Makes me want to go to Dublin - but at a less crowded time of year!! The
Famine memorial was moving, the library impressive. My favorites are the
street scenes with people, especially John Milligan's Pub.
Thanks for taking us along!
Tina
On Sun, Jul 14, 2019 at 12:50 PM Nathan Wajsman <photo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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> I was in Dublin this week, for the first time in about 20 years. I did not
> have much free time; I arrived in the city centre around 5 p.m. on
> Wednesday, had an all-day conference to attend (and speak at) Thursday, and
> a flight home Friday morning. But I tried to make the best use of my time.
> An Irish colleague at the office had prepared a personalised guide for me,
> and on Wednesday night I got together with Douglas Barry for an evening of
> great beer, great food, and great conversation. And on Thursday, by
> skipping lunch and the first post-lunch session of the conference, I was
> able to visit Trinity College and the EPIC emigration museum. And of course
> there was also Thursday night, and the things I saw while walking to and
> from the conference venue from my hotel.
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> So a quick 2-day walk around the capital of Ireland is here:
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> http://www.frozenlight.eu/dublin_july2019/
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> I hope it conveys Dublin as I felt it—a city with a history, some of it
> painful, and with a recent transformation as a Celtic tiger which, despite
> the crisis that hit in 2010, remains a feature of Dublin.
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> As always, comments and critique are welcome and appreciated.
>
> Nathan
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