Forming part of a wider complex this new museum now embraces the old transport museum as well which we visited on our tours in 2009. As usual for me I thought the old place ! was pretty outstanding and very accessible but i bet this is just fab.
There were so mnay section, old cars, engines etc and ships and it was that section that fascinated me, dad being a Navy man.
One pic here from the old museum. we look forward to seeing the new one in the future
bob

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Dublin university, a great place to stay, just one of the bestest places I have ever had the pleasure of frequenting, also the home of the most famous book in the world. The book of Kells, over 800 years old, first written in Iona by amazing monks, and then startlingly moving to  Ireland at Kells Monastery in County Meath. Then for safe keeping it’s off to Dublin in 1654, wow, these dates make my mind boggle at times especially from the perspective here in New Zealand. Not that NZ does not ...

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Well, Dublin’s heart, not one of the longest rivers in the world it’s only about 100 kms from its source away up in the Wicklow Mountains to Dublin bay, passing under 14 bridges on the way.

But it meanders all over the place, and changes remarkably over that distance, going through the very lovely phoenix park. Nice views we had from O’Connell bridge and also from the old Ha`penny pedestrian bridge. I wonder if it is still standing (of course it is, they built em well in those days) as...

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You have heard me often enough-Edinburgh is a must on tour and the Castle, Scotland’s number one tourist attraction, welcomed  205,832 visitors  in August this year, making it the highest number of paying visitors to the Castle in a month since records began.  This is an eight per cent increase in comparison with August 2010.   This is a good sign that the tourist siude is picking up.

Fiona Hyslop, Scottish Cabinet Secretary for Culture and External Affairs said:  “Edinburgh Castle is a ...

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Yes I am glad to say I been there, played in it, in many ways, Edinburgh that is.  After my home town of Inverness, Edinburgh is the best city in the World, period.

Just nothing can compare for me the thrill of being in Edinburgh, although I have been in New Zealand 11 years, every time I go home, I often head to Edinburgh first to swallow up the atmosphere.

 

What better way then is to come with me, yes me, on one of our tours to Scotland, explore the rough country, my part of the World,...

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Fort George rings in my ears. no wonder I am from Inverness and I rememebr being very young the first time dad took me there, and the fascination with this monster that the Government built to supress the Highlanders has haunted  me ever since. So we have this soon- this will be on our tour intinery to have a look at on our Scotland tours.

Celebration of the Centuries returns to Fort GeorgeHistoric Scotland’s largest event of the year is returning to Fort George, the mightiest artillery ...

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We are starting to get hooked on blogging. There are so many stories I seem to have,strories I have picked up over  many many years being around the Celtic scene.
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