June 15-22 we were in Ireland! A big trip like this is usually planned for months in this family, but a sudden business trip for The Hubs in London quickly turned into a week in Ireland before that! So I quickly learned as much as I could and found us some places to stay and things to do...AND we fell in love with the place! Here's a bit of Dublin:
Our Air BnB on a sheep farm in Maynooth
The Little Museum of Dublin - great tour with a short history lesson!
St. Patrick's Cathedral - took the guided tour here as well. Jonathan Swift buried here.
We took the student-led tour of Trinity College which was very interesting! It also included getting to see the Book of Kells and the Long library - amazing!
A modern sculpture on the grounds of an ancient college.
In the Chester Beatty museum, who, by the way, was an American beloved by the Irish, we saw actual pages from I Corinthians written in Greek that are centuries old.
The Brazen Head, the oldest pub in Ireland,where we ate one night.
Irish Stew for me, fish & chips for Dan
Flower garden by Dublin Castle
Ha-penny Bridge - what they used to charge to cross it!
The Spire - I believe the tallest sculpture in Ireland
Main Street for shopping, restaurants
Heart of Christchurch cathedral - it is a sprawling long church!
Maynooth castle near where we stayed
We also enjoyed the Do Dublin Hop On, Hop Off tour bus, our go-to in new places when we're jet-lagged and just trying to get a feel for the city.
What I loved about Dublin is that it still retains it's charm and it wasn't just another huge European city. It's evident they still don't like the British, but they are generally lovely, friendly people.
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