Post by amyvalens on May 29, 2019 6:37:13 GMT -5
This year it's four years, that I visited Dublin for holiday for a week - it was from 15th - 20th June 2015. I enjoyed my time in Dublin. When I arrived there with my travelling group, for me it felt like a Homecoming (that may sound a bit strange, but it's true). We had a wonderful time there, visited Malahide Castle and the Dublin Castle (where I've found the statue of the journalist Veronica Guerin, who was murdered in 1996). In the small shop near Dublin Castle I bought a green scarf with green Clover template and black fray and a towel with my favourite Irish blessing for my mom as birthday present.
A few of our group visited Trinity College to see the Book of Kells, too. I have to confess, I'm not religious, nor do I go to church every sunday, but I nevertheless wanted to see the Book of Kells; I was just curious. When I was into the Trinity College, my first thought was: "Wow, is that the library of Hogwarts?" because the room with those huge shelves looked like the library of Hogwarts in the "Harry Potter" movies.
And we were shopping - Grafton Street (Dublin has a "Disney Store" and me and one of the companions entered it I've bought a big towel with "Ariel the Mermaid". In a shop called "Carroll's" I've bought a sweat jacket with "Dublin, Ireland" embroidery and it has the Coat of Arms of Dublin on the right sleeve and a smal Irish Flag in front of the left.
Then we went the O'Connel Street (over the bridge with the same name) to see the General Post Office. I knew, it was the GPO, although I haven't it seen before. But before I visited Dublin, I've read a lot of books and articles and other stuff about the irish history, so I knew about the role of the GPO while the Easter Rising in 1916.
I had a really wonderful time in Dublin and sometimes I wish I could go back there. The people were very friendly and helpful and sometimes I ask myself, wether it just can be that kind in the English speaking areas. I experienced the same in London in 2011.