Sometimes, you gotta love the power of social media. I posted a blog entry from Belfast, Northern Ireland, while waiting for my cruise to launch. My dear friend Pam, who lives in North Dakota (so I don’t get to see her very often!) was on her way to Dublin, Ireland when she saw my post and reached out. We were able to quickly arrange a meetup in Dublin.
Pam and her travel companion Connie suggested a visit to the Old Library at Trinity College Dublin, something that wasn’t even on my radar. All three of us are book-lovers, and Connie was a librarian, so I didn’t hesitate to join them. We were rewarded with some stunningly beautiful exhibits.
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Pages from the Book of Kells, a 1,200 years-old manuscript that was the focus of this exhibit.
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