weather
my biggest concern before my trip to dublin was rainwear
ireland like paris like amstedam
is right on the water
cities right on the water tend to be wet
but its the end of summer
my slicker is lined
too hot to wear
too hot to schlep
i bought two packable rain 'coats'
one folds up into itself pocketsize
the other is a poncho that can fit in shoulderbag or tote
i even bought a cheap pair of coated sort of rubberized keds
i was prepared
every morning we woke to skies like this
(out the back window of our room)
rainwear in my bag
off we'd go
prepared
on friday
we went
to
Trinity College
to see
the Book of Kells exhibit
no photos were permitted
we also wandered the absolutely gorgeous library
where photos were permitted
the
Long Room
in
the Old Library
is 213 ft
built between 1712-1732
by
architect Thomas Burgh
houses
200,000 books
its the largest library in ireland
down those stairs is the gift shop
it was mesmerizing
so many books
such amazing light
such incredible architecture
the ceiling!!!
when we left
we walked out
onto the the lush green campus
which
was
soaking
wet
it had rained
while we were inside
the only rain during our entire stay in dublin
and
these were the only umbrellas we saw
(anne's lane, off anne street south)
