Wow, the world looks better after a good night's sleep. It is a beautiful day with sun, a blue sky, and cool temps. After the breakfast buffett, we met Martina and started on our tour. Visited St. Pat's Cathedral which is huge and very old. It is not a Catholic Cathedral (news to me). Also visited Trinity College where the Book of Kells is kept. The Book of Kells is the four books of the Gospel which was copied and illustrated by monks on the Isle of Ione, Scotland starting in the 9th century. We saw a page of script and a page of illustrations. By then it was noon. We were turned lose. Chuck and I hit a coffee shop for coffee, a panini (tomato, mozarella, and pesto), and a Belgian chocolate/carmel/shortbread (to die for). We then walked back to the hotel --probably 40 minutes. It is a fine and colorful day to walk in Dublin. Today is the day of a huge hurling match in the stadium (82,000 seats). Fans on the way to the stadium are dressed in the colors of their team. Tipperary (amber and black colors) and Killarney (green and white colors) are big competitors and are battling it out. Hurling players are dressed like soccer players with helmets. They play with a hockey-like stick with a wider paddle and a small leather covered ball. It is similar to field hockey, but they don't roll the ball. Now if the announcer were speaking in English instead of Gaelic, I could tell you even more. Tonight our whole group (37) has dinner together. Will report on that tomorrow.
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