Author Archives: Joy Hendrickson

“Half of the city was built under Austro-Hungarian dominion, so there is present a very large number of avenues and palaces that resemble Vienna. The most present architecture styles are Neoclassical, Art Nouveau, Eclectic, Liberty and Baroque (with, unfortunately, a smattering of fascist brutalistic buildings from the still-simmering Mussolini era). Imagine what … Continue reading →

” Gone are the working-man dive bars where Joyce would binge drink and ponder his literary hardship. Gone are the pharmacies that would dole out cocaine and heroine like Tylenol. Gone are the dank bordellos and painted whores of the old … Continue reading →

I cannot always see Trieste in my mind’s eye. Who can?                                                           … Continue reading →

“My own especial spring-time prayer Is ‘Oh to be in Italy,’ In Venice, now the spring is here.”                                             … Continue reading →

“My own especial spring-time prayer Is ‘Oh to be in Italy,’ In Venice, now the spring is here.” ~Anon From above~ From the Accademia bridge~

Above: From the Book of Kells Below: Madonna and Child and chapel dome at the Cathedral of St. Nicholas, Galway Spring fashion, Galway Spring at Kilkenny Castle National Defense Memorial, Dublin Street art Galway Street art Kilkenny

Visual contemplations of the day. More to come … Dingle. Dublin Writers’ Museum Still Dublin

Come Fairies, take me out of this dull world, for I would ride with you upon the wind and dance upon the mountains like a flame! Muckross House sits on 11,000 acres in the park, with its 65-room grand Tudor … Continue reading →

(above)The Rock of Cashel is one of Ireland’s most spectacular archaeological sites. The ‘Rock’ is a prominent green hill, banded with limestone outcrops. It rises from a grassy plain on the edge of the town and bristles with ancient fortifications … Continue reading →

Where the land meets the sea. The Wild Atlantic Way is a 2,500 km driving route that passes through nine west coast counties and three provinces, from Donegal to Cork. Our part of it spanned from just outside of Galway … Continue reading →