Day One: Dublin

Arrived in Dublin this morning, got our rental car, and started checking out the city early. Early morning traffic in Dublin is no joke! Wes did well for his first time driving on the opposite side on the car and on the opposite side of the road. First stop the Drury Court Hotel to drop off our luggage since we couldn't check in yet. Then it was off to Trinity College, Ireland's oldest university, founded in 1592. We saw the Book of Kells, which is a handwritten copy of the four gospels of the New Testament. It is believed to have been written in the early 800's. Next it was on to The Long Room in the Old Library. It was beautiful! The library is about to start a restoration project and majority of the books have been removed. Thankfully, there were still a few shelves full of books for us to see. There are marble busts of the great philosophers, writers and individuals connected with Trinity College lining the Long Room. One of the few remaining copies of the 1916 Proclamation of the Irish Republic can be found in the Long Room, as well as the Brian Boru harp, which is the oldest of its kind in Ireland.Read more