Our last day in Ireland was spent wandering the city. Our first port of call was Trinity College (opened by Queen Elizabeth 1 - Oscar Wilde attended college here) to view the Book of Kells. The ancient decorative books are so impressive. The Long Room is the historical library at Trinity College and it's amazing, almost like walking into a Harry Potter scene. It's 63 metres long, 11 metres wide and 14 metres high. High vaulted timber ceiling and two stories of book alcoves that line the walls. It has the beautiful smell of old old books. A must to visit!
We then wandered the streets, looked at Molly Malone's statue, visited Dublin Castle, 3 or 4 cathedrals, poked into the shops and walked, walked, walked.
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Dublin Castle
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| Molly Malone |
Late afternoon was spent at the Guinness Storehouse - it's an experience! Not sure how anyone drinks the stuff - it's vile. However the Galaxy Bar is on the 7th floor and offers panoramic views over Dublin - fabulous!
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| View of Dublin from Galaxy Bar |
Then more wandering and walking before coming back to the hotel to try and squeeze everything into our bags. We leave at 5.30am tomorrow morning and face another 24 hour flight home :(
Will be so nice to see family and friends again.
It's been a fabulous adventure and we have experienced some amazing things - so grateful to be given the opportunity. A huge thank you to everyone!
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