Blogs from County Dublin, Ireland, Europe - page 137

Fall is coming quickly to Ireland, with cooler nights and more frequent showers. There has been some sunshine also, but we're looking forward to warmer weather in India soon. We didn't realize that the rain and wind in Dingle were unusually heavy, until the locals explained that we were experiencing the western edge of Hurricane Gordon. While waiting for the storm to blow over, we were able to get tickets for Dingle's Wednesday night concert series. The quartet included a local guitarist, a fiddler from Virginia, as well as Rita Connolly (a vocalist) and harmonium player Shaun Davy. We could tell we were listening to an all star group of celtic musicians when the guitarist just happened to mention that he had written one of Corey's favorite songs performed by Mary Black. After a very wet ... read more

In Dublin’s fair city Dave and Gav were so witty Filling all that they said with innuendo Toured castle to river But the nightlife delivered Drinking: Guiness and larger In style, style-o Had an excellent time in Dublin. Flew there by my first (of many) RyanAir flights - my flights cost ₤0.01 each!! (yes - I am pretty excited about that!). Of course, there were taxes as well, and a fee for putting my bag in the hold, as you still can’t carry any toiletries on flights, but still awesome. No 1 cent flights in Sydney yet!!! The main reason for heading to Dublin (apart from wanting to hear someone say ‘To be sure, to be sure’ in normal conversation with no piss-taking) was to catch up with McLure and Gav who were there as part ... read more

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We checked out of our hotel / hostel?, and managed post office, shopping stop before we headed to the airport for our hop to Dublin.” Liverpool John Lennon International“was in itself an amazing tribute to John and the Beatles. There were Bronze statues, poetry on the walls, even a yellow submarine in the parking lot. Our cabbie named Paul gave us a half hour tour to the airport for the price of a cab. The one hour flight was nice. Security is still pretty tight though. We are all taking turns getting patted down. This was my turn. Weird experience. Its very green and very dreary. We feel right at home. We arrived at the hotel ( very nice) in downtown Dublin, settled in and waited for the Ted & DeNise to arrive. We had a ... read more

Ah, Dublin. Home to Guinness...and many other wonderful sights, I'm sure. Unfortunately, in three days in Dublin I really didn't manage to do much sightseeing at all. I came down with a cold (first, and surely not the last of the trip) that managed to dictate my activities pretty well: Eat. Rest. Eat. Rest... So, what did I manage to do in Dublin besides eating and sleeping? Well, I couldn't bring myself to skip seeing the Guinness Storehouse, and to taste the finest Guinness in all the land -- at the source. Yes, the Guinness really is better here, and the question of whether the 14 euro entry is worth it really depends on how much you like Guinness, and how many free pints you manage to get. Let me start from the beginning. I went ... read more