Reading and Roaming
This was Day 3 in Dublin and we spent about 4 hours with a tour guide. James was knowledgeable, enthusiastic, and brimming with historical details. The highlight for me was the Book of Kells exhibit at the library at Trinity College It was a well thought out exhibit in which selected pages and images from …
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Yesterday we were on our own all day and feeling restored from a good night’s sleep, we walked and walked and explored some of the streets and lanes on both sides of the river, crossing and re-crossing over several bridges. Our hotel is on the south side of the River Liffey. This area is popular …
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ARRIVING IN DUBLIN As our flight across the Atlantic began descending into the Dublin airport, I was struck by blocks of green. Green fields, neatly regular plots of green, and here and there rows of houses and houses grouped in a circle around a central business district. At least two other international flights arrived about …
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Here are notes about two books: one a memoir by their niece about an accomplished pair of Chinese sisters and the other the Elizabeth George mystery I just finished reading. In addition, there are a few more recommended titles. CHINESE FAMILY MEMOIR Daughters of the Flower Fragrant Garden: Two Sisters Separated by China’s Civil War by …
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