Sunday, September 19, 2010

Dublin~ Day Two

So Here are a few pictures from day 2 of visiting Dublin. Which is a very busy city, a little too busy. :) But it is quite an experience and is fun. Places I've been too, Trinity College and the book of Kells, and the HUGE library in the college. St. Patrick's Cathedral, and a few shops. Pics include; train station, a cafe named "Foggy Dew" (We went by it in the bus, so I had to jump off at the next stop and run back to get a picture) :) Foggy Dew is a famous song that Mr. W sings. ;)
Also, there's an old piece of music from Handles messiah from the 1700's.
And other cross that in the St. Patrick's Cemetery, the Celtic Crosses are actually called 'High Crosses'.

Also, very interesting, on the of the main busiest streets of Dublin there was the Socialist political Party out 'recruiting', handing pamplets out, speaking through a bull horn, etc.... wow!
Also there was table for Islam out there as well, trying to get 'converts'.
And the good thing was; there was a 'Right to Life' table out there too, with a petition to the government to keep abortion Illegal in Ireland; yes it is illegal to have one right now in Ireland.

Note: Today (the 19th) is thirteen years since Rich died, my host family reminded me last night. :(










4 comments:

Kirkpatrick's said...

Love the high cross! Neat you found that restaurant and got the picture - maybe you should've gotten a bite to eat there too! ha ha...

The city does look very busy...interesting, 'cause it looks old and busy, very different from the scenes we normally see.

Pretty amazing that piece of Handel's Messiah! Well preserved.

And that stuff at the bottom that you told me about yesterday is pretty wild...and scary. That sadly is the state of our world...a world in need of prayer and a Savior. Thankfully the RTL'ers were out there also. We'll pray abortion never becomes legalized there.

Heading out to grandpa and grandma's for the day.

Love you -
the momma of a little sister anxiously counting down the days 'til Friday!

Kirkpatrick's said...

Oh, and glad the Peter's remembered the anniversary. Been busy, would've forgotten. We'll have to be sure to play Rich on our way down to grandpa and grandma's today....

...still sad, sometimes think of what more he would've wrote and shared....

Maybe you can play something of his today - too bad you didn't have your dulcimer there to play Calling out Your Name or Creed!!

julia said...

I love that cross!! and that piece from the Messiah is really cool. I love listening to that at christmastime... :)
Too bad Islam doesn't actually follow that verse from the Koran which was on that sign..."Let there be no compulsion in religion. Truth stands out clear from error"....
That is cool though that abortion is still illegal there. I hope it stays that way.

Kirkpatrick's said...

Tá a fhios agam .... Tá sé i ndáiríre brónach a bhásaigh Rich: (Is mian liom a rinne sé nach .... Ach, tá sé cool fuair tú chun cónaí air:) Love leat! ~ Sadie

That is in Irish!!!!