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Ireland ☘️Ep.4: Dublin

Hello fellow travellers.

Our Irish adventure is almost complete. This morning we drove from Galway to Dublin and closed the ring. We will spend the next two nights here in the Irish capital.

The day is still young and we will get downtown for a quick tour. Unfortunately we forgot to charge the camcorder battery last night and we have only a pocket camera with a loaded battery. We hesitated to show you just stills for the intro, but the light was good and with a little bit of Ken Burns effect in editing we will make it a little bit more bearable.

I need to give you an explanation for the irritation in my voice in the opening cue. We left Galway on a terrible rain which accompanied us the whole way. And it was only getting worse navigating the convoluted streets of Dublin.

Do you remember the song by U2 called 'Where Streets Have no Name? Well, they don't have numbers either! One 1/3 of Irish premisses have no postal identification. If you are lucky... they have a name...engraved on a really small plate!

For almost an hour we have been driving up-n-down looking for the number 88! Also the locals had the constant phrase you just passed it gal, it is behind you. After a while the rain stopped and driving very slowly with the window rolled down... we made it. A small plate, the size of a paper-sheet was indicating the hotel!

Do you see what I'm talking about?

We are strolling right now through an area of downtown located South of River Liffey called ...Portobello. Very Italian! Everything of interest is located pretty much here in walking distance. I was searching on Wikipedia about something to say regarding this area and ... it was so much ... that I'll leave to you to read about it. It is very interesting and stories are stretching over multiple centuries.

We start the next day with a touch-n-go visit to the Dublin Castle.Used first by the British , it is still a major Irish government complex today.

The Cathedral of the Holy Trinity is the oldest cathedral in Dublin, dating from 1030, founded by King Sitric Silkenbeard. After the Viking period it followed the Norman period. Names like Strongbow and Henry II are linked to the Cathedral's history. During reformation it changed the denomination to Church of Ireland.

Today it is officially the seat of both Church of Ireland and Roman Catholic archbishops of Dublin but in reality the Roman Catholic Archbishop uses the St.Mary near-by as his seat. This is known as the two cathedral issue.

Things to do: visit the tomb of Strongbow, listen to the famous 19 bells ringers at 10:00 Am and 2:30 PM or attend one of organ and girls choir concerts. The master organist is named Tom Little and the Archbishop ... Michael Jackson.


Dublin is a capital with a very distinct personality. Located at the Western edge of Europe, it has Gaelic, Viking and British influences. In the 18th century it reached its peak but it was on a steady decline since because it has no major industry.It has seen waves of turbulent times but all changed around 1997 when Dublin became a Celtic Tiger city. It is a vibrant capital with a bit of charm of a small town.

After six floors of constant sampling, the 1 pint ticket feels like one drink too many. But there is elevator going down, so no worries there.

We came to the Dublin University, not to drink from the fountain of youth but to see the Book of Kells; unfortunately no luck there, the library has closed just minutes before we have arrived.

This is Alberto Pomodoro's famous sculpture Sphere Within Sphere (Sfera con sfera). Another 15 versions can be seen worldwide, from Vatican to Hakone Japan, from Tel Aviv to Tehran and from New York to Washington DC, Columbus Ohio, Berkley California and the list goes on and on.

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But wait... it is not over yet. I have a few more pictures.
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#FrenchMayCloseUp 4 TUTU by Chicos Mambo & Philippe Lafeuille

Hi everyone! Welcome to our 4th #FrenchMayCloseUp!

What’s a Close Up? It's a focus on a piece of art through the eyes of artists, directors, curators... revealing and explaining the hard work behind the outstanding performance/exhibition.

In the coming days, we will be releasing a series of videos featuring upcoming French May artists or partners to talk about their future projects in Hong Kong. Take the chance get to know more about our future programmes.

Our fourth guest speaker is Philippe Lafeuille, the founder and Artistic Director of Chicos Mambo. Unlike a traditional ballet performance, Philippe brought up a lot of comics and funny costume elements on stage. In this video, you will discover Philippe's unique interpretation of classical dance and his perception of body language. A good introduction to one of the most exciting performance of the next French May's edition.

哈囉大家好,歡迎黎到第四集 #法國五月零距離!

什麼是零距離?我們會從藝術家、藝團總監、策展人等人的視點,透露在完美的表演/展覽背後下的苦功。

接下來,我們會分享一系列由我們藝術家或藝術夥伴為大家準備的影片,分享未來在香港進行的計劃。快啲把握機會,深入了解我地嘅節目啦!

我們第四組嘉賓是Chicos Mambo的創辦人及藝術總監 Philippe Lafeuille。與傳統的芭蕾舞表演有別,Philippe帶了很多搞笑又好玩的元素到舞台上。在這段短片入面,你會見到Philippe 對於傳統舞蹈有獨特的解說,以及他對身體語言的看法。一齊嚟睇睇下屆法國五月其中一個最精彩的節目啦!
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*The Hong Kong Jockey Club Community Outreach and Arts Education Programme is supported by The Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust
*香港賽馬會社區拓展藝術教育計劃承蒙「香港賽馬會慈善信託基金」全力支持


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