So on my way to the Guinness Storehouse, which I might add I’m pretty excited to visit, I walk through the campus of Trinity College…  one of the world’s leading universities:  It is also referred to as the University of Dublin and some of its more celebrated alumni are Bram Stoker, Oscar Wilde, Jonathan Swift, scores of leading …
Fashion Police Back In The Day
 Throughout the State Apartments, where my tour in Dublin Castle begins, you can see the symbol of the lyre (or harp) as above. You will find it everywhere in Ireland from the euro coin…  to all things Guinness:  The State Apartments were formerly quarters used by the Viceregal Court. Today it plays host to State functions:  …
The Great Courtyard
 Today we begin in the Great Courtyard or Upper Castle Yard of Dublin Castle.  It dates back to 1204 and was once the enclosure of King John’s Castle.  It is an immense rectangle that, for today at least, is displaying some very cool sand art:  The most eye-catching building in this courtyard is Bedford Tower:  Just …
We’ve Come A Long Way From The Early 1200s
 Before I left on this trip I watched a few episodes of Bite Me With Dr. Mike on the Travel Channel. It made me want to burn my passport, yet here I am. And before I sat down to write today’s entry I read an email from my mom. She’d forwarded me an article in Vietnamese about some deadly …
Sick and Indecent?
 So out of the corner of my eye over lunch I see the writing on the wall above. It does say indecent, right…just misspelled? Sick and indecent? How twisted is the Irish humor?  And where do I sign up for this club’s membership!?! But more about this later… From St. Patrick’s it’s an easy walk over to the Christ …