The Long Hall Dublin

Omaha 3-10-12, 1 PM original and 2 PM actual
Chicago 3-10-12
London 3-11-12
Dublin 3-11-12


3-10-12
We drive to Omaha and arrive at airport early. Park in long term parking and hop the bus and arrive at the airport, OMA. We walk in and there is a line at the United counter about 70 people long. It was moving quickly so …

... to start on. "In the begining was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God." Then we went through the long hall. This would be the one picture you would probably recognize with Trinity college. It is a huge long library with old books ...

... , but you really don't get to see much of it.  As part of the entry fee, you also get to visit the Long Hall Library, which is really quite spectacular.  Unfortunately, you can't take pictures anywhere in the exhibit, as flash photography can ...

... skinned. The inks were all very vibrant, and the calligraphy was absolutely stunning. Also located at Trinity College is the Long Hall of the Library which smelled strongly of old books, a smell strongly associated with my childhood. At this time, the ...

... 45 minutes of great conversation, he tells us he must go home to make dessert for his Finnish girlfriend. (whom he met in the Long Hall Pub, see above!) Jason gives him some tips to name drop about hockey (Teemu Selanne, the Finnish Flash ; )  and ...

... and more recently, drive by photography by none other than me (Please see inserted photos of the Book of Kells and the Long Hall). I risked much to bring you these illegal photos. Please don't spread them across the internet, lest it come back to ...

... cool too. At Trinity they have the Book of Kells, which is an ancient copy of the 4 gospels, leather bound. They also have the long hall library that is exquisite. I tried to sneak a good picture but there was a camera nazi who was stopping everyone. (He ...

... nbsp;  Tracy and I stopped in more pubs than any stop that we made in the UK.  To name a few notable pubs: Kehoe's, the Long Hall, the Hairy Lemon & the Stag's Head.   We met a few traveler's from the US along the way.  Also, ...

... the final ten minutes of services at St. Patrick's in order to be able to enter the church. We left Chris at the Long Hall (Barney Niezer's request) while we shopped. Robbie the bartender. We had dinner at O'Sheas where we had Irish music.... ...

... bucks night in the short time I was there, so it is the wild partying district that it’s known for, but I reckon the better places are along St Georges Street nearby at the Long Hall and the Market Square… not quite so many drunken yobbos! ...

... did not expect quite so much juxtaposition of architectural styles. We saw the Book of Kells exhibit which was great, and then the Long Hall, a gorgeous old reading room with two storeys of stacks as far as the eye can see. No photographs allowed, so ...