Life has been eventful around here lately. The snow has caused quite a disruption for almost everything. Classes are sometimes cancelled and one exam has been rescheduled so far. Our apartments have officially lost their gutters due to the heavy snow and ice. I think Monday, classes will be in session more or less. We've still been out and around town, but the buses are prone to shutting down due to the icy roads. Thankfully, the trains are still running (on Irish time of course).
A few weeks ago, Steven and I purchased tickets for the Handel's Messiah at St. Patrick's Cathedral in Dublin. Even though the snow was coming down pretty heavy, the show went on. We made our way into Dublin on the train with our friend Theresa and then met up with Stephen D. for dinner at the Porterhouse before hand. After, the three of us went to the Cathedral for the show. I wish I had better pictures of the Cathedral because it was absolutely beautiful. There was a large garden on the backside that was covered in snow. We will hopefully have the chance to go back and take better pictures.
You can see in the picture of us after the show that we had backpacks. We were a little worried that if the snow kept falling then the trains would stop since they were already on a limited schedule. Thankfully Stephen D lives in Dublin and offered to let us stay there if the trains stopped. So we packed overnight bags just in case.
I really enjoyed the Messiah program. I knew that the composer was German and that it was originally performed in Europe, but the piece was written in Dublin and had it's first performance in Dublin in 1742. This year, it was performed by the Culwick Choral Society in aid of One Family (http://onefamily.ie/). Overall, if you ever have the chance to see this performance sans kids, I would recommend it, but purchase the program if it has the words.
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| St. Patrick's Cathedral |
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| After the show |
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