Back to Dublin, 2023

  Below left, I attended the Leopardstown Christmas Festival which is four days of horse racing. The races are two miles and the horses jump eight hurdles. I picked the winning horse in the first race, No Flies On Him.

  Below center, the Samuel Beckett Bridge, designed to look like a harp, over the River Liffey. Also in that picture on the left, a replica of the Jeanie Johnston, a boat that took emigrants to the U.S. in the 1840's. Rollover that image to see the Ha'Penny Bridge. Back in 1816, it was the first bridge built over the River Liffey. To cross the bridge, a person had to pay a half penny toll. Below right, Dublin's iconic Temple Bar where I had Chistmas Eve pizza. Rollover that image to see the capacity and well dressed crowd of 17,000 at the Leopardstown Festival.

  Along the bottom row, left to right, a poignant mural to honor the victims of covid. Rollover that image and see an interesting sculpture of Irish poet and playwright, Oscar Wilde. The General Post Office, like many of Dublin's buildings, were lit up for the holidays. Rollover that image to see a Christmas display inside the Post Office. Right, you can see some things have changed since I was there in 2021.