Dubin City Hall

November 21, 2015

As I have noted previously, City Halls are always worth checking out and Dublin was no exception. Most of the building was closed as it was a business day but the rotunda was nice and the basement has a history of Dublin exhibit And remember to always look up.  This ceiling was stunning.  The photo […]

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National Museum of Ireland – Archeology & Natural History and National Gallery

November 21, 2015

The National Museum is exhibited in four separate locations 3 of which are in Dublin. Archeology was all about Vikings and early Irish history. This is a 4000 year old dugout canoe found  in a bog near Galway and is 14m/45ft  long cut from one tree trunk The Museum is purpose built as so is […]

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Christ Church Cathedral – Dublin

November 20, 2015

After the museum I hopped onto the tram for a couple of stops getting off at Four Courts. Castles, cathedrals and museums seem to be every old building in Ireland and the UK and always fasinating. This one was no exception. Massive flying buttresses Baptism font I’ve seen these eagle lecturns in many churches and […]

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St Patricks Cathedral

November 20, 2015

A short walk from Christ Church is St. Patricks.  Two cathedrals in one city is unusual but I’ll let Wikipedia sort it out for anyone interested.

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Dateline: Dublin

November 20, 2015

I have a thought I’ve voiced about Europe.  It’s so much easier to get there from there.  What I mean is that with a little planning you can get from one major, cool, historic city to another and return for very little money.  For example Glasgow to Dublin and back can be done for £30 […]

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UK Bits

November 19, 2015

Jackdaw Roman roof tiles around 150AD Soap, water & dryer in one unit Billy Connelly played the part in “Mrs. Brown” Love the name   First I saw the flowers or berries then I read the plaque

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Follow up thoughts

November 19, 2015

I have very much enjoyed my time in Britain and I know that after our chat in Calais, I have a couple of followers of my trip from the Border Agency. I hope you guys enjoyed it.  Send me an email & I’ll put you on the announcement list for further wanders.  In fact since […]

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Glasgow

November 18, 2015

Last spring I visited most of the major tourist attractions in Glasgow.  This time I did a little more wandering around the city, taking buses to wherever or just walking. Here are somethings that caught my eye This Anglican church was closed so all we see is exterior Don’t know that this was but I […]

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Huntarian Museum & Willow Tea Room, Glasgow

November 17, 2015

The Huntarian on the other hand I could understand. “The University of Glasgow’s Hunterian is the oldest museum in Scotland. It covers The Hunterian Museum, The Hunterian Art Gallery, The Mackintosh House, The Zoology Museum and The Anatomy Museum, all located in various buildings on the main campus of the University in the west end […]

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Museum of Modern Art Glasgow

November 16, 2015

I try.  I really do but I just can’t seem to grok most modern art. I was old the artist who did th neon was being “ironic”.  Whatever

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