Dublin
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| Newgrange |
Spring break started for us when we left for Dublin on February 23. On our way we stopped at Newgrange, a stone age passage tomb. We were able to walk inside and look around, but for such a large tomb, the passage ways were very small!
The next morning we all went to see the Book of Kells and the library at Trinity College. We had hop on hop off passes for our two days so after the college we hopped on the bus and went to the Kilmainham Gaol and took a guided tour around the Gaol. It was very powerful to be at the gaol because it is where the leaders of the 1916 Easter Uprising were executed and as a class we spent a great deal of time at the beginning of the semester learning about the uprising.
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| The west wing |
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| Sign at the Zoo |
After the goal, we decided to go to the Dublin Zoo and enjoy the nice afternoon. The zoo was pretty small but it was still fun to walk around and see the animals. After the zoo we went out to dinner and then went to the Temple Bar.
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| Gravity Bar |
The next day we went and saw Dublin Castle, St. Patrick's Cathedral and then walked to the Guinness Brewery. After our tour around the building which including floors about the ingredients, the history of the company, advertising over the years and marketing, we went and had a pint in Gravity Bar. From the bar you could see the entire city of Dublin and the surrounding area, it was an amazing view. After the brewery we went to the Natural History museum but promptly left when we walked into the main room and realized that the entire museum was stuffed animals...yuck! So instead I went to the Archeology Museum and saw bog bodies (bodies which had been preserved in the bogs of Ireland) and other artifacts from around Ireland. After the visit to the museum, we went to the Abbey Theater and saw a play called No Romance, it was the second night it had even been showed to an audience and I thought it was very enjoyable. After the play it was time to pack and get ready for the next two weeks...
