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June 18th 2012

Published: June 21st 2012

(Note: There are more photos on pages 2 & 3 of most of the blog entries!) Friday 15th Car from Biarritz to Bordeaux; Plane from Bordeaux to Dublin; Bus from Dublin to Belfast = 11 hours. Flight delayed 30 mins, and then a screw-up with the Irish bus company, who hadn't enough places on the Express bus for all the punters coming home from various European football matches. So I ended up o... Read Full Entry

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Preparing the flax

Linen Loom

The linen mill

Embroidering the linen

Titanic Plans

Titanic model

Advertisements & posters from the time

Titanic, during building

Her propellors!

Above the engine rooms, Titanic

Inside the Titanic museum

The Corrys' tennis court

Malcolm and friend

Pre-dinner drinks

Third cousins, me & Janet

"Murphy and the Magpie"

John hates magpies, so Ian bought this and had it re-labelled: "Murphy and the Magpie"!!

Janet with her salmon

Yattarna

Penfolds' "White Grange"

Carol Murphy

My lovely hosts

The dinner party wines!

Gratien champagne, Yattarna, Henschke, Brokenwood, De Bortoli Noble One...

21st June 2012

Dad
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Liked the postcard
He grinned at the likeness to Henley! Is enjoying seeing your photos and hearing me read the text. So amI - what a marvellous trip, but I'd definitely be vomiting everywhere with all that delicious alcohol!!! LOL J fsm

22nd June 2012

chrissy
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amazing....
u look like u're having a lot of fun over there....love all the pics.....keep it coming....xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

23rd June 2012

Janet
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Blog gets more interesting!
Those Corrys sound really nice - don't think I know them! Come and visit us next time.

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