Last day before the flight
Since there was no tour, we didn't have to rise at 5 am thankfully. Instead it was a more sensible 8:30 am. The weather has turned a bit colder today, cloudy and a little windy.
Dad needed to get a checkup on the eye surgery he had done so we took a cab over to Blackrock clinic. Our cabbie was very funny and fun to talk to. As a small bonus, he on purpose took us by the embassies and ambassadorial homes (he asked first), he even showed us the home of the french ambassador which was recently sold for €52 million (about $72 million). It was very impressive in a white stone done in a gothic style.
After the doctor's visit we went by the natural history musuem.
Again, no photographs, but that's ok. The museum is free and composed of two floors.
Exhibits cover from stone age Ireland through iron age , bronze age and so on. Also there were the remains of mummified remains found in bogs across Ireland. On the second floor are exhibits from Egypt, medieval Ireland and Viking Ireland.
On the second floor, an entire two rooms were devoted to Egyptian mummies, artifacts and details about Egyptian life. The room next to that was a large exhibit containing artifacts from medieval Irish life. Primarily focused on what has survived the years, it was military, ecclesiastical and a little from nobility. There was even a centuries old bishop's cloak that was literally covered in embrodery from Florence.
Last but least was a large exhibit to the Viking contribution of Ireland. At the start was a to scale reproduction of a two man Viking rowboat. That stood at the entrance to the Viking exhibit. Inside there was a full size skeleton and weapons on display.
It wasn't all weapons and armor though, many of the Viking exhibits covered everyday life in Dublin at the time of Viking occupation. Games, clothes, and many items pertaining to various craftworks was on display there.
Unfortunately, we were running short of time so we took as little time as we could there at the end.
We left there and made our way to O'Connell street where Dad could locate someplace that sold glasses to match his new perscription.
Then finally, we grabbed dinner at Finnigans again before we headed back to the hotel to pack.
Overall, the trip was fantastic. Fast paced at times, hectic or busy at others, but in general just fantastic fun. I don't look forward to the nine hour flight back to the States, but that's really a small price to pay for such a great trip.
-- Post From My iPhone
Dad needed to get a checkup on the eye surgery he had done so we took a cab over to Blackrock clinic. Our cabbie was very funny and fun to talk to. As a small bonus, he on purpose took us by the embassies and ambassadorial homes (he asked first), he even showed us the home of the french ambassador which was recently sold for €52 million (about $72 million). It was very impressive in a white stone done in a gothic style.
After the doctor's visit we went by the natural history musuem.
Again, no photographs, but that's ok. The museum is free and composed of two floors.
Exhibits cover from stone age Ireland through iron age , bronze age and so on. Also there were the remains of mummified remains found in bogs across Ireland. On the second floor are exhibits from Egypt, medieval Ireland and Viking Ireland.
On the second floor, an entire two rooms were devoted to Egyptian mummies, artifacts and details about Egyptian life. The room next to that was a large exhibit containing artifacts from medieval Irish life. Primarily focused on what has survived the years, it was military, ecclesiastical and a little from nobility. There was even a centuries old bishop's cloak that was literally covered in embrodery from Florence.
Last but least was a large exhibit to the Viking contribution of Ireland. At the start was a to scale reproduction of a two man Viking rowboat. That stood at the entrance to the Viking exhibit. Inside there was a full size skeleton and weapons on display.
It wasn't all weapons and armor though, many of the Viking exhibits covered everyday life in Dublin at the time of Viking occupation. Games, clothes, and many items pertaining to various craftworks was on display there.
Unfortunately, we were running short of time so we took as little time as we could there at the end.
We left there and made our way to O'Connell street where Dad could locate someplace that sold glasses to match his new perscription.
Then finally, we grabbed dinner at Finnigans again before we headed back to the hotel to pack.
Overall, the trip was fantastic. Fast paced at times, hectic or busy at others, but in general just fantastic fun. I don't look forward to the nine hour flight back to the States, but that's really a small price to pay for such a great trip.
-- Post From My iPhone
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