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DUBLIN AND TRINITY COLLEAGE
[PROFILE]
Trinity is one of the worlds’ top universities to provide all undergraduate students with excellent academic faculty members who can offer academic guidance with a wide range of services, ensure that all students have the support to succeed in Trinity and beyond.
[FEATURES]
TRINITY’S LIBRARY, the largest one in Ireland since 1801, entitled to a copy of every title published in the UK and Ireland. The collection spans several facilities and holds upwards of 6 million volumes, including over half a million maps.
[FAME]
It is one of the global inventories of thinkers, creators, scientists, artists and entrepreneurs, spreading over 130 different countries within the Top Global Employers: Microsoft, Google, IBM.
[ADDITION]
Dublin has been renowned for music and literature as European hub of innovation, ranking in top 15 cities worldwide, named the world’s 4th UNESCO City of Literature, it has Europe’s largest urban park, with its 5000 acres of green space; Ireland ranks as one of the safest and friendliest countries in the world.
—To be continued—
VISITING AROUND IRELAND SEE THROUGH THE HISTORY OF THE IRISH MUSEUM
[BRIEF]
Browsing in the National Museum of Ireland in revealing the Decorative Arts and History in Dublin City, where is available to a wide range of objects on display, the visitors can study the fine examples of silver, ceramics, glassware, weaponry, furniture, folk-life, clothing, jewelry, coins and medals in the exhibition, there is amongst other treasures, an ancient Japanese ceremonial bell, which dates back over 2,000 years. with over 16,000 artifacts on shown，all render the visitors the chance to learn more legends behind the scenes.
By exploring a working museum collection and discovering the histories of soldiers and chiefs and their families, particularly to the Irish at War at Home and Abroad since 1550.
Other exhibitions include Irish Silver, The Way We Wore in 250 Years of Irish Clothing & Jewelry, Eileen Gray 1878-1976 and the thousands of years of Irish Coins & Currency.
Proclaiming a Republic as set in the show windows : The 1916 Rising is an exciting new exhibition that will inspire the ideas, movements and personalities of the early 20th century Ireland, the dramatic events of Easter Week, the impact it had on the city and its citizens, and the Irish nation as a whole.
— To be continued—
[WITH THANKS TO NATIONAL MUSEUM OF IRELAND]
Reported by Darwin
NEVER LOST SHIP IN SEA OF MEMORY
—paying a visit to Museum of Titanic in Belfast
[BRIEF]
TITANIC’S DOCK & PUMP HOUSE, LOCATED IN CENTER OF BELFAST,WHICH SERVES AS A REMINDER OF THE WORLD SHOCKING TREGEDY HAPPENED IN A BYGONE AGE DUE TO THE UNEXPECTED MISTAKES CAUSED BY HUMAN BEING ITSELF. HERE IS BELOW ATTACHED WITH THE REPORTING BY THE EDITOR HIMSELF PAYING A HOMAGE TO RESPECT THE RELICES & THE BACKGROUND OF THE LOST TITANIC ON SPOT THROUGH THE WRITER’S PERSPECTIVE AND REFLECTION ON HIS OWN EYES
PART 1—THE LOST SHIP
Take on a stroll from Titanic Belfast, Thompson Dry Dock and Pump House is on spot linking as ties to the legend of the lost Titanic.
Taking a journey through Titanic’s 9 interactive galleries by revealing the legend of the world’s famous ship–TITANIC, hereby it is a self explored tour available to visitors stepping into the memorable gallery outfitting to make ensured of starting on an unforgettable trip into Titanic museum by experiencing the world’s largest ship, Located in the heart of Belfast, the state-of-the-art museum in unique features, offers its nine Interpretive and Interactive galleries that explore the sights, sounds, smells and stories of RMS Titanic, as well as the city of Belfast and its people used to make happen in the miracle.
PART 2—INSIDE BODY
While exploring the shipyard by walking on the decks and moving down deeper into the depths of the ocean and by discovering the true legend of Titanic behind the world shocked tragedy and witness the remains of Titanic Wreckage on display of the museum.
Take on research onto over 100 years of authentic maritime and its history left behind, the gallery on display of the objects restoring to the former glory, the giant would transport you back in time by getting a unique insight into the fascinating moment of Titanic’s Splendor.
Tracing back in history, the guided Discovery Tour would move on steps by inviting the guests to walk in the simulation of workshop and tank underneath the body to witness the workers on spot welding and fixing the rivets on Titanic, and inspecting to the historic Drawing Offices as well as the original slipways ,where it was built up at spot.
In the present day, the guided tour, leading through the iconic Titanic Belfast Museum, let’s get into more thinking behind its concept and fascinating symbolism within its architectural features, the engineering achievement in the Edwardian age has been almost perfectly preserved inside the pump house, any visitors could gain the opportunities to descend 44 feet to the bottom of the dock where Titanic used to place on dry ground, and now reproduced the world’s most famous ship in the original scale.
[WITH THANKS TO THE MUSEUM OF TITANIC IN BELFAST]
Reported by Darwin
(中文) 【他山之石】手劄—愛爾蘭風情篇巡禮之三 —-採訪愛爾蘭世界獨特景觀系列報導【魔赫】觀台
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(中文) 【他山之石】手劄—愛爾蘭風情巡禮篇之二 –採訪愛爾蘭系列報導【淳樸之風】
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A MEMORABLE TRIP TO IRELAND
—With full reportage on journey in Ireland
[PREFACE]
Ireland，shaped like a piece of jade, the island which is adjacent to Atlantic ocean, possessed with the vast green land and pasture in the blue sky, it is well famous for its agricultural products and IT industry based in Dublin, now Ireland is named as Celtic Tiger in Europe due to its rapid economic growth in EU, the island is also a resource of high quality food, beverage, education, tourism, software, pharmaceuticals, poultry.etc..
On March 6, 2017, the director of THAILAND IMPRESSION MEDIA.,Int’l- personally paid an official visit to Ireland, getting closer to know more about the friendly nation,leaving from International Airport, Bangkok, while boarding on the international flights to Dubai as a stop-over, then taking a transfer flight directly to the destination— Dublin, the whole journey lasted for 13 hours totally, which was so called as a long time voyage, here is one of the stories available below edited by the editor himself on the journey, seeing through the friendly Irish people by occasions; visiting the world wonders & miracles; tasting the world’s top beverage; learning more profound legends and history of Dublin and Ireland in museums; strolling in the down-town and browsing around the universities’ campus as far as participating in the parade of St. Patrick Day Carnival, …so far so good, all elements had been so much inspired, alike the slide-shows or Irish movies playing again and again on the mind, very indeed impressively freshly living on the memory, I also have been grateful to so many unnamed Irish people offering me a hand along the journey I walked, whenever and wherever I once was felt into the difficulties while really searched for helps in need, at that critical moment, those Irish whoever ladies or gentlemen came up and gave me the remedy in warmth and hospitality…,All sights has still vividly remained and strongly driven me ahead by making the friendly ties to both nations on my career and social responsibility that I need to redeem to those kind and friendly Irish friends.
HERE ARE PROFILES TO DUBLIN AND DUBLINIA
PART 1–[BRIEF TO DUBLINA]
Dublinia，also is named as Dublin City, which is an unforgettable experience in historical Dublin, it is one of Dublin’s top visitor attractions with three exciting exhibitions, Viking Dublin, Medieval Dublin and History Hunters! All located at the historic crossroads of old Dublin.
The Viking and Medieval Dublin exhibitions bring the city to life in an exciting and contemporary way for all ages to learn and share, unearth the city’s past at the History Hunters exhibition and see Dublin from a new perspective and getting to know more about the long history as well as the citizens of Dublin throughout the ages.
PART 2—[BRIEF TO DUBLIN]
It is Cosmopolitan and energetic, Dublin continues to reinvent itself in stylish facades on while still enjoying a relationship with the people and places that helped shape this contemporary capital. A stroll around the city streets leads to striking design, incredible food and an authentic, buzzing atmosphere.
Vast in character yet compact enough to navigate at a leisurely pace, Dublin is formed by its elements; a lively city, picturesque mountains and blue seas that add a refreshing kick, not least when you enjoy the surroundings as you kayak along the River Liffey.
This is the paradise of adventurers, taking a bike tour around Custom House, Docklands, Portobello, Dublin Castle, and Temple Bar and beyond.
Reported by Darwin
—–To be continued—-
[With special thanks to the embassy of Ireland to Thailand and museum of Dublina for assisting supports]
THE SUMMER FESTIVAL UNFORGOTTEN RITES
The Raining season in Thailand often is fixed in August; each year most of Thai farmers expect that the good harvest would be rendered upon the arrival of the summer festival approaching by.
This day, among the Buddhist countries, the people get up early in the morning and go to visit the temple for donating the alms, in all day, they keep on chanting as devoted prayers for wishes of good luck in return.
Accompanied by followers, waiting in long line, and joining in the ritual activities, with offering the flowers to worship the reverend masters , the prayer should get ready in advance, with preparation of sacrifice to Lord Buddha, specially choosing the sesame oil or giving money on the occasion, No matter the young and the elderly, carrying with a bouquet of flowers, is filled with a kind of peace and joy, plunging into the activities of charity by offering of rice alms, nearly at the end of the ceremony, many of monks strike the drum ,awhile walking in the parade, along the way they go, they would accept the donation from the followers to throw the candle flowers into the bowl of the monks
While the monks travel to the Buddha’s footprints inside the Buddha hall, where is covered with flower, the whole festive ceremony is held on while the chanting sermon is meanwhile highlighting on spot.
the prayers began to pour in the basin with fragrant petals , and started to wash the feet of monks with water, there is a proverb in Buddhism said that water with petals of flowers can wash off the dirt on the feet, it is considered to be the most sacrificed merit.
Behind the Buddhists, they also had had the story to say that they carry on their individual purpose, by making the wishes before the Buddha , to wash off the sins with the purified hearts, the summer festival render to the generations to understand that the heritage of Thai traditional customs ought to be well preserved for everlasting.
Behind the Buddhists, they also had had the story to say that they carry on their individual purpose, by making the wishes before the Buddha , to wash off the sins with the purified hearts, the summer festival render to the generations to understand that the heritage of Thai traditional customs ought to be well preserved for everlasting.
Written by Darway
THE SWISS FARM LAND IN THAILAND
Located in Cha-am, Phetchaburi,the replica of Swiss sheep farm was built upon the dream of the farm owner long time ago, wishing to his own dreamy farm in Swiss Mountain style, raising a flock of sheep in the pasture, the farm owner named it as the feeling of life, gradually he realized his dream, and established a Swiss sheep farm with the enclosure designed to emulate the European pasture including the riding area, the restaurants, the coffee shops, windmills, sheep shearing, even for who are fond of feeding sheep face to face, all you can do is to handle the bottle by raising alone.
Written by Darwin lee