Chris went to work today preparing materials to be used jointly with scholars from Ireland and Switzerland as well as preparing for her panel discussion to be held on Thursday evening.
Rick spent the day traveling around town again on a different "Hop-on/Hop-off" tour bus. It hit some of the same spots as the other company but several different ones too -- plus it was 1/2 as expensive as the tour bus that we took last week.
So here are some pictures of Dublin beginning with all the road construction:
They are putting in new tracks extending their light rail system. It will connect two other lines around the city, they are not simply laying down track but placing cobblestones between them. It will look beautiful when completed but I am not sure if it will really alleviate any of the traffic congestion because there are busses, cars, and taxis everywhere.
One of Rick's stops this time was for a tour of Teeling Whiskey Distillery, the only functioning one in the city. There were once 37 distilleries in the city in the 19th century but they all closed down decades ago. Teeling is the first to open in more than 125 years. (Jameson moved their distillery out of Dublin back in the 1970s).
And here is a little FYI (that I did not know until today):
After Rick finished the tour he had an opportunity to sample their wares (e.g., a single grain, a blended, and a single malt)
And then it was back on the bus visiting other parts of the city -- including the rugby/football (soccer) stadium,
a Cricket field (also where Bruce Springsteen played 11x before),
And some beautiful neighborhoods featuring Georgian and Victorian architecture. (Each of the doors are painted different colors in defiance of a British requirement to paint all the doors black when Queen Victoria died in 1901 -- or thereabouts).
This evening we walked to the Thomas House (just under a mile each way) to listen to some local musician play some American (Appalachian) Old Tyme Music. We had a great time sharing a couple of pints of Guinness while listening to and talking with these musicians. (The videos are a little dark but the music is good):
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