Today was a really busy day with a ton of
walking. First, we set out to go see the James Joyce museum. He was a Belvedere
alum so it was interesting learning about how his time at Belvedere influenced
his life and his writing as well as learning about the other aspects of his life
and work. Then we went to Trinity College to see the Book of Kells, a
translation of the Gospels dating back over 1,500 years. It was cool to see a
piece of unique Irish history that has been preserved so long. W then headed over to the Temple Bar area for lunch at the Boxty House. We got a cooking demonstration on how to make traditional Irish Boxty, a delicious pancake dish. The boxty was a big hit! To end the school
day we went to the Jeanie Johnston famine ship. In a perhaps overly long tour we
learned about the conditions of people emigrating from Ireland during the Great
Famine. After school a lot of the BC High went to the Macklemore concert. Even
though most of us didn't know any of his songs besides the few that dominated
the radio, we all had a ton of fun.
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