Dublin Ho!
Tomorrow I catch a flight to Dublin, where I'll be spending all of next week. While this is a business trip, I hope to get out and really look around the city and country. I was last there a couple of years ago, but did not take the opportunity to really visit around, other than the Guiness brewery, which is kind of a given.
The prison is one of the places I plan on visiting -- I've heard its great. I've also heard the city bus tour is really good, and since the city is small it makes several rotations, so have time to get on or get off whenever and wherever you want and as a result it almost pays for itself in how much it saves on cab fare for a day of sightseeing. I'd also like to get out and see the countryside a little, but I don't know how much time I'll have for that.
Random side note: I really like prison tours. I don't know why. I think you can tell a lot about the society and also the history of a society by not only the types of criminals they have, but also which ones are considered famous both past and present, and how they are/were treated. For example, although de Tocqueville is really known for his insights into the state of the American society and the underpinnings of our government, the official reason for his tour (and his primary interest) was studying the American prison system. Especially in Ireland it should be interesting, since they've lived under some pretty odd and oppressive rules (and rulers) in the past.
While in Dublin I'll also be going to a dEUS concert with the Raging Capitalist. They're a great rock band, and I'm looking forward to seeing them on tour. Since they're Belgian and not really popular in the US (even though they sing in english), they don't ever tour over here.
Tomorrow I catch a flight to Dublin, where I'll be spending all of next week. While this is a business trip, I hope to get out and really look around the city and country. I was last there a couple of years ago, but did not take the opportunity to really visit around, other than the Guiness brewery, which is kind of a given.
The prison is one of the places I plan on visiting -- I've heard its great. I've also heard the city bus tour is really good, and since the city is small it makes several rotations, so have time to get on or get off whenever and wherever you want and as a result it almost pays for itself in how much it saves on cab fare for a day of sightseeing. I'd also like to get out and see the countryside a little, but I don't know how much time I'll have for that.
Random side note: I really like prison tours. I don't know why. I think you can tell a lot about the society and also the history of a society by not only the types of criminals they have, but also which ones are considered famous both past and present, and how they are/were treated. For example, although de Tocqueville is really known for his insights into the state of the American society and the underpinnings of our government, the official reason for his tour (and his primary interest) was studying the American prison system. Especially in Ireland it should be interesting, since they've lived under some pretty odd and oppressive rules (and rulers) in the past.
While in Dublin I'll also be going to a dEUS concert with the Raging Capitalist. They're a great rock band, and I'm looking forward to seeing them on tour. Since they're Belgian and not really popular in the US (even though they sing in english), they don't ever tour over here.
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