Dublin Town

On Wednesday, 17th of August I and John passed the day in Dublin, the capital of the Republic of Ireland. We took on board on the train in Rathdrum, near Avoca. One hour and a half of a magical journey along the sea after that, the Liffey river appeared in front of us. We walked on some yards until arriving up O'Connell Street.

Our desire was to visit Kilmainham Gaol, where a lot of leaders of independence movements were incarcerated. But we were also interested in the Dublin's cultural neighbourhood: Temple Bar. So, we decided to stride along the avenue. There we visited the Dublin Post Office, a key building during the 1916's uprising, and passed in front of the Spire, the tallest sculpture in the world. Arrived in Temple Bar, we admired a photography exhibition, next-door the Irish Film Institute. Afterwards we took the direction of the Chester Beatty Library and, once arrived we drunk a coffee. Before following the river towards the West we paced in Dublin Castle's yard where sand sculptures were erected.

Half an hour later, we started the guided visit of the jail. It was both interesting and emotional to go through the rooms where so many people were confined in horrible conditions and sometimes executed. Eamon de Valera, third president of Ireland was the last prisoner of Kilmainham Gaol.

After this deeply moving visit we went back to the city center, walking along the Phoenix Park. At last we saw in the Hugh Lane Municipal Gallery of Modern Art the studio of Francis Bacon.
We came back at 6:30pm and contemplated once more the Irish shore.