Me tinks this is a signâŚ
We leave tomorrow for our Arizona home, no longer all of these amazing âhomes away from home.â Lots of mixed emotions only because whatâs happening in our đşđ¸. Weâve stayed on the periphery of news but still see it and it tears at my heart and my belief in the good of America.
Every country we visited has history, had their wars, their heartache and loss. Most of them have learned from it, moved on and fought and won their Independence and kept their freedoms. Most of their people have tried to be their best selves for their family, for the good of their country, their homelands and their fellow country men and women.
They have advanced education, technology, medicine, and they build for the future by taking care of each other and most importantly Mother Earth. They want to do whatâs right to keep our planet for future generations with renewable energy and have plans way past 2050. It gives me hope for the world, whilst I worry about my homeland.
Today is a rainy windy day in Dublin. Weâre going to put on our raincoats and buckle up buttercup to spend our last day at a few museums and then stop for a pint of Guinness to toast the end of JEllens adventure 2025.
We made it to the National Museum of Ireland which is home to an extraordinary range of iconic treasures, including the Ardagh Chalice, the ‘Tara’ Brooch and the famous Derrynaflan Hoard.
Admission is free
From Prehistoric Ireland to Ancient Egypt, visitors can see important archaeological artefacts dating from 7000 BC up to the 20thcentury.
Highlights include the world-famous Iron Age âbog bodiesâ, an exhibition of prehistoric Irish gold, and a section dedicated to an early medieval book of psalms known as the Faddan More Psalter.
The museum offers a year-round programme of workshops, talks and tours for all ages and a changing programme of temporary exhibitions on historical and contemporary themes.
Inspired by medieval manuscripts and artefacts, 160 students from Ireland and Switzerland have created two books for the exhibition, Words on the Wave: Ireland and St. Gallen in Early Medieval Europe at the National Museum of Ireland at Kildare Street. Each of these beautiful modern manuscript pages are displayed as part of the exhibition. Powerful!!
We spent hours enjoying these treasurers and definitely recommend a visit when youâre in Dublin.
The skies have cleared, the wind gusts are powerful but weâre headed to one of Dublin’s best known bars, O’ Donoghue’s Bar (thanks Aoife for the recommendation) is strongly associated with The Dubliners, a famous Irish ballad group. This has helped it to become something of a mecca for traditional musicians.
O’Donoghue’s Bar has a rich heritage and stands on a very historical site in Dublin City. Yet its more modern musical history is really the stuff of legends. Ask any Irish man to name the artists or bands that have shaped Irish traditional and contemporary music and The Dubliners will always comes up.
SlĂĄinte
Whatâs better with beer? Lucky us a few doors down was Cirelloâs Napolitano pizza. It was fantastico! We reminisced about our trip and how much ground we covered, our favorite moments and places and people and in the end we loved it all. We have a lot to process.
I think that was Wednesday that just passed us
Time to pack and get ready for our departure tomorrow. âď¸. Will focus on the goodness in the world and stay close to the people that enjoy life and have good, happy hearts.
