Saint Stephen's

I was in Dublin but saw almost nothing of the city beyond the very nice hotel where we held our busy and complex annual conference. I did walk in nearby Saint Stephen's Green to clear my head once a day so I got to know that pocket.

It was raining the first day I walked there, then rain/sun/rainbow the next and then really lovely and sunny after that. There are birds everywhere, especially seagulls (it is easy for the very temporary visitor to forget that Dublin is a sea town). The monuments of Saint Stephen's Green are particularly important. They include: a depiction of the Irish famine; a gift from German children to the Irish after WW2; crossing Stephen's, that is, my green; a patriot who died at the Somme; the memory of vanished children and their mothers; and a least favorite by a favorite. There are loads of others too.

I'll make a point to visit Dublin again, as a guest instead of working.