06.23.10: Chronicles of Sir Thomas Leaf: WPP: Day 19 - Vikings, Leprechauns, and the Black Pool
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Sir Sven racing to avoid a photographing of his soul
The Quest continues ... as the royal explorers once again awoke for the search of clues to find the token or charm that would bestow blessings upon them as they unravel life's mysteries, especially within the next year or two. The delvers are now in search to find hidden secrets about the Vikings and clues about Ragnarok, to imbibe of the waters of life at Bushmills, to explore the mystery of the Giant's causeway, to find Oisin's grave, to seek the gift of gab from the Blarney stone, blessing from the Blarney witch, and the sacred flame of the Goddess Brigid. Lady Vanessa of the Rhine with her two knights at her side, Sir Sven and Sir Thomas Leaf awoke early and began their search of the Viking side of the Black Pool.
They wandered down to the River Liffey on into the Viking district to investigate the "Dublinia" viking museum. Since Sir Thomas Leaf is pondering a relocation to Dublin, he also sought out job openings at the museum why exploring Viking history. Alas, the Director was not in the office but had found a great Irish Archaeology magazine with some job contacts and listings. The museum was pretty fascinating ... from the early Viking settlement that established the Black Pool, to its evolution as "Dublin", and the various Norse and Germanic mythology that blended with the Irish through the years. There was an intriguing piece about the Viking Armagheddon myth known as "Ragnarok". Sir Thomas Leaf was dumbfounded that his catastrophist ethnological research of various sub-cultures for some odd reason hadn't exposed "Ragnarok" to him - so begins some investigation on these omens and oracles to see how they inter-relate with some of the other research he's been doing. The museum very visually put together Dublin's history and was very well presented. One of the better museums out there he thought. As Sir Thomas Leaf stooped over to investigate a replica of a hearth, a school kid came in and peered up at this Viking-like man, and when Leaf moved, the poor kid jumped as he thought Sir Thomas Leaf was one of the wax statues of Vikings who had come and gone of Dublin's history .... Pretty funny actually ....
Explorations of the Dublin Castle which were more plain than expected and on to Trinity College to investigate the Book of Kells. A pretty pricey fee to see those ornate pages. Apparently someone said a rumor that Ireland may sell the Book to get out of national debt. We doubt that's true ... must be an Urban Legend ... who in their right mind do something like that? The explorers stopped for some Cantonese for lunch - interestingly, Sven's Sweet-n-Sour Beef came with French Fries. Oddity at its finest. After Lunch, the explorers went off their different routes as Sven and Vanessa went onwards to the Oscar Wild Memorial while Sir Thomas Leaf finished his tour of the National Leprechaun Museum that he started a couple of weeks ago. Sir Thomas found that the staff knew their lore about the Wee People of Eire, but the actual visual and tactile part of the museum was a bit lame and would not be exciting to most tourists, especially at the 10 Euro cover. He did have a good time catching tidbits of lore and chats with other folklore enthusiasts. The visual map of the Faerie histories of Ireland was phenomenal, and probably the best part of the Museum. As he was led into the maze, he shrunk to Leprechaun size down 'the rabbit hole' much akin to Alice's journey to Oz. Entering into a chamber where he was now the size of a Leprechaun, with giant coffee cups and chairs surrounding him, he continued on through the chambers exploring various sides of Faerieland. No one else was in the museum during his exploring, but as he approached the end of the Rainbow shining out onto the pot of gold, a leprechaun like attendant came racing down the halls to watch over the gold as he explored the chamber. Much of the other chambers of the complex were illusionary. As Sir Thomas left the museum, he discovered that his camera was full so needed a pitstop back at the hostel for a download. As Sir Sven and Lady Vanessa returned to the hostel, Sven wandered off to root the World Cup of England vs. Germany (Germany won) and Sir Thomas and Lady Vanessa wandered off to go take the Medieval Dublin walking tour. Unfortunately they missed the tour by 10 minutes so settled in for some dinner and drinks before meeting back up with Sven. Tomorrow the Giant's Causeway was planed out. Rental carriage reserved and the hostel in Bushmills. A good night's sleep was had by all.
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Dublin Hostelling International:
Dublin Hostel
Photos Around Dublin:
Black Church
Bicycle Rentals
Sidewalk outside Dublina
Dublinia Viking Museum:
About the Vikings:
Ragnarok
Model of Dublina during Viking times
Dublin Faire
Black Death:
Artifacts:
Skeletal remains:
Skeleton
Skeleton
View of Dublin
Views of Dublin:
Christ Church Cathedral:
Christ Church Cathedral
Dublin Castle:
Fan's Cantonese Restaurant
Sir Thomas Leaf and Lady Vanessa
Fries with your sweet n' sour?
Buying booze at a market:
Around Dublin:
Trinity College Dublin
Book of Kells:
Photos Around Dublin:
River Libbey
National Leprechaun Museum
National Leprechaun Museum:
The Irish Otherworld:
Mythological Placenames
Otherworld Map
About the Vikings:
Pot of Gold
Faeries:
