10 February 2009

dublin

this past weekend a group of friends and i traveled to dublin. i really wanted to see an old woman knitting woolen socks with her husband shaving a sheep in the background, but my search was not successful. there were woolen socks, but not as authentic as i imagined. 

the guinness factory 
the famous 9,000 year lease is under glass as you enter the space. what will they do when the contract is up?

for the six nations game the locals dressed in crazy ways! the game was ireland v. france. ireland won! 

dublin castle
st. patrick's room

dublin castle
throne of queen victoria

dublin castle
in the 17th century, after dinner and before dancing, guests were divided into three waiting rooms - one for married couples, one for single men and one for single ladies. this is where the single ladies waited until a single man entered and asked them to dance. if you were not asked to dance, you stayed in the room until the party was over. how sad!

christ catholic cathedral