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Europe » Ireland » County Dublin » Dublin August 19th 2017

It was a glorious morning this morning with blue skies as we traveled back to Dublin via Kilkenny to spend our last night in Ireland. After an hour's drive, we made a stop in Kilkenny for some free time to explore. I looked up my mother's maiden name of Meany and I think this is the area that they were from. I found a Paddy Meany Funeral Home, but it looked like there were many Meany's in the area. Unfortunately, time did not allow me to do any searching. I might just have to come back here someday. We first visited the grounds of the Kilkenny Castle. We decided to forego going inside the castle to allow us more time to explore the town. As we came out looking at our map and probably looking a ... read more
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St. Mary's Cathedral

Europe » Ireland » County Dublin » Dublin August 16th 2017

Our last day in London was a quiet one. We spent the morning getting packed and updating blogs etc.We walked next door to Brown's for lunch. For once the sun was out and we sat outside. As it was a Sunday there were several families also enjoying the sunshine and the food. for lunch. I chose a fish pie while Fletcher thoroughly enjoyed his lemon sole. The fish pie was excellent and went well with the Gavi de Gavi pinot grigio. Kevin Gosper was also dining nearby and stopped by for a chat. We chatted to two couples next to us . Both had small girls who were very cute. After a pleasant couple of hours in the sunshine we returned to the hotel and watched the 20km walk on the TV.. At the track I ... read more
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Europe » Ireland » County Dublin » Dublin August 15th 2017

The ride down from Belfast to Dublin was pretty clear -once again just enough rain to be a nuisance but not enough to require a change of gear. My plan was to go straight to the Radisson Blu Airport in Dublin -unload my gear and check in then take the bike back to Kill from the airport. The bike is a lot more comfortable to ride with out my 80+ pounds of gear on the back. It took me about 35 minutes to make it down to Kill. Louise, who had checked me in back when I arrived and handled my green fuel issue on day one -was on duty. Louise was just finishing up with a new rental to a young guy from Russia that was heading over for a 5 day trip to Killarney ... read more
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Europe » Ireland » County Dublin » Dublin August 13th 2017

The three of us, Wayne, Jean and I, arrived at Dublin's airport about 5 am August 11 after an easy flight from Boston. We were concerned when we tried to call our Airbnb host (who kindly said to call early) and didn't get an answer, but soon we figured out that we had copied down his number incorrectly, so instead of calling him in Ireland, we had been calling someone in Albania. Fortunately, he answered right away when we got his number right, and we took an Uber to the beautiful apartment that we are renting from him near the Merrion Hotel and several government buildings. It has two bedrooms and a big living room/kitchen area, fully equipped. Our only complaint is of a booby-trapped toilet seat that tries to slide off the bowl when you ... read more
The view from our apartment
The Viking Duck Tours
Wayne heads into St. Stephen's Park

Europe » Ireland » County Dublin » Dublin August 13th 2017

On Saturday, Lisa drove us to the airport for our overnight flight to Dublin via Paris. When we arrived in Paris on Sunday afternoon, we settled in for our 4-hour layover. About 1/2 hour before our flight was supposed to board, our gate number was changed so we booked it to our new gate. John struck up a conversation with a young man from Brazil, who was going to Galway as a foreign exchange student. He spoke reasonably good English but I could tell he was nervous about what to do once he got to Dublin as he needed to get to Galway and wasn't sure how to go about it. He and John were engrossed in conversation when I noticed that our flight was delayed by about an hour and this was going to impact ... read more
First look at Dublin from the air

Europe » Ireland » County Dublin » Dublin August 10th 2017

Tag 323 – Mit Stadtplan durch Dublin Am nächsten Morgen standen die ersten um sieben auf. Ich hatte meinen Wecker auf acht gestellt, doch da ich sowieso nicht mehr schlafen konnte, stand ich schließlich auch auf und war pünktlich um halb acht zum Frühstück unten. Das Buffet war gut, Müsli, Toast, Joghurt und verschiedene Getränke, alles da was man brauchte. Ich setzte mich zu zwei anderen Mädchen, die wohl auch in meinem Zimmer geschlafen hatten, und wir unterhielten uns ein bisschen. Nach dem Frühstück zog ich mein Bett ab, brachte mein Gepäck wieder in den Gepäckraum und machte mich dann auf Erkundungstour in Dublin – diesmal auf eigene Faust. Ich hatte mir am Vortag in der Touristeninformation einen Stadtplan geholt und außerdem den Tourguide gefragt, was er mir für den halben Tag empfehlen würde, anzuschauen. Einerseits ... read more
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Europe » Ireland » County Dublin » Dublin August 9th 2017

Tag 322 – Free Walking Tours in Dublin Am nächsten Morgen brachte mich Jörg nach Gorey, von wo aus ich den Bus nach Dublin nahm. Um zu meiner nächsten Workaway-Stelle zu kommen musste ich dort umsteigen, und da hatte ich beschlossen, dort eine Nacht zu schlafen, um mir Dublin anschauen zu können. Ich musste am Busbahnhof aussteigen (ursprünglich hatte ich gedacht, ich müsste bis zum Flughafen und dort einen anderen Bus zu meinem Hostel nehmen, doch Tamara hatte mir gesagt, dass der Bus auch im Zentrum hielt). Das Problem war nur, dass es keine Ansagen gab und ich sah auch keinen Busbahnhof. Als wir schließlich am Hafen vorbei waren und durch den Tunnel fuhren, war es 9.20 Uhr, da sollten wir die Haltestelle planmäßig erreichen. Ich ging nun doch mal zum Busfahrer und fragte, ob er ... read more
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Europe » Ireland » County Dublin » Dublin August 8th 2017

Returning to Dublin the Wicklow Mountains and Glendalough, we drove up the left bank of the Liffey, admiring the many bridges. Because of the delayed arrival of Caribbean Princess at Dublin that morning, the tour was about two hours behind schedule. The motorcoach let us off at Trinity College for some planned free time to explore. We made a dash for Trinity College Library to see the Book of Kells exhibit before it closed at 5:00 p.m. The Book of Kells is an elaborately illuminated manuscript book of the Gospels ca. 800, a must-see in Dublin. We made it in time to see it and its companions on display, as well as the Long Room, the original reading room of the library, now a museum. Afterwards, there was time to see the main campus area and ... read more
Irish Museum of Modern Art
Rory O'More Bridge
Church of the Immaculate Conception

Europe » Ireland » County Dublin » Dublin » Clonskeagh July 29th 2017

Arrivée à Dublin vers 11h, l’avion avait un peu de retard. Je suis perdu, je n’ai pas de gentille navette pour m’emmener vers un point A. C’est ma première expédition seul en dehors du territoire français. Les panneaux s’accumulent, je ne comprends rien de ce qu’affiche ma tablette. Car oui je suis un homme moderne. J’ai 27 ans et aucune carte dans mon sac. Je vais faire pourtant le tour de l’Irlande à pied, c’est mon objectif. M’étant fait offrir une tablette électronique pour mon noël, ayant travaillé mon tracé avant de partir et téléchargé toutes mes cartes, ce sera elle qui me guidera. Sans smartphone elle sera ma boussole des temps nouveaux : avec une pochette plastique spéciale pour la protéger des intempéries et une batterie solaire pour lui apporter l’énergie. La tablette me survivra ... read more
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Europe » Ireland » County Dublin » Dublin July 29th 2017

And we're off............. Karen got me to the airport in plenty of time Flight over was smooth and on time. I ended having 3 checked bags because of my helmets. Ireland and Scotland are helmet required countries so I have a half helmet for good weather and a full for bad weather. I flew Business class so the first two bags were free but American Airlines hit me for $200 for the 3rd bag-yikes !!! Had originally thought I'd go right from the airport to pick up my bike but decided to go directly to the Shelbourne Hotel in Dublin to see if I could get into my room then change and go get my bike. The Shelbourne Renaissance is an absolute must stay if you visit Dublin - the hotel is rich in history and ... read more
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