Still snowing today -- quite the blizzardy weather -- flights have been cancelled all over the UK and the Island. Trains were delayed or cancelled and it's difficult to get a taxi. Buses were running on a limited basis. We walked across the River Liffy again to City Centre and St. Stephen’s Green Shopping Center for lunch, then to the National Museum of Ireland where we spent quite some time taking in the history of this wonderful island. The gold treasure finds were very interesting -- most the biggest find, when discovered, was melted down before being saved. There were hundreds of bangle-like bracelets, necklaces of gold and amber, etc... Of course, Tara's broach (and all the other broaches on display) were spectacular in their intricate detail and beauty. And I finally got to get an "up close and personal" look at the bog men -- five specimens in all -- one more thing to cross of my "bucket list"!
We walked around Trinity College, but didn’t’ make it to the interior. Since it gets dark at 4:00, many places close early in the Winter (except, of course, the shopping centers). It's difficult to sandwich more than one tourist sight into a day.
We walked around Trinity College, but didn’t’ make it to the interior. Since it gets dark at 4:00, many places close early in the Winter (except, of course, the shopping centers). It's difficult to sandwich more than one tourist sight into a day.
National Museum of Ireland (http://www.panoramio.com/photo/12371614)
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