Yesterday was very cold and windy; we were glad we weren’t on the bike. As our bus driver told us: ”When you come to Ireland, dress for an Irish summer: Rain coat, umbrella and warm clothes." But today was much warmer with lots of sun. Brenda and i played tourist:
- Visited the National Library.
- Went on a tour of the houses of parliament.
- Went on a tour of Trinity College
- Went back to the library and took in the Joyce and Yeats exhibits.
- Started on a 2-hour historical tour but didn’t finish because we had difficulty understanding the guide.
- Went to see the Book of Kells and Trinity College Library.
Photos above": Top left - National Library, right – Trinity College. Bottom left – original parliament building (1793) was sold to a bank in 1803 when the Irish and English parliaments were combined. Right – Long Room, Trinity college Library.
“Democracy is a device that ensures we shall be governed no better than we deserve.” – George Benard Shaw
THE BLOG: Ireland is a land of writers and poets: Jonathan Swift, Oliver Goldsmith, Sean O’Casey, Samuel Beckett, G. B. Shaw, James Joyce, Oscar Wilde, W. B. Yeats. Dublin is a UNSECO World Heritage Literary Center. -- But you know not to expect anything literary from this blog. Or anything scientific. Or wise. Or even consistent. It’s just the babblings of a bicyclist as he pedals down the road. Normally, the blog only comes to life when on a bike tour. The next one begins approximately August 15, coincidentally my daughter’s birthday. Until then, the blog goes to sleep; it does not die.
(be sure to click on photo at right for larger image)
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Didn't know you were going to Trinity College! There is a researcher there that did a DNA study on the Maguire clan we descended from!
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