Bus Inspectors

We took a bus to the National Gallery of Art in Dublin, and returned by bus (after quite a search for the return stop).  The bus was initially nearly empty on the return (see the extra), but at an early stop many got on, including a team of three transit inspectors--fortunately our tickets were in order.  As we disembarked at the final stop, along with the inspectors, I noticed the supervisor's tie with its array of transit vehicles. When I asked for a photo, they posed cheerfully. Notice the motto on the yellow jacket: "Revenue Protection"--a somewhat ironic description of their mission. 

The Gallery had only a small selection of its collection on view, due to a massive refurbishment. But we did see a  superb exhibition of ten Leonardo da Vinci drawings on loan from the Queen's Collection. And the sole room of old masters included the gallery's marvelous Caravaggio, the Taking of Christ.  Painted in 1602, it disappeared from view until it was discovered in 1990 hanging in a Jesuit residence in Dublin, by a restorer who had been called to clean it. He knew about the painting, and immediately suspected its significance (the Wiki link above has a good summary of the fascinating story). It's now on long-term loan from the Jesuits.