Dublin Castle

Dublin Castle was an interesting place to visit because it is still used today as a meeting place for foreign dignataries as well as for the inaugeration ceremony for the president of Ireland. The inside is ornate and decorated with heavy rugs and a lot of gold leaf. We were also able to go down into an area where a tower used to stand a long time ago. When we went down the steps where the base of the tower once stood there are still the original steps up to the side of the wall surrounding what was once a village. There was also a small portion of the original moat with standing water still in it.