Tag: Ireland

  • Monday 21 February 2000 Highlights: Trinity College, the old Irish Parliament House, the fantastic Guinness Brewery.  We woke up to a beautiful day so good in fact we decided to chance it without our raincoats. Jon had a small dispute with a fellow guest at the hostel over which bed he should be in. We…

  • Sunday 20 February 2000 Highlights: Magnificent Murals covering the ‘Troubles’. We spent most of the day in Derry / Londonderry.  Early in the morning we again walked the wall, but this time looking murals of the Troubles. In Northern Ireland murals have become significant symbols, depicting the region’s past and present political and religious divisions.…