Dublin, Ireland

We spent the first day checking out Dublin. It was a nice city and much smaller than I expected. The doors of the houses were all painted bright colors, red, blue, green and it definitely made the places look better. We walked through all the major parts of the city, Grafton Street, Temple Bar, Trinity College, St. Stephens Green, Dame Street and the old wall and gate of Dublin. We finished the day having some Irish coffee at Temple Bar and listening to some Irish music.
We visited Trinity College, the oldest in Ireland. I mean really old, it was founded in 1592 by Queen Elizabeth I. The library at the college holds the Book of Kells. The Book of Kells is an ornately illustrated manuscript, produced by Celtic monks around AD 800 in the style known as Insular art. It is one of the more lavishly illuminated manuscripts to survive from the Middle Ages and has been described as the zenith of Western calligraphy and illumination. It contains the four gospels of the Bible in Latin, along with prefatory and explanatory matter decorated with numerous colourful illustrations and illuminations.

The 3 pictures above are on the green in the middle of Trinity College. Oscar Wilde's apartment was around the corner.

Dublin Castle.

Looking at Dame Street in downtown, near Christ Church.

Christ Church at the top of the hill.

The other side of Christ Church.

The famous Ha'penny Bridge over the River Liffey.

Singing old Irish songs on the church steps.

The magic of a camera timer.