Past POIs - Molly Malone Statue [Dublin, Ireland]

We seem to run across a good amount of statues while in Europe and Ireland is no different. Today I will be talking about the Molly Malone statue that we saw while in Dublin.

Oddly, we don't really think much about the statues that we wander by, we normally just snap pictures and just walk on our merry way to the next thing that catches our eye. For today's Past Point of Interest, Molly Malone is a statue based on a song actually and is a popular song in Dublin, commonly referred to as either Cockles and Mussels or In Dublin's Fair City. The statue was unveiled in 1988 and has been moved from it's original location on Grafton Street, Dublin to where it is now, Suffolk Street, Dublin.

Due to people being a bit curious, you will notice that there is a bit of a shine to her breasts. I probably could've learned all this from the plague in front of her now that I look at my picture, but who has the time for that!

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Past POIs - Shrine Circus [Toronto, Ontario]

While the Shrine Circus isn't only restrict to Toronto, Ontario, this is where I saw them, so I just that as the location. Shrine Circus was something that I visited in 2013 and it was actually quite enjoyable!

There are elephants (which kids could ride), tigers (or lions, I can't quite remember), horses, and more while we were there and although things might have changed now, I do recall having a wonderful time with my wife, my then girlfriend. There were lots of acrobats doing tricks and overall, it was quite the enjoyable show for me.

While I don't know if this will be true in the future, I recall that we got discounted tickets through Groupon making the experience quite inexpensive.

Visit their official site (really outdated) for show dates and locations: http://www.rameses-shriners.ca/Shrine_Circus.htm

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Past POIs - Kilmainham Gaol [Dublin, Ireland]

Opened in 1796, Kilmainham Gaol was the county gaol for Dublin at the time and it had its doors open until 1924 when it was shut down, now it is open to public tours where you get to walk inside and see and feel what it is like to be inside Kilmainham Gaol.

We visited the gaol in 2016 when we visited Ireland and if you will only be in Dublin, I would say that it is worth a visit. When we were there, they were celebrating the 100th year of the Easter Rising and it was actually fully booked, so we had to make sure that we bought tickets ahead of time, I'm not sure if that is the case anymore, but just a word of caution.

Having visited the Crumlin Road Gaol in Northern Ireland, we were a bit let down by this one. It has to do with the pace in which you are escorted around in my opinion, you were constantly rushed from one point to another. However, there are a lot of cool looking sights if you have never been to a gaol before.

For those interested, visit the official website for more details at http://kilmainhamgaolmuseum.ie/

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