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Walking around Sopot, brrr.

March 28th, 2023

Short and sweet today.

The Forest Opera, an open-air amphitheatre in Sopot, with a capacity of 5000 seats. The orchestra pit holds up to 110 musicians. Bet it is a great place to see an opera. Walking distance from the rental. Nice walk through a nature park.

Selfie. Hard to see how high up we were. We tried.

Ordered-in this evening. Beet, carrot, cucumber and olive salad with pesto chicken, also with a slice of Mike’s salmon and dill crepe for me. Ratatouille wrap and a salmon crepe for Mike. Delicious.

Now we are relaxing at the apartment. Looking forward to Galway with Mike. We bought our Dublín to Galway train tickets today. So, we thought it only appropriate to start watching Irish movies. So far, Banshees of Inisherin (last evening) and In Bruges (this evening) — dark comedies directed by British-Irish playwright and filmmaker, Martin McDonagh. We are still hoping to watch The Quiet Man, The Guard, The Field and maybe The Commitments to get us properly prepared. Mike definitely inherited Rich’s movie gene.

I even saw the Irish play, Hangmen, while in Dublín. Coincidentally, written by Martin McDonagh.
The Shelbourne, Dublín and The Book of Kells.

March 22nd, 2023

Pictures from yesterday and today. The weather has been GREAT! Walking everywhere.

The Shelbourne. We are in a terrific location. The Shelbourne loves JFK. JFK’s close family ties to Ireland made him particularly beloved in this country. The Shelbourne was honored to welcome JFK and Jackie as guests, both before and after his election.

Ok, so if you want coffee without Irish Whiskey, Irish cream liqueur or Baileys Irish Cream, seems like Italian coffee is popular and the way to go. This is my go-to spot. We are looking for Love Supreme, highly recommended–their beans, are imported from Sweden’s Koppi Fine Coffee Roasters.

I am directly across the street from Saint Stephen’s Green Park.

My entrance to the park.

Famine. Memorial at St. Stephen’s Green Park in Dublin captures the history and tragedy of the Irish Famine, also known as Ireland’s Great Hunger. Between 1845 and 1851 approximately one million Irish people died of starvation and disease and millions more fled Ireland in search of a better life.

Daffodils in full bloom in the park.

James Joyce memorial in the park.

Just outside the park. I had the Baileys Bliss on the far left. YUM!

Saint Stephen’s Green Shopping Centre. No time to go in. Darn.

Trinity College and the Old Library. The Book of Kells is a masterpiece of medieval art―a brilliantly decorated version of the four Gospels with full-page depictions of Christ, the Virgin and the Evangelists as well as a wealth of smaller decorative paintings.

The Old Library. The Long Room.

Christ holding a Gospel book (folio 32v). I am pretty sure this is the page I saw. Found this on the internet. I was lucky to get to see a beautiful image. I’m sure all the pages are great, but this was so vibrant! No photos allowed.

It’s green week at Trinity College (and maybe all of Dublin).

Pink Restaurant. My picture doesn’t do it justice.

Bought a ticket. Going this evening. But first a late lunch/dinner.

Open Clare Island Oak Smoked Salmon with smashed avocado, crusty sourdough bread and overnight tomatoes. Pinot Noir. All absolutely delicious!! I had never heard of overnight tomatoes. I’m going to try this at home.

Dessert. Shelbourne Gateaux of the day–carrot. Out of this world delicious!

After I ate about 1/3 of this amazing dessert, I had to push it aside before I finished it completely and licked the plate! Crazy good.

Hope to go here tomorrow + the Guinness Storehouse and I am going on a walking tour at 11AM. So many places,
so little time. ; )

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