A dramatic high-tech display of a 1200-year-old book is just one of the highlights that modern Dublin has to offer.
To a stirring orchestral score and the sound of turning pages, animated animals, mythical creatures and biblical figures swirl around us, with Latin calligraphy and Celtic knots and crosses adding to the psychedelic visuals. This is the Book of Kells as you’ve never seen it before. Crafted by monks about 1200 years ago, written on vellum and coloured with natural dyes, this illuminated manuscript is one of the great treasures of medieval Europe.
Like most Irish, it seems, Ethan is a gifted storyteller, although theoretical physics, not literature, is his subject . Hogwarts springs to mind as I walk through the Old Library’s Long Room, a near 300-year-old wood-panelled wonder undergoing a painstaking €90 million renovation. Ireland had the fastest-growing economy in the European Union last year, with tech, finance and tourism driving Dublin’s post-pandemic resurgence. I count more lofty construction cranes than church spires as I dine on stone bass and seafood with smoked bomba rice, crispy nori and fennel at Sophie’s, a clubbable fifth-floor rooftop restaurant at the Dean Hotel, a groovy base in one of the city centre’s rows of beautifully preserved Georgian terraced townhouses.
You can also try pouring a perfect pint at the Storehouse’s Guinness Academy, drink in the Dublin panoramas at the seventh-floor Gravity Bar and pair your tipple with oysters, hand-dived scallops or beef and Guinness stew at the brasserie. And if you fancy looking at yourself as you sip, bar staff can etch your selfie – or “stoutie” – onto the creamy head of your pint. Granted, it’ll fade as you drink it , but Dublin will be imprinted on your memory.
Philippines Latest News, Philippines Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
One to One: John & Yoko review – fun, fierce, full-blooded portrait of Lennon and OnoKevin Macdonald’s surprising documentary catches a radioactively charismatic Lennon enjoying his rambunctious post-Beatles heyday in New York
Read more »
One-on-one hot dog eating clash between fierce rivals ends with new recordLongstanding beef has finally been squashed.
Read more »
Ultra Violette’s Skinvestment Day returns with buy one get one free offer on popular sunscreen7NEWS brings you the latest local news from Australia and around the world. Stay up to date with all of the breaking sport, politics, entertainment, finance, weather and business headlines. Today's news, live updates & all the latest breaking stories from 7NEWS.
Read more »
Daniel Ricciardo departs as one of Formula One’s most endearing figuresThe unabashed Australian with a penchant for shoeys was hugely popular but memories of his larrikin character should not overshadow his talent as a driver
Read more »
The one thing no one will say about Sydney coach John Longmire7NEWS brings you the latest local news from Australia and around the world. Stay up to date with all of the breaking sport, politics, entertainment, finance, weather and business headlines. Today's news, live updates & all the latest breaking stories from 7NEWS.
Read more »
Pathogenic microbes blown vast distances by winds, scientists discoverLiving microbes that cause disease in humans and host antibiotic-resistance genes carried 1,200 miles
Read more »