a must visit. Next time I’ll be sure to stay a night or two and maybe even take a boat trip around the harbour and its small islands.

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Colourful houses in Cork

A boat is moored at the dock, with a scenic town visible in the background, emphasising the tranquil harbour setting.


Walking towards Marina Market and looking north across the River Lee was this wonderful hillside scene. It was the row of colourful houses lit up by the wonderful mid day sun. I nearly didn’t share this photograph as I struggled to work out what to call it. I spent a lot of time trying to work out the area of Cork this was. Even the road that these colourful houses on has been tricky to find, so if you know this area of the city please give us more context in the comments. The fishing trawler in the foreground is Atlantic Rose moored at Horgan’s Quay.

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Port of Cork

Modern buildings and a sign for Port of Cork sit by the waterfront under a blue sky with clouds.


The modern white and glass office building is Penrose Dock with the much smaller and older Penrose House in front of it, home to the Youth Health Service. This area on the north side of the River Lee is Penrose Quay in the Victorian Quarter of Cork. This was the closest I got to this part of the city but somewhere I’d definately make time to explore on my next time. I’d like to learn more about the history of the Port of Cork. I was walking from the city centre to the Marina Market. This photograph was taken from Kennedy Quay.