Ireland National Gallery, Dublin, 19/01/2012: After the archaeology museum, my parents and I made it to our original destination, the National Gallery. Surprisingly, the museum showcased very few Irish artists, though it did have a lovely van Gogh from early in his career. However, the most interesting aspect of the museum was the building. It’s modern design and stark lines were a strong contrast to the classical art contained within. This photograph shows the light coming in from behind the stairs on the second floor.
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Ireland National Gallery, Dublin, 19/01/2012:

After the archaeology museum, my parents and I made it to our original destination, the National Gallery. Surprisingly, the museum showcased very few Irish artists, though it did have a lovely van Gogh from early in his career.

However, the most interesting aspect of the museum was the building. It’s modern design and stark lines were a strong contrast to the classical art contained within. This photograph shows the light coming in from behind the stairs on the second floor.

Dublin, 18/01/2012:

My parents and I arrived in Dublin yesterday afternoon. After a short cab ride from the airport, during which our cabbie caught us up on local history and showed us three or four “real Irish pubs”, we arrived at our hotel. We are staying right in the center of south Dublin, across from St. Stephen’s Green and a few blocks from Trinity College. 

This morning, my dad and I walked through the green. True to all expectations, it’s very green. It’s also much more of a park, in the American sense, than the greens in London, which were simply open areas of grass. St. Stephen’s Green has plenty of wildlife, a little river, a gazebo, a play structure for children, and numerous statues of famous Irishmen (including the obligatory statue of James Joyce). 

Image descriptions:

  1. A bird in flight over the water.
  2. A bird standing on the edge of the water.
  3. A “Handsel and Gretel” cottage near the edge of the green.
  4. A statue in honor of the Irish people who helped the German children in World War II.