Visiting the spot in St. Stephens Green Park where Elvis and co. posed for the PTC cover in June 1983 -
The bin outside The Shelbourne Hotel that Elvis posed with the same year -
- has been replaced with this less evocative fixture -
Then it's on to the boardwalk hanging over the Liffey , leading to the Ha'Penny Bridge , for a caffè e latte-
........and finally to my local for a pint .
Mickey , the barman, had reservations about preparing the drink. Y'see the glass is the wrong shape. The more usual glass is narrower towards it's base. This is important since , when the Guinness is poured in, the motion of the liquid expanding up the wider utensil helps create the creamy, thick head.
Like this -
..........also posed in my local.......I wish......
