In Dublin

Friday morning in Dublin Abi and I got up early enough to enjoy some breakfast at the hotel. (Alex and Fiona were still sound asleep.) When we managed to rouse them, we all walked to Trinity College and saw the Book of Kells exhibit and the Long Room of the Old Library. We visited Dublin with Abi’s Dad on a day trip long, long time ago (after Alex; before Fiona). I don’t remember much about it from that time, but the Long Room is the archetypal library that sticks in your head and never goes away. It’s magical.

We had lunch in a nearby pub (I think it was the Lincoln’s Inn? Their chicken wings were amazing), and then we hopped onto a tour bus. Abi stayed with us for a few blocks, but got off at St Patrick’s Cathedral. She visited some churches while Alex, Fiona, and I stayed on the bus tour. We had hoped to take a tour of Kilmainham Gaol, but places are limited. When the bus got there, there was a “sold out” sign up, so we stayed on the bus instead and enjoyed some more of the driver’s highly entertaining commentary.

None of us felt like eating much in the evening, so we just grazed. Fiona and I went out to see Terminator: Genisys in IMAX at the Cineworld. We both enjoyed it. It wasn’t nearly as bad as the reviews suggested. It’s not a classic, sure, but it had plenty of good moments.

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