Friday, July 12, 2019
All caught up
Well rereading the posts show I am all caught up. This morning we went out to the cliffs of moher. We had low coulda and fog on the way. Not sure how much we were able to see. The luck of the Irish is with us I guess, the fog lifted and we had a patch of blue. Amazing site. Now to back track and head into the burren. This area is all rocks, small roads and a few scattered houses. There are monuments in disrepair. Not much time to explore but we went to the perfumery. Dan stayed outside. It would have been great to spend more time and learn how they create scents or take a class and actually make our own scent. We have to head back to Dublin with a stop at the chocolate factory. We wanted to schedule a tour but no reservations were available. A bummer for sure but still able to purchase “something “. The tour was just completed when we arrived and it looked like a middle school tour group. Probably explains why there were no reservations.
Back to the airport. Check into a hotel nearby. Off to return the car. We did take out all the extra insurance because we had heard horror stories. Our concern was on one of the narrow roads the side view mirror was wedged. He inspects the car and says there is a dent in the front. No mention of the mirror at all. The good news is the insurance is a no deductible we just fill out an accident report that says what happened. Dan writes we don’t know. Off we go back to the hotel. Ready to pack for the morning.
Dublin Airport is great, because we actually went through US customs before we boarded the plane home. This will make it easier with our connection. Tali and Dan are yawning complaining that it is too early. When we booked the tickets we were automatically assigned seats. We are in the middle and separated. Well I guess that is
all from Ireland as it is time to board.
So thoughts. Yes we would travel with Tali again. She eats everything, doesn’t complain and is self sufficient. She is timid in crowds and we wish she had more input on what she really wanted to do. Will she travel with us. She will say yes although I wonder. We walk too slow, are always stopping to use the restroom, drink at dinner-or every night in the bar and if we had to share a room it is “freezing “. She likes cities much more than countryside and Ireland is mostly ruins and countryside.
Back to the airport. Check into a hotel nearby. Off to return the car. We did take out all the extra insurance because we had heard horror stories. Our concern was on one of the narrow roads the side view mirror was wedged. He inspects the car and says there is a dent in the front. No mention of the mirror at all. The good news is the insurance is a no deductible we just fill out an accident report that says what happened. Dan writes we don’t know. Off we go back to the hotel. Ready to pack for the morning.
Dublin Airport is great, because we actually went through US customs before we boarded the plane home. This will make it easier with our connection. Tali and Dan are yawning complaining that it is too early. When we booked the tickets we were automatically assigned seats. We are in the middle and separated. Well I guess that is
all from Ireland as it is time to board.
So thoughts. Yes we would travel with Tali again. She eats everything, doesn’t complain and is self sufficient. She is timid in crowds and we wish she had more input on what she really wanted to do. Will she travel with us. She will say yes although I wonder. We walk too slow, are always stopping to use the restroom, drink at dinner-or every night in the bar and if we had to share a room it is “freezing “. She likes cities much more than countryside and Ireland is mostly ruins and countryside.
Thursday, July 11, 2019
Travel to Doolin.
Today we woke to clouds quickly turning into rain. Not many photos from the drive that was pretty tame until on a small road into Doolin we came bumper to bumper with an oncoming car. No impact although I am not sure why. I guess we are really traveling slower than we realize. The town of Doolin is known for music. We are in a B and B that is lovely and the owner suggested that we participate in a living room type event. Limited to 25 they squeezed us in and it was great fun. The cab ride over and back was most interesting as we would have been poking along the road that he was flying on. We had rain all day so no photos from the car. A ferry ride to save time but lots of back roads so don’t know how much time saved. A few photos of the town from our room and the night music
I will try and upload photos from Dan’s phone
Wednesday, July 10, 2019
From Ring of Kerry to Dingle
There are always 2 ways to get to a final destination. The recommended route and the off road that is on the map. It is on the map so it must be navigated. This makes perfect sense to me but is probably one of my less stellar decisions.
The plan today is go from Kerry to Dingle. Why Dingle. It is supposed to be a really cute town with great pub music and a Ring to drive with great scenic ocean views. What we forget is we live by the ocean and wonder why we are going halfway around the world to see the ocean. So what should be a 1-2 hour trip is actually a 3-4 hour trip
We were able to see several of the hazards of Ireland. When we drove the Kerry Ring it was pretty uneventful except for waiting for the farmer to heard his cows into another pen and caused us to wait several minutes. They used a 4 wheel quad motor bike and a third person waving their arms to prevent runaways. Of course one of the babies got away and mom was not going to leave it behind. So in Spain there is the running of the bulls in Ireland it the running of the cows. Well on the alternate route we had a wrong turn that almost landed us in a lake and a road that was so narrow one one car could get through with a center area that had grass growing. Dan was insistent it was for cleaning the bottom of the car. We went up a grade and down through a “gap” Up another grade where we were met head on by a horse and buggy carrying tourists. Actually several horse and buggies. We had bicycles and hikers. All this on essentially a one lane road. I might add a little background to the route deviation. We chose to take the alternate route because the day before when coming back from the Kerry Ring we had a narrow road that was a hair raising experience because everyone was going breakneck speed(that is over 50kilometers/hour). I constantly was holding my breath and driving poor Dan crazy.
If you meet any of the carriages the automobile gives way and has to back up. This is actually a nightmare since you have to figure out first how to back up and second to do it on the wrong side of the road. Needless to say. Tali wasn’t napping in the back seat on this part of the trip.
We arrive in Dingle at 2pm, have lunch and then on to the Airbnb. Tonight’s lodging is Tali’s all time favorite. It is a new construction 2 bedroom apartment. A little difficult to find it at first since it is actually behind the main home. The owner is a great person, mom with a set of twins. The construction is modern with the main color dominating the interior of gray. Great shower down stairs and another upstairs. Fully equipped kitchen and brand new washer dryer. The owner was present and actually gave instructions on how to run the washer dryer. Dan decided he could get by with out washing. Too bad I really wanted to try it out. The best part of this rental was the internet. Tali was in heaven. It was fast and there were no glitches. Tali would have been happy to stay there several days.
Unfortunately the sun is out and the most important site to see is the Dingle Loop. Similar to the Kerry ring but much smaller. Great sea views. Off we go. It seems all the narrow roads, fast drivers, crazy things on the road were a precursor to the Dingle loop. We needed to back up several times, became wedged met irate drivers with no patience. The upside Dan didn’t kill me or I him but it was close.
Upon return to the apartment we decided to go to dinner and the pub. Dingle is renowned for its music. We went to the oldest pub that is a hardware store during the day. Not a huge selection of stuff but packed shelves. We then went to a pub a few doors down. This is the Dingle Pub. We enojoyed enjoyed this much more. A violin and guitar. No dancing but great music. I would stay longer but I think the thought of fast internet was too enticing.
The plan today is go from Kerry to Dingle. Why Dingle. It is supposed to be a really cute town with great pub music and a Ring to drive with great scenic ocean views. What we forget is we live by the ocean and wonder why we are going halfway around the world to see the ocean. So what should be a 1-2 hour trip is actually a 3-4 hour trip
We were able to see several of the hazards of Ireland. When we drove the Kerry Ring it was pretty uneventful except for waiting for the farmer to heard his cows into another pen and caused us to wait several minutes. They used a 4 wheel quad motor bike and a third person waving their arms to prevent runaways. Of course one of the babies got away and mom was not going to leave it behind. So in Spain there is the running of the bulls in Ireland it the running of the cows. Well on the alternate route we had a wrong turn that almost landed us in a lake and a road that was so narrow one one car could get through with a center area that had grass growing. Dan was insistent it was for cleaning the bottom of the car. We went up a grade and down through a “gap” Up another grade where we were met head on by a horse and buggy carrying tourists. Actually several horse and buggies. We had bicycles and hikers. All this on essentially a one lane road. I might add a little background to the route deviation. We chose to take the alternate route because the day before when coming back from the Kerry Ring we had a narrow road that was a hair raising experience because everyone was going breakneck speed(that is over 50kilometers/hour). I constantly was holding my breath and driving poor Dan crazy.
If you meet any of the carriages the automobile gives way and has to back up. This is actually a nightmare since you have to figure out first how to back up and second to do it on the wrong side of the road. Needless to say. Tali wasn’t napping in the back seat on this part of the trip.
We arrive in Dingle at 2pm, have lunch and then on to the Airbnb. Tonight’s lodging is Tali’s all time favorite. It is a new construction 2 bedroom apartment. A little difficult to find it at first since it is actually behind the main home. The owner is a great person, mom with a set of twins. The construction is modern with the main color dominating the interior of gray. Great shower down stairs and another upstairs. Fully equipped kitchen and brand new washer dryer. The owner was present and actually gave instructions on how to run the washer dryer. Dan decided he could get by with out washing. Too bad I really wanted to try it out. The best part of this rental was the internet. Tali was in heaven. It was fast and there were no glitches. Tali would have been happy to stay there several days.
Unfortunately the sun is out and the most important site to see is the Dingle Loop. Similar to the Kerry ring but much smaller. Great sea views. Off we go. It seems all the narrow roads, fast drivers, crazy things on the road were a precursor to the Dingle loop. We needed to back up several times, became wedged met irate drivers with no patience. The upside Dan didn’t kill me or I him but it was close.
Upon return to the apartment we decided to go to dinner and the pub. Dingle is renowned for its music. We went to the oldest pub that is a hardware store during the day. Not a huge selection of stuff but packed shelves. We then went to a pub a few doors down. This is the Dingle Pub. We enojoyed enjoyed this much more. A violin and guitar. No dancing but great music. I would stay longer but I think the thought of fast internet was too enticing.
How hard can doing laundry be?
Okay. We are on Day 6. Time to do laundry. The day was spent driving the Ring of Kerry and then coming back to the Airbnb. Tali’s agenda is laundry. I did book this house specifically because there is a washer and dryer. As I have mentioned in the past sometimes we are surprised and there is only a washer. Not quite enough time to air dry jeans
In the past using a washer has been a fiasco. This one is simple but the first concern is soap. The soap left by the owner says whitening. I have soap and put it in the dispenser. Tali sets the dial and we get it started. Tali goes to take a nap since the internet for some reason stopped working. I was able to get internet but it was slow. Not sure if it was Tali’s carrier.
Dinner is out and a nap is in. Dan and I do cheese crackers and wine and watch BBC games shows after tiring of CNN news. I routinely check the washer. Hours go by and we can’t open the door it appears to be on hold. Finally after about 3 hours between us I notice a faint line on the outer dial. There still seems to be soap in the clothes but remember I was using regular Tide in a “high efficiency “ washer. Success I figure out how to get it to get it to drain. Yay. The machine drains and the door unlocks. Tali awakens from her nap. We transfer the clothes and apparently the spin cycle is missed. After hand wringing the clothes, shades of Italy return. We put them in the dryer. Check the temperature and it is on low. Decided to increase the time to 120 minutes. This increases the temperature. I am sure we will burn up all Tali’s clothes but we can always buy more if needed and she has her 1 pair of shorts.
Then off to the shower. It takes Tali and I to call in Dan to figure out how to turn on the shower. There are 2 separate systems. I have never seen before. Oh well the joys of travel.
Laundry update 1 hour into drying and the clothes are steaming. We could have skipped the wash cycle and just steamed the clothes clean. Also in this dryer is a water collection chamber which needs to be emptied or the dryer shuts off. In the morning, dry clothes and everything still fits. Dan decided not to try and wash. Dirty clothes are okay.
In the past using a washer has been a fiasco. This one is simple but the first concern is soap. The soap left by the owner says whitening. I have soap and put it in the dispenser. Tali sets the dial and we get it started. Tali goes to take a nap since the internet for some reason stopped working. I was able to get internet but it was slow. Not sure if it was Tali’s carrier.
Dinner is out and a nap is in. Dan and I do cheese crackers and wine and watch BBC games shows after tiring of CNN news. I routinely check the washer. Hours go by and we can’t open the door it appears to be on hold. Finally after about 3 hours between us I notice a faint line on the outer dial. There still seems to be soap in the clothes but remember I was using regular Tide in a “high efficiency “ washer. Success I figure out how to get it to get it to drain. Yay. The machine drains and the door unlocks. Tali awakens from her nap. We transfer the clothes and apparently the spin cycle is missed. After hand wringing the clothes, shades of Italy return. We put them in the dryer. Check the temperature and it is on low. Decided to increase the time to 120 minutes. This increases the temperature. I am sure we will burn up all Tali’s clothes but we can always buy more if needed and she has her 1 pair of shorts.
Then off to the shower. It takes Tali and I to call in Dan to figure out how to turn on the shower. There are 2 separate systems. I have never seen before. Oh well the joys of travel.
Laundry update 1 hour into drying and the clothes are steaming. We could have skipped the wash cycle and just steamed the clothes clean. Also in this dryer is a water collection chamber which needs to be emptied or the dryer shuts off. In the morning, dry clothes and everything still fits. Dan decided not to try and wash. Dirty clothes are okay.
Tuesday, July 9, 2019
Heading South
We are off. First stop is the Irish National Stud Farm. We get there by noon. Do the walking tour, have lunch and tour the Japanese garden. I didn’t know there was a garden there, honest. Apparently it is the 3rd best in all of Ireland. Back in the car. Good news is we are now on the way to the Rock of Cashel. Another old monastery from about 700 AD. We have mastered the GPS even without Tali’s input. We arrive, we can see it on the hill but can’t find the entrance or parking area. I guess the GPS isn’t tuned in to those details. A brief walk and just in time for the guided tour. Tali and are over the docent going on and on and out voted Dan. Into the movie. I am sure Tali is ready for a nap. Alas the next showing will be in German. Saved again. Back in the car and now off to blarney castle. No one is interested in the upside down treat but Dan wants to see the castle. We arrive just as they are closing the gates for the night. A 45 minute detour out of the way. Now onto our night stop in the town of Kenmare. This Airbnb has no address only GPS coordinates. I am amazed both the phone and car found the location.
Driving went well today since it was mostly highway only just a long way to travel. On our travels we note that Tali is like some of our other tour guides. She is young and therefore there is no need to stop for a bathroom break. She did the entire flight from Charlotte to Ireland without getting up!! I am sure she just rolls her eyes when Dan and I say we need to stop yet again. Steps for the day 11117.
Driving went well today since it was mostly highway only just a long way to travel. On our travels we note that Tali is like some of our other tour guides. She is young and therefore there is no need to stop for a bathroom break. She did the entire flight from Charlotte to Ireland without getting up!! I am sure she just rolls her eyes when Dan and I say we need to stop yet again. Steps for the day 11117.
Monday, July 8, 2019
On the Road
Off to the airport today to pick up a rental car. This is were the fun will really begin. We do have an automatic transmission this time so we won’t have the additional challenge of Dan stalling the car every time he starts and stops. He opts to upgrade both the car and the insurance and off we go
First challenge Dan can’t seem to switch gears from park to drive, let alone reverse. Today we are off to Powerscourt Garden, the Glendalough and then the B and B. Think about how technology savvy we are. If we can’t get the car in gear how good do you think we will do with the GPS. Right again. It is really a pretty intuitive system it is just the people using it.
About half way through the day we have the car mastered and can use my phone as a backup. Powerscourt Garden is massive much like gardens in England It has a Japanese garden, lots of grass and some fountains. We had 3 great days in Dublin for weather. Today it is kind of drizzly and gray. Looks like a heavy June gloom.
Glendalough is the first monastery built by St Kevin. We were in time for the last movie. Checked out the museum and then out to the ruins. I think the highlight was the deer that was foraging and not at all shy because of the tourists that were present.
Off to the B and B. The phone as back up worked perfectly. Unfortunately I didn’t check my email and the owner of the home is gone and we had no idea on finding the key. Her sister in law happened to come by and gave her a call. Key found on the porch and we were in. We got a recommendation for dinner and off we go. Success.
This was a self contained apartment on the second floor. In the country dead quite. A view of the lake. Unfortunately very narrow steep steps so we ran down stairs to access our suit cases. Small problem. Tomorrow will be a full day of driving. Tali is thrilled. Extra sleep time in the car.
16748 steps and we didn’t even dance
Today we have a late start. Nothing more pressing except Guinness tour and we wanted to do a couple of museums although we have to limit Dan since he loves to read All the information. We go to Dublin Castle although it is now where the head of states meet. A retired castle Tali suggested we go to see the library and she wants to see something on the 3rd floor. Up the stairs we go. There is a small rooftop garden and the creative center is actually a children’s area with coloring and crafts. Lunch and a walk back to Guinness which is 3/4 mile on the other side of our B and B. The tour of Guinness is a walk through of the brewing process some of the history and advertising. We are here to get mom a T shirt and of course they no longer make the one she wants. We go up to the rooftop bar with a view of the city and a bizillion people. We are able to get a free drink but Dan already had his 3 free tastes. Back to finish shopping and then to the B and B. Tali is tired and we are planning to go to the musical pub tour tonight. Oh by the way we had another 3 flights up to the bar in at Guinness and 5 flights down to the exit.
Back at the B and B and we have about 90 minutes. Dan and I are off to Teeling distillery. We have a free admission. It actually is a 6 minute walk. We leave tasting room early since need to be back. Tali is ready to go and we walk back to Trinity College to catch the bus.
We arrive and to just be sure check across the street at the hotel to confirm pick up. The bus is late and Tali begins to worry. While we wait one of the horse drawn carriages looses a wheel and blocks traffic so it has been an entertaining 7 minutes or so.
The pub show is a great success and Tali is enjoying it. Menu is great so we all have a choice. Food has not been an issue with Tali. She is diversified and eats everything. As the evening ends we learn the bus won’t be back until 1am. This is late for us old folks. The show got over at 12:30 am. We desire to use alternate transportation so back in a taxi. There were 2 that pulled up so we snagged one of them. This was really a win win. We saw the bus coming up the hill to the restaurant as we were almost to the main road. Definitely earlier than arriving in Dublin at 1:45 in the morning and then walking back the mile or so. Tomorrow we rent a car and the excitement begins.
Back at the B and B and we have about 90 minutes. Dan and I are off to Teeling distillery. We have a free admission. It actually is a 6 minute walk. We leave tasting room early since need to be back. Tali is ready to go and we walk back to Trinity College to catch the bus.
We arrive and to just be sure check across the street at the hotel to confirm pick up. The bus is late and Tali begins to worry. While we wait one of the horse drawn carriages looses a wheel and blocks traffic so it has been an entertaining 7 minutes or so.
The pub show is a great success and Tali is enjoying it. Menu is great so we all have a choice. Food has not been an issue with Tali. She is diversified and eats everything. As the evening ends we learn the bus won’t be back until 1am. This is late for us old folks. The show got over at 12:30 am. We desire to use alternate transportation so back in a taxi. There were 2 that pulled up so we snagged one of them. This was really a win win. We saw the bus coming up the hill to the restaurant as we were almost to the main road. Definitely earlier than arriving in Dublin at 1:45 in the morning and then walking back the mile or so. Tomorrow we rent a car and the excitement begins.
Day 2
Well we have an early morning since we need to be back at Trinity College Dublin to see the book of Kells. This is a 3 star attraction since the manuscripts are so old. Written in 799 AD. There were a lot of displays discussing how they were created, inks and color created and illustrations. Also a visit to the “long room library” with over 220,000 books. There is a daily discussion of the long room and how books are preserved etc at 3 pm daily (unfortunately we will not make it, and since Tali was finished viewing the exhibit 20-30 minutes before Dan who wanted to read every display case. Need I say more.) It’s too bad we couldn’t donate Jim’s books here. Many would fit right in.
Today I let Tali navigate back to Trinity College. The upside we made it. No wrong turns or detours. The down side is she walks like her Dad and Brian. There is no such thing as a stroll. We did ask her to wait up for us every once in a while so we could catch up. After the library neither she or Dan anted to do the college tour so we are off to the on and off bus. After 10 minutes we are off. They say it will take about 1.5 hours to do the route and then 40 more minutes to redo the same route and get back to the gaol for our 12:45 tour.
Let’s just say traffic in Dublin doesn’t lend itself to timetables and appointments. Tali worries when we might miss appointments. We noticed it when making airport connections. So on the bus she is getting more nervous. At this point Dan has fallen asleep so we get to the starting point and since there were taxis lined up it is time to transfer transportation modes.
We arrive for our tour only 3 minutes late. Yay!! It is a great tour as we are able to learn about Irish history and the led into the break with Great Britain. The gaol was interesting and you could see a lot of the same architecture as in Australia
After the tour back on the bus and now on to Jameson for whiskey tasting after all we are in Ireland. Of course we have a discussion of how to get there since we didn’t pay attention just knew it was down the road. All is well we located the distillery and there is an attached cafe. Good thing lunch before tasting.
For dinner we are off to the pub. In hopes of music tonight. We are off to the Brazen Head. Oldest pub in Dublin. Easy walk from the B and B. Unfortunately the music didn’t start until after 9pm and we just finished dinner about then and we’re all tired so back home. Total steps today. 12500. Tomorrow will be busy although Talivwould love to sleep in. We are on foot all day since no transportation planned.
Today I let Tali navigate back to Trinity College. The upside we made it. No wrong turns or detours. The down side is she walks like her Dad and Brian. There is no such thing as a stroll. We did ask her to wait up for us every once in a while so we could catch up. After the library neither she or Dan anted to do the college tour so we are off to the on and off bus. After 10 minutes we are off. They say it will take about 1.5 hours to do the route and then 40 more minutes to redo the same route and get back to the gaol for our 12:45 tour.
Let’s just say traffic in Dublin doesn’t lend itself to timetables and appointments. Tali worries when we might miss appointments. We noticed it when making airport connections. So on the bus she is getting more nervous. At this point Dan has fallen asleep so we get to the starting point and since there were taxis lined up it is time to transfer transportation modes.
We arrive for our tour only 3 minutes late. Yay!! It is a great tour as we are able to learn about Irish history and the led into the break with Great Britain. The gaol was interesting and you could see a lot of the same architecture as in Australia
After the tour back on the bus and now on to Jameson for whiskey tasting after all we are in Ireland. Of course we have a discussion of how to get there since we didn’t pay attention just knew it was down the road. All is well we located the distillery and there is an attached cafe. Good thing lunch before tasting.
For dinner we are off to the pub. In hopes of music tonight. We are off to the Brazen Head. Oldest pub in Dublin. Easy walk from the B and B. Unfortunately the music didn’t start until after 9pm and we just finished dinner about then and we’re all tired so back home. Total steps today. 12500. Tomorrow will be busy although Talivwould love to sleep in. We are on foot all day since no transportation planned.
Saturday, July 6, 2019
Other photos
Note. On Day 2 (plane ride day 1): 15450 steps. Pretty good since we didn’t we had a mid day nap
What’s up?
No, we have internet just too busy to type except from 2am to 5am. When my jet lag has caused me to be mixed up with day and nights.
Arrival in Ireland, found the shuttle to the city and it looks like a 12 minute walk. Of course this is Tali’s first treat at Ellen’s navigation. Of course is it my problem that I put in the wrong address and located Meath place not square? I got the street right!! The next part of the walk caused us to double back since I read the phone wrong. Truly this isn’t all my fault. Of course with every one tired and jet lagged not to mention dragging suitcases over uneven ground what can I say. Our 12 minute walk was about 30 to 40 minutes. But everyone needed the steps since we had been in airports or planes for the prior 20 hours with travel time.
The plan is a quick nap. Tali thought we should be up and ready to go by 11am. I am shooting for 2. I woke Tali up at 3:30 then again at 4. She didn’t remember the 3:30 wake up. Well we head out to explore.
Again with my phone in hand. We are off to st Stephens green. A big inner city park and although it’s 5 o’clock people are out all over. Tali is impressed with the park and that people are just hanging out. A great children’s play area ponds and ducks. It is much smaller than other city parks but nice to stretch our legs. The weather is great. Sun and warm. We continue to explore and locate a gelato shop. It makes a great lunch. Street musicians and a no cars shopping area.
All the museums have closed for the day so we just continue to explore on foot. We locate Trinity College Dublin since we have an early reservation tomorrow morning and don’t want to be late.
Continue the stroll walk into a pub in the Temple Bar area of town known for music and nightlife. We were hoping for music but the bar is packed, no place to sit so we explore. End up on the 3rd floor which is just a quiet little restaurant same food as below but no music. While eating the musical tour commenced there must be at least 50-75 people. Oh well it is the first night. So no music but dinner in the pub.
Tali has a new phone and apparently unlimited data even internationally. It is with google as the telephone carrier. She seems to have good reception. I have her get us back to the cottage. There without a glitch. Off to bed. Tomorrow is the Book of Kells, on and off all day bus and the prison. Not to mention a pub for music after all we are in Ireland.
Arrival in Ireland, found the shuttle to the city and it looks like a 12 minute walk. Of course this is Tali’s first treat at Ellen’s navigation. Of course is it my problem that I put in the wrong address and located Meath place not square? I got the street right!! The next part of the walk caused us to double back since I read the phone wrong. Truly this isn’t all my fault. Of course with every one tired and jet lagged not to mention dragging suitcases over uneven ground what can I say. Our 12 minute walk was about 30 to 40 minutes. But everyone needed the steps since we had been in airports or planes for the prior 20 hours with travel time.
The plan is a quick nap. Tali thought we should be up and ready to go by 11am. I am shooting for 2. I woke Tali up at 3:30 then again at 4. She didn’t remember the 3:30 wake up. Well we head out to explore.
Again with my phone in hand. We are off to st Stephens green. A big inner city park and although it’s 5 o’clock people are out all over. Tali is impressed with the park and that people are just hanging out. A great children’s play area ponds and ducks. It is much smaller than other city parks but nice to stretch our legs. The weather is great. Sun and warm. We continue to explore and locate a gelato shop. It makes a great lunch. Street musicians and a no cars shopping area.
All the museums have closed for the day so we just continue to explore on foot. We locate Trinity College Dublin since we have an early reservation tomorrow morning and don’t want to be late.
Continue the stroll walk into a pub in the Temple Bar area of town known for music and nightlife. We were hoping for music but the bar is packed, no place to sit so we explore. End up on the 3rd floor which is just a quiet little restaurant same food as below but no music. While eating the musical tour commenced there must be at least 50-75 people. Oh well it is the first night. So no music but dinner in the pub.
Tali has a new phone and apparently unlimited data even internationally. It is with google as the telephone carrier. She seems to have good reception. I have her get us back to the cottage. There without a glitch. Off to bed. Tomorrow is the Book of Kells, on and off all day bus and the prison. Not to mention a pub for music after all we are in Ireland.
The Temple Bar. Pretty baskets and lights
Tali and Dan
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