Within easy walking distance of our accommodations at Hotel Bloom was the historicTrinity College Dublin. Here Ursula was most interested in visiting the famous Book of Kells, which you’ll see on Wednesday. As for today, we’re going to explore the grounds of the college. Let’s start with the Campanile bell tower in heart of the college:
Campanile — Trinity College Dublin
I had a lot of fun photographing this college, as the buildings are older than even I am:
Trinity College Dublin
The gentleman pictured below is Irish novelistOliver Goldsmith, a famous alumnus of the college:
Oliver Goldsmith
Today’s gallery is just me having fun with photographing this place:
And in Wednesday’s article I’ll show you the Trinity College Library and some images of the Book of Kells
St. Patrick’s Cathedral, as you may have noticed on Monday’s article, is quite impressive. But today prepare to be awed. Everything in the interior is absolute eye (and camera) candy, clear down to the tiled floor:
St. Patrick’s Cathedral
Let’s zoom in a bit and take a look at the detail clear down to the engraving in the tile: