Trip to Ireland?

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Hey Everyone,
Fall is coming to a close here in Oxford. Some of the trees are so beautiful and majestic this time of year. Looking out our back window there are several trees that bask in the sunlight with red, orange, and yellow colors as their trunks twist, curl, turn around each other to almost 50 feet high. But it is quite cold here, and (of course) off and on rainy. I can't believe that we have now been in Oxford for two whole months. It is amazing that we will be headed home in under a month and a half. I know I will miss it, but i'm also kind of longing for home right now too.
Anyway, I thought I might share a long gone trip that 4 of my friends and I took on our first travel break. We visited Dublin, Ireland on 17th and 18th of September. My friends were David Henry (from Alaska), Mary Walreth (from Austin, Texas), Holly Perkins (from Colorado), and Joanna Vallejos (from California). We stayed right down down near the O'Connell street which is the main street of the metropolis that is Dublin. We really enjoyed our time there visiting or seeing The Great Spire, Trinity College, Christ Church Cathedral, St. Patrick's Cathedral, The National Museum of Archeology, the Dublin Castle, and the Chester Beatty Library. It was even sunny while we were there. The Irish people were much friendlier and less reserved than the British; they would actually look us in the eye. And Dublin seemed much more modern than Oxford (though still very much older than the States). Anyway, I hope you enjoy these pictures.

Sincerely,
Chris

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Photos

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O'Connell street on our first night in Dublin.

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The main river and Downtown of Dublin on our first morning.

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The post office on O'Connell street.

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Walking into Trinity College Dublin. This is where they had the Book of Kells, a 9th century illuminated manuscript.

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This is the "bell tower" in the middle of campus at Trinity college (founded 1592).

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Looking out on Trinity's grounds from the chapel

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The "Dublin doors" they're all a different color supposedly.

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A street in Dublin.

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A neat statue near the National Museum of History which was closed for renovations.

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The entrance to the National Museum of Archeology. No pictures inside please.

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The street our group had lunch on in Dublin.

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Bewley's Restaurant in Dublin where we had lunch. I had tomato and bean soup.

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Dublin Castle in it's renovated form near the heart of Dublin.

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Christ Church Cathedral in Dublin. No pictures inside please.

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Inside St. Patrick's where we could actually take pictures. It is one of many Catholic Cathedrals I would see this semester.

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Stained glass inside St. Patrick's.

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More Stained Glass inside St. Patrick's

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St. Patrick's steeple is under construction.

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O'Connell Street the first night we got to Dublin

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Looking out on Trinity's grounds from the chapel

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The "Dublin doors" they're all a different color supposedly.

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A street in Dublin.

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A neat statue near the National Museum of History which was closed for renovations.

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The entrance to the National Museum of Archeology. No pictures inside please.