Blogs from Ireland, Europe - page 325

What a day we had! We started with an Irish breakfast, and then made our way to our music lessons. Our great instructer John showed us how to find the Irish beat on our drums! Mom found hers quickly and will be the drummer in the band. We were going to do 2 hours of drum, but John let us spend the second hour on the Tin Whistle. I've got the Irish tune on that, so I will be the wistle in the band... we will hold auditions for the other parts upon our return! After that fantastic time (and yes there are pictures!), we hopped on a tour bus to Guinness Storehouse. What a place! We each tested some Guinness (even mom!) and checked out the Dublin skyline from the Gravity Bar. We also got ... read more

Geo: 53.3441, -6.26749We left Rosmuck on Saturday and drove to Dublin in the rain. We were going to stop at a couple of sites, but decided that we needed to get to Dublin so we could get our Apt. and return the car. Good thing we didn't stop because when we got to our Apt. they moved us to another one a few miles away. Dublin traffic is horrible, but it was even worse because the gay pride parade was that day and they were marching right by our Apt. But good old TOMTOM got me right to the car rental place with minutes to spare before they closed. I had left Stacy and all of our luggage at the place we were supposed to stay. I took a cab back and picked her up. We ... read more

Forgot to add......This hostel is like the Royal York.....so beautiful. ... read more

Well we have arrived now in Dublin. Sorry for the delay in the blog, but there was no internet access on the Aran Island. In fact we didn't have power yesterday for about 8 hours. No worries though, the pubs were still open and the grocery store had a generator! The trip so far has been awesome and I am sure it will just get better as we continue on! So much has happened I don't know what to put on here... but one story is this: Mom and I were on a walk around the Aran island and we came upon a rooster...in the middle of the road....and asked ourselves....why does a rooster cross the road. (mom says: To get to the Guinness silly) Lisa says: to get to the local KFC type restaurant! As ... read more

Hey everyone....just thought I would add to the last post. Lisa and I headed out to find the Temple Bar district to have a celebratory drink for her dinner. She really wanted an Irish dinner on her birthday so we found Gallagher's Bar where she ordered Corned Beef and Cabbage. We toasted to her 30 years on this earth with a Murphy's and Bulmer's. There was traditional music playing and the place was packed. Temple Bar itself was packed so we will return tomorrow during the day when it won't be so busy with the tourist crowd. We did lots of walking around.....absolutely stunning old buildiings in Dublin. O'Connell street was so busy! The people here don't wait for the safe crossing light and just go....streets are going every which way with buses, cars, and motorcycles ... read more