Dublin

Dublin was a great trip, although not the most impressive city. The city itself was somewhat dirty; however, there were some amazing things to see while I was there. Trinity College is absolutely gorgeous and definitely worth taking the time to see if you are in Dublin. They have an old library that really impressed me. We (I and three other guys from the program) also got to go to St. Patrick’s Cathedral and Christ Church Cathedral. Both buildings were somewhat interesting architecturally from the outside and appeared nice in the inside. However, I must admit we did not spend much time in St. Patrick’s Cathedral. This was because they actually charged to get into the church. Every other church I had been to in other cities, had a donation plate if one wanted to contribute to the church, its preservation, or just as a thank you for being able to take pictures. These churches were charging over ten dollars just to get into the building. In addition St. Patrick’s was running a high end gift shop in the church building. Christ surely would have turned those tables and told the devil to get out of his house. Let’s just say I was not that impressed. We did go into Christ Church Cathedral. This was because they do not charge to come to the service. So we went and enjoyed the service. Both of these churches were Anglican. I had a good time, although was disappointed in the preacher, who implied the word of God is fallible. We then got to go under the church for tea and biscuits (cookies). It was a good time. The highlight of the trip to Dublin was most certainly the Guinness Store House. This was a magnificent tour of how Guinness Beer is made. In the end you get to sample a free pint while sitting in a room that resembles the design of the Eagle’s Nest in Indianapolis. The view of the city was spectacular. The only real downside to the whole trip was that it was rainy the entire time we were there. However, now that I reflect it occurs to me that the one time we decided to have a picnic lunch it did stop raining for about two hours on Sunday afternoon. Well, that is Dublin. I actually will elaborate if you have any additional questions.