Blogs from Clonskeagh, Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland, Europe

We are on the 2 hr bus to Dublin-mark just left us of at Belfast bus station!both very excited for our massive trip!first stop Bangkok ah ... read more

It has been a hectic past few days, which explains why this is the first time I've been able to sit down and blog while traveling. I'm currently on a but en route from Dublin to Galway, Ireland, speeding down the highway on the left side (crossing streets here as a pedestrian is still a perilous undertaking). It is indeed very wet and rainy here on these islands, but today it's just humid and overcast in contrast to yesterday's constant drizzle. I suppose I should explain how I got here. Ireland is country #2 so far after a quick day in London. The flight to Europe was about as good as I could have hoped; we did have to deplane for a half hour during a "systems reboot," but the pilot was able to make up ... read more

After working through the Bank Holidays of April, I spent my well-deserved long weekend in Dublin. I always wanted to visit Ireland - because of the endless green lands, the crystal clear creeks and the black-legged and black-headed sheep which piss into the creeks... I've never been to Ireland but it's well-known that you can develop deep emotional bonds towards something without ever seeing it in person. The traces of the Celtic-Viking culture, the countryside and the simplified life worshiping mother-nature... they're all close to my dream world. Idealizing all this: I love that they believe in fairies, leprechauns, sacred stones, trees, grass... as a realist I would say that they cannot live without booze and fibs. It doesn't matter if it's a small, big or orbital lie. The point is to trick you and let ... read more

Busy day of sightseeing beginning by trying to get onto the Docklands Tour route of our Hop-on Hop-off bus. But even though the driver was leaving a little early, she would not break their rule of not opening the bus for new passengers after the door has been closed. VERY frustrating! So we took the same tour route as yesterday and got off at St. Stephen's Green and wandered around this beautiful park for a while. Very reminiscent of Beacon Hill Park in Victoria, BC. After this we crossed the street to the Shelbourne Hotel to view the room where the Constitution was signed (beautiful hotel and very interesting history). We walked over to Trinity Street and had a scone for lunch at Keoghs (yet another brilliant recommendation from Sinead and a neat place and great ... read more

From 23/02/2013 to 27/02/2013... read more