Blogs from Ballsbridge, Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland, Europe - page 2

Farewell cycle touring Europe, Hello Ireland Our 3 months in the Schengen area were up so we had to leave. Next stop, Dublin. We found a great ride into Dublin city along the Grand canal from our hotel and rode into town a couple of times to explore and finally to catch the train to Westport and our first Irish B&B and a “full Irish Breakfast”. Loved the bacon, eggs, sausages, grilled tomato, black and white pudding (well actually, I couldn’t eat the pudding), baked beans and toast. So if we return a bit pudgier than we should be- blame the breakfasts, (and the pub dinners!) In Westport we rode the Greenway to Achil Island and then several things combined to make us scrap any further plans for cycle touring. Firstly the ride which was described ... read more

Tues 22 April 2014 Dublin Hi everyone Finally arrived in Dublin yesterday after an epic 28 hours of travel. It’s was a killer, but worth it to get here. We arrived at Sydney airport to find our flight had been delayed by 7 hours, which was a concern for our connecting flights and the accommodation we had booked in Dublin for one night. After a little trepidation, Singapore Airlines got us on to a Qantas fight leaving at the same time. So, no A380 and no upper deck. Not to worry. We arrived in Singapore in the middle on the night and wanted to quench our thirst. Cath got a few beers that only cost $34 Australian (WTF) and that is normal price around here. Needless to say Singapore will be off any future holiday destinations. ... read more

null Photos. I, we are having a fantastic time in Northern Ireland with the rally's it all going great. The first night we had a NZ wine with Sharon, Melvyn and Joan. The next day Wendy and hazel showed us around Belfast and Helen met us for lunch(she's so strong!) then we went to Wendy and morris's house for tea, Brent helped Morris on the farm while Wendy and I sorted tea. Melvyn, Joan, Sharon, Gavin and the kids came as well it was really nice and a good distraction for them after what had happened with Aaron. The next day Arlene and her daughter Alex came and picked us and we went out to their batch in new castle, on the way having tea and scones. We meet billy and Kaera there and went out ... read more

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Finally had a good night's sleep with the help of the NyQuil sleep medicine. Some people were leaving the tour in Glasgow and a few more will meet us in Dublin. I'm so excited to go to Ireland! After breakfast we got on the bus to catch the ferry to Ireland across the Irish Sea. Good-bye Scotland; it's been fun! Once we got to the ferry stop, our bus went through security. Some people had their bags checked, just random checks. The bus drove right on the ferry. It is like a cruise ship, not that I've ever been on one or plan to. The food court, cafe, and bar take up the top deck and there is comfy seating all around. We sail past the island. It is where they get the granite to make ... read more