The Trinity Capital Hotel, Dublin

The Trinity Capital Hotel was bundled with the airfare, and was a pleasant surprise. It is right around the corner from Trinity College's College Green entrance, a very busy intersection and handy for the busses. The decor fascinated me - so many very large things of very diverse style but all working very well. The restaurant - Cafe Cairo - also had very good food. But it was very noisy - it has a fire station next door and is close to the train and tram lines.

I think that the following picture should take you to a slide show in Picasa.

2/6/10 - TOOK ALBUM DOWN TO MAKE ROOM FOR MORE STUFF

Trinity Capital

Dublin Details

Dublin is not a pretty city, like San Francisco or San Diego. It is not as overwheming as London or New York, and it lacks the dour, handsome dignity of Edinburgh. But what it does have is an abundance of interesting architectural details. In this respect, it reminds me a bit of Boston. Here are just a few such details - although they were photographed on a gray day, I think the interesting bits come through. The "Dublin Shots" link should take you to the Picasa site if you want to see more. {Warning: As of Tuesday 10/7 I am only up to day 3 out of 15 so this is far from complete at this point.}



Door and weather vane from Dublin Castle

Chimney Pots, Dublin