A tour of Dublin, home to about 1.5 million people, was first up this morning. Key points of interest included:- Christ Church Cathedral (or, more formally, the Cathedral of the Holy Trinity), the cathedral of the United Diocese of Dublin and Glendalough- St Patricks Cathedral- Guinness Brewery- the Post Office and monuments commemorating the 1916 Easter Uprising, part of the Irish fight for independence- the famous Trinity College- statues of many of Ireland's f...

We left Manchester, passing by the Trafford Stadium - home of Manchester United - and then the cricket ground at Old Trafford.We stopped at medieval Chester, a town which has retained the whole of its original perimeter wall. Many of the buildings, now used as shops, date from the 15th century. St Werburgh Cathedral, typical of English cathedrals in having been modified many times, dates from between 1093 and the early 16th century, although the site itself may h...