We all met up for breakfast again, today, in Jack's with me trying the breakfast bagel instead of the breakfast pannini. Today we drove into the centre of Dublin and I parked the car in the Sentana Car Park just off Kildare Street near Leinster House (where the Houses of Oireachtas - or Parliament) are situated - with the Dail (or Commons) on one side and the Senate (equivalent to our Lords) on the other. This is my usual car park when visiting Dublin and although it is a little pricey, it compares well with the cost of parking in Brighton and is so incredibly convenient for all the major sites in the city centre. We walked to Trinity College where we left the Russells to queue to see the Book of Kells whilst Sara, I and the children walked to the Tourist Information Centre a few yards away. We all met up again at the Molly Malone Statue in Grafton Street from where we walked to the Temple Bar area for lunch in a lovely bar/restaurant where I had a very good meal of fish and chips washed down with the ubiquitous Guinness. We spent the afternoon around Henry Street and O'Connell Street and the Dublin Spire. The children put their fingers in some of the bullet holes left in the GPO by the British Army during the Easter Rising of 1916. That again brought the historic event alive. After a visit to Carroll's souvenir shop close to O'Connell Bridge, we walked back to the car park near Dawson Street to find plenty of Gardie, both on horseback and on foot, in the front of Leinster House. Clearly some important event was occurring (we never did find out what it was). We then drove to Harold's Cross to attend the greyhound race meeting at Harold's Cross Stadium. To get there, we drove along Haddington Road where De Valera's rebel troops had inflicted the most casualties on the British during the Easter Rising. None of us had any success on the dogs tonight with the exception of Mary who, for a 1 euro stake won 84 euros on a trio. We left after seven races much poorer except for Mary who found this evening the highlight of her four-day stay in Dublin.
Tuesday, June 01, 2010
Dublin - Day 3
We all met up for breakfast again, today, in Jack's with me trying the breakfast bagel instead of the breakfast pannini. Today we drove into the centre of Dublin and I parked the car in the Sentana Car Park just off Kildare Street near Leinster House (where the Houses of Oireachtas - or Parliament) are situated - with the Dail (or Commons) on one side and the Senate (equivalent to our Lords) on the other. This is my usual car park when visiting Dublin and although it is a little pricey, it compares well with the cost of parking in Brighton and is so incredibly convenient for all the major sites in the city centre. We walked to Trinity College where we left the Russells to queue to see the Book of Kells whilst Sara, I and the children walked to the Tourist Information Centre a few yards away. We all met up again at the Molly Malone Statue in Grafton Street from where we walked to the Temple Bar area for lunch in a lovely bar/restaurant where I had a very good meal of fish and chips washed down with the ubiquitous Guinness. We spent the afternoon around Henry Street and O'Connell Street and the Dublin Spire. The children put their fingers in some of the bullet holes left in the GPO by the British Army during the Easter Rising of 1916. That again brought the historic event alive. After a visit to Carroll's souvenir shop close to O'Connell Bridge, we walked back to the car park near Dawson Street to find plenty of Gardie, both on horseback and on foot, in the front of Leinster House. Clearly some important event was occurring (we never did find out what it was). We then drove to Harold's Cross to attend the greyhound race meeting at Harold's Cross Stadium. To get there, we drove along Haddington Road where De Valera's rebel troops had inflicted the most casualties on the British during the Easter Rising. None of us had any success on the dogs tonight with the exception of Mary who, for a 1 euro stake won 84 euros on a trio. We left after seven races much poorer except for Mary who found this evening the highlight of her four-day stay in Dublin.
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