http://blogs.BootsnAll.com/linda/ 30 days of Guinness, Gaelic and Greenery en-us 2004-11-03T17:48:28-08:00 http://blogs.BootsnAll.com/linda/archives/005514.shtml I have had a crazy, whirlwind last few days....leaving Dublin, flying to NYC (landing at Kennedy airport, then getting stuck in traffic for a high cost taxi to a cheap hotel near LaGuardia. I'll be staying in the Flushing/Queens area,... v...The trippy trip back to the USA Linda 2004-11-03T17:48:28-08:00 http://blogs.BootsnAll.com/linda/archives/005403.shtml Today, Saturday, Oct 30, is my last full day in Ireland. I'm spending it where I began, nearly a month ago, walking around Dublin's streets. This time, however, I'm much more oriented and don't even bring my map or my... s...The Emerald Isle-Full Circle Linda 2004-10-30T07:02:46-08:00 http://blogs.BootsnAll.com/linda/archives/005374.shtml A friend can be made just about anywhere in Ireland. Even the dogs are welcoming!... r...Back in Dublin...I've come full circle Linda 2004-10-29T10:28:18-08:00 http://blogs.BootsnAll.com/linda/archives/005373.shtml Today, i had thought about hopping on a bus and seeing Newgrange, but the weather was more aligned to staying in bed and reading a book. Apart from the weather, i'm kind of feeling over the top about seeing more... t...A rainy day in Georgia (I mean, Dublin) Linda 2004-10-29T10:25:32-08:00 http://blogs.BootsnAll.com/linda/archives/005369.shtml I'm back in Dublin, after a slightly hellish trip back from Belfast. Even though i'd organized my return bus trip with Tir Na Nog tours weeks earlier, they forgot and their bus was full....so i had to buy a train... r...Back in Dublin...I've come full circle Linda 2004-10-29T05:19:02-08:00 http://blogs.BootsnAll.com/linda/archives/005368.shtml An ancient site, on Inishmor, in the Aran Islands...barren and beautiful area off the western coast of Ireland. I took a ferry from Galway and spent the day touring the island.... k...Inishmor, a world away Linda 2004-10-29T05:06:45-08:00 http://blogs.BootsnAll.com/linda/archives/005367.shtml Some folks here would rather do without Peace, it seems. Belfast is a city with divided passions.... o...Belfast--A Second Look around Linda 2004-10-29T05:03:57-08:00 http://blogs.BootsnAll.com/linda/archives/005366.shtml John Downes and Dara O'Dubhain help me to celebrate my birthday. Outside the Clarence Hotel in Dublin, owned by U2's Bono and The Edge.... b...Dublin city Linda 2004-10-29T05:01:03-08:00 http://blogs.BootsnAll.com/linda/archives/005365.shtml All other beers pale in comparison!... d...Breakfast of Champions Linda 2004-10-29T04:59:10-08:00 http://blogs.BootsnAll.com/linda/archives/005364.shtml Doing this is supposed to give you the "Gift of Gab"....though I already had that!... e...Rock of Cashel, Blarney Castle...and Beyond Linda 2004-10-29T04:57:28-08:00 http://blogs.BootsnAll.com/linda/archives/005363.shtml I enjoyed the music and comraderie of fellow travelers here.... l...Doolin, no foolin' Linda 2004-10-29T04:55:25-08:00 http://blogs.BootsnAll.com/linda/archives/005362.shtml The way the Northern Irish smoke in pubs and restaurants (and just about everywhere else!) should make Phillip Morris very proud.... n...Belfast (here today as yesterday yet remains) Linda 2004-10-29T04:53:46-08:00 http://blogs.BootsnAll.com/linda/archives/005359.shtml Don't look down!... i...The Cliffs of Moher, and more Linda 2004-10-29T04:11:11-08:00 http://blogs.BootsnAll.com/linda/archives/005358.shtml They use turf here (peat) to fuel their homes....a non-renewable source, made from millions of years of heather, mosses and ferns crushed by the ice age.... f...On to Killarney and County Kerry! Linda 2004-10-29T04:08:56-08:00 http://blogs.BootsnAll.com/linda/archives/005357.shtml m...Bobby Sands-Hero Of Catholic Derry Linda 2004-10-29T04:06:29-08:00