Dublin, Ireland

After a very long time without being able to upload pictures i am now able to show some of the places i have been and seen for those of you who want to see.

Before getting to Spain, i traveled some around the UK and Ireland, so the first few entries will be about those places.

This first entry is about Dublin. The first picture is the "Spire" which is located on O'Connell Street which is the main drag of Dublin. I was told to go there when i arrived to get to other sights, but i was definitely not expecting a giant needle. I heard it was constructed to commemorate the coming of the millennium. It really is quite high. I apologize for the orientation of the picture, but i can't figure out how to flip it on this sight as of yet.

It has been over a week since i was there, but I think (if my memory serves me correctly) the next two pictures are of St. Stephen's Green. A beautiful park and a nice place to relax in a busy city.

The next two pictures are of Trinity College, built in 1592 as a Protestant establishment. It is known for its library and the infamous Book of Kells, which it holds. Unfortunately there was a really large line to see this, and being jet lagged and having only one day in Dublin, I had to skip out. The campus was quaintly old and beautiful, i recommend having a look around the campus if you are to visit Dublin.

The next two are of Christ Church Cathedral which was built in 1169 (the original was made out of wood on this sight in 1038).

The next two are St. Patrick's Cathedral. It is Ireland's largest, made in the 12th century. Jonathan Swift is buried inside as he was once the Dean of St. Patrick's.

This next series of pictures is of the Dublin Castle and the random Ireland Author's Sculpture exhibit i found within the grounds. The first sculpture commemorates Jonathan Swift's "Gulliver's Travels", the next commemorates a passage from James Joyce's "Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man" (one for all you Butera and IB Literature fans out there), the next is one based off of a poem by O'Brien, and the final one has the heads of some of the most famous Irish Authors (a Mount Rushmore of Irish Literature if you will): Swift, Shaw, Wilde, Yeats, Joyce, and Beckett.

Finally, I am posting one picture of Garden of Remembrance. This was created to honor those who gave their lives to achieve Irish Freedom.

Highlight of Visiting Dublin: going to the Writers' Museum where I got to hear biographical information on and see old manuscripts of famous Irish Authors.