Irish pub culture
On the afternoon of that Saturday when I first visited Dublin, I stopped at McDaids, a pub in the city centre. It was relatively empty, and I found a cosy spot in the corner and ordered – of course – a pint of Guiness. But it was not to remain
The Old Library of Trinity College
One of my main destinations in Dublin was this old library and its Long Room. I took care of a ticket first thing in the morning and just made it before the massive stream of tourists entered the room. The library began with the founding of Trinity College in 1592.
Sfera con Sfera
The Sphere Within Sphere (Sfera con Sfera in Italian) is a series of sculptures created by Italian sculptor Arnaldo Pomodoro depicting an enormous metal sphere with a cracked surface revealing an intricate interior with another cracked sphere inside. Pomodoro originally created it for the Vatican Church in the 1960s, but