Dear Friends,
We have been busy! Late nights and "the tyranny of the B and B" where we dare not forego the delectable Irish breakfasts. But we are finally settling into some kind of a rhythm and I look forward to giving you some pics from our trip.
We arrived in Dublin on June 1.
I love Dublin. It feels like a miniature human-sized London. Buildings are by law no higher than 7 stories so you don't feel dwarfed by high rises of steel and glass. The major sites were all within walking distance of our centrally located hotel. We would definitely come back here.
Of course it didn't hurt that we have had fantastic weather in the 60's with NO RAIN!
Some highlights:
We have been busy! Late nights and "the tyranny of the B and B" where we dare not forego the delectable Irish breakfasts. But we are finally settling into some kind of a rhythm and I look forward to giving you some pics from our trip.
We arrived in Dublin on June 1.
I love Dublin. It feels like a miniature human-sized London. Buildings are by law no higher than 7 stories so you don't feel dwarfed by high rises of steel and glass. The major sites were all within walking distance of our centrally located hotel. We would definitely come back here.
Of course it didn't hurt that we have had fantastic weather in the 60's with NO RAIN!
Some highlights:
First of all this is a city of the arts: Handel's Messiah, George Bernard Shaw, Oscar Wilde etc. etc. Reminders are everywhere. (It is hard to see on this panorama, but Handel's Messiah was first performed at the spot of the first picture.)
Secondly, everywhere we looked were reminders of the Easter Rebellion exactly 100 years ago in 1916. Ireland's bleak history of subjugation was nowhere more evident than at the Kilmainham Jail where we managed to secure a space on a tour.
Speaking of history, one day we took a tour to Newgrange where we got to go inside a burial mound of the Late Stone Age. This ancient site predates the pyramids of Egypt! Here are pictures of the outside. (The only thing I didn't appreciate about the reconstructing of the outside stonework was the garish white quartz which makes it look like an immense public toilet!) Nevertheless it was definitely worth experiencing the inside of the mound. Here is a view of the entrance. Notice the etching of the stonework.
Of course we found a knit store in the lovely Powerscourt shopping center. Look for a hand knitted shawl with Irish yarn soon!
I leave you with a picture of Christchurch Cathedral taken from our hotel room. Deb, go in peace.
Best wishes to you all.
Mary and Jerry
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