Dublin Recap

I've decided to do an entry about our time spent in Dublin, because we saw quite a few things as a group before we departed for Spring Break.....Here's a little recap of my time spent in Dublin. I went to Newgrange, which is a massive stone tomb and the majority of the very top of it is covered in grass. Unfortunately we weren't allowed to take pictures on the inside. 

At Trinity College I had the chance to see The Book of Kells (but we weren't allowed to take pictures inside either). 

Then at the the Guinness brewery I tasted the best pint of Guinness, hands down. I even made a purchase at the gift shop; I bought a coffee mug that looks like a pint of Guinness :) 

While strolling around the city we set foot in the General Post Office see the bullet holes from the 1916 East Uprising; and took a tour of the Kilmainham Prison, where the rebels of the Uprising were held and later executed. One cell which is labeled as Mrs. Joseph Plunkett contained a painting which is said to be painted by Grace herself while she was housed there. Then there were pictures in the prison of what the prison was like when it was in use. In one of the court yard the crosses on the ground mark the spots where the executions of two of the rebels took place. It was a bit creepy to stand in between them. Across the street from the prison were statues of the rebels standing in a circle around the Proclamation on a table in the middle. The tall figures have bullet holes in them as well. I don't have any actual pictures of the Post Office, just the signs in the front lobbies. 

I snapped a couple of pictures of the city streets in Dublin, just to give you an idea of what the city looks like.

Enjoy the pics!