Actually, it was hard to tell who was who as all the different cultures got together to go on a parade, which was led by two very tall men on stilts, and driven by the glorious sound of bag pipers.

It all ended up at The Akvarium Klub, where you could enjoy some lovely traditional Irish food, dancing and last but not least a drop of the dark stuff, which went down a treat, just as the rest of the day did.

Words and photos by Russell Skidmore
After an extensive career in advertising - as an Art Director & Creative Director in London, Paris and Budapest for leading agencies - Russel transferred the skills and knowledge gained to the development of his own successful company covering wedding, event, PR and portrait photography: www.russell-skidmore-photography.co.uk

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