For a capitol city with a turbulent past Dublin is one of the more laid-back places to visit.
The city’s architecture, especially the Georgian style, captivates both first and veteran visitors.
Flat-fronted townhouses built of brick are best seen in along cobblestoned Henrietta Street. Leinster House, the mid 18th century Palladian design of architect Richard Cassels, became an inspiration for the White House decades later.
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Come with me as I take you along on my journeys. I agree with Mark Twain's quote. “Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts. Broad, wholesome, charitable views of men and things cannot be acquired by vegetating in one little corner of the earth all one's lifetime." Contact me at words4sail@gmail.com for travel writing to spur your readers to start packing their bags.
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Sunday, October 9, 2011
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