Dublin diaries: 2006-07-16

Wednesday 19th July, 2006

Wednesday 19th July, 2006

Wednesday was quite uneventful! We didn’t go out anywhere, so we just stayed home and make dinner for ourselves.

Tuesday 18th July 2006

Tuesday 18th July 2006

After work, we went to Dawson Street, where we ate savory crepes for dinner.

To celebrate 250 years of Mozart, a small orchestra was performing at The St. Ann’s Church on Dawson Street. We went to watch that. The church was beautiful and so was the performance. It was my first experience of Mozart, and I enjoyed it very much!

Monday 17th July 2006

Monday 17th July 2006

After work, we went to watch a juggling show performed by a traveling quartet at the Diversions festival. That was a brilliant show and the performance was incredible!

Sunday 16th July 2006

After lunch we went to the Temple Bar area for an afternoon open-air comedy called ‘Anna Livia Fringe.’ It was running as a part of the Diversions festival, a celebration of 15 years of cultural activities in the Temple Bar area.

After the show, we spent time on Grafton street and Henry street- the streets best known for shopping in Dublin. After roaming the streets for a while, we went back home to rest and prepare for the rest of the week to come.

Sunday 16th July 2006

Sunday 16th July 2006

On Sunday, I went to Trinity College. There, I saw parts of the book of Kells. It was quite an experience! Here is a picture of me by the Arnoldo Pomodoro sculpture by the library.

There is an interesting story about Trinity College. In January 1902, the then principal, George Salmon, said that he would let women into the college only ‘over his dead body.’ In February that year, he died and in March, women were let into the college.

Saturday 15th July 2006

After the lovely walk, we got back on the DART and came back to town. We had booked tickets to a rock ballet – Queen at the Ballet. (http://www.queenattheballet.com/)

Finally, after the long long day, we walked back home. Dublin looked lovely at 11 in the night.

Saturday 15th July 2006

Howth rhymes with both!

We had a Middle Eastern lunch at a fair in the town and then started walking towards the cliffs. The walk to the path that led to the cliffs and the path that leads towards the cliffs were scenic and breathtaking. It was an unusually sunny afternoon and everyone was either out walking towards the cliffs or out sailing in the bay.

The grass is greener on this side!

Sea gulls would fly past all the time, as though playing amongst themselves. We walked through green paths and the sky and sea were a clear blue!

Saturday 15th July 2006

It was a looooooooooong day!!! I loved it!

We left home early and got cream cheese bagels for breakfast. We then got on the DART, the local train system, and landed up at Malahide. Malahide is best known for its castle. We had to switch trains along the way and had to wait for over half an hour for the train. Since there were a total of only three people (including us) on the platform, we sat down and waited for the train!

We finally got to Malahide castle.. It was beautiful! We weren’t allowed to take pictures inside. But, you can see some pictures and read the stories at http://www.malahidecastle.com/malahidecastle/history.asp.

However, we did manage to take pictures outside the castle!