hello love,
WOW!!! Dublin is such an amazing city. We woke up today by the cursing of a mystery man who slept in our room but we never got a close look at him. We ate a free delicious breakfast as we waited for the arrival of our bags. After we recieved our bags we headed out for a day in the Dublin streets.
We saw a huge statue of a hand and it was neat. We traveled to the beautiful campus of Trinity college to see the Book of Kells the first Bible translated by Irish monks in the year 800. After that we stumbled upon Christ Church Cathedral. Our favorite cathedral was of course St. Patrick's, unfortunately it cost money to tour so we enjoyed the outside & the first few steps of the inside. After that we walked to St. Kevin's church that was built in year 800, we took fun pictures and enjoyed the green landscape. We got a cup of hot coffee at starbucks as we laughed at the locals and planned for the rest of our day. After that we came across a coat of arms store--Magee was a popular name. The owner told me about my family line and our noble heritage. The book told him that the Magee's were Archbishop's of Dublin, one Magee was the Earl of Cork, and that John Magee (that's my dad's name!!!) was one of the most famous writers in all of Dublin.
One of our favorite things today was walking down Grafton street (pretty much a shopping strip in the heart of the city) and coming across 12 year old local twin brothers that were perfroming live. They had two guitars and a small crowd. We heard them play everything from the Goo Goo Dolls to Jeff Buckley. It was one of the best concerts I've been to.
We ate a free dinner here in the Hostel--Paddy's Palace were we met some college student's from Limerick. We plan to head to Temple Bar for a black one and live local music!!!
Love you,
Ben&Molly
Quote for the Day:
We look at the world once in childhood, the rest is memory. --- Louise Gluck
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