DUBLIN (19.-20.5.2007)
Monika, Alex and me went to Dublin... As the plane tickets were really cheap (even cheaper than the train tickets) we decided city hop a bit and visit Dublin.
We caught a beautiful weekend with marvellous weather. So everything was ready for two great days!

Of course we’ve seen a lot. For example:
We visited the Trinity College, which is one of the oldest universitys in the country. One famous alumnus was e.g. Samuel Beckett.
It is also – amongst others – the ‘home’ of the “Book of Kells” now, which is a great gospel book of the 9th century.

We’ve also been to the National Gallery, which holds a fine collection of artworks. Caravaggio, Vermeer, … everything can be found here.

As we had two days we also had a walk through the city, which is pretty nice. While walking along the alleys we saw many statues: Molly Melone - who was a fishmonger and inspired a very famous Dublin anthem: 'Cockles and Mussels' and of course Mr. James Joyce and many more.

As we had one night we didn’t want to miss the nightlife in the “Temple Bar” district with its various pubs, bars and discotheques.

The next day we say St. Patricks Cathedral.

After the exhausting events of the last one and a half days we of sightseeing we really deserved a cake at “The Queen of tarts”. This little coffee shop who won many prizes for their tarts, scones and cookies...(and thanks Aisling – a study colleague – we also could have a peace of one of its marvellous tarts!) … I definitely have to come back!... ;-)

Of course we’ve made a tour through the Castle of Dublin.

…and a walk along the river Liffey.

Before we got the bus to the airport we wondered around a bit and saw the Spire of Dublin, which is a 120 metre high landmark (you can’t miss it!), which was unveiled in 2002.