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a...About Me (1)
b...Dublin city (11) c...Beyond Dublin City (6) d...Breakfast of Champions (1) e...Rock of Cashel, Blarney Castle...and Beyond (2) f...On to Killarney and County Kerry! (2) g...Galway (1) h...High tech city--but not high enough, evidently (1) i...The Cliffs of Moher, and more (2) j...When it's very cold, and a hard rains gonna fall..... (1) k...Inishmor, a world away (1) l...Doolin, no foolin' (2) l...Meeting "King" Cong (1) m...Bobby Sands-Hero Of Catholic Derry (1) n...Belfast (here today as yesterday yet remains) (2) n...The other side of the fence (1) o...Belfast--A Second Look around (3) p...From fairies to Giants (1) q...Heading back to the Republic (1) r...Back in Dublin...I've come full circle (2) s...The Emerald Isle-Full Circle (1) t...A rainy day in Georgia (I mean, Dublin) (1) v...The trippy trip back to the USA (1)
Recent Entries
* Retracing steps in Dublin
* Making friends with the locals * I'm ready for sunshine now * Ending where I began * Dun Aengus * Peace Wall? * My two new friends * Guinness is good for you, the ads say * Kissing the Blarney Stone * fun times (CRAIC) * anybody want a smoke? * 700 foot Cliffs * Bog lands * Died from his Hunger Strike after being selected MP * Derry-A city makes amends * On the road again..... * To be fair---Belfast has a very cool side to it, too * Day Two...On my own down some bleak streets * Belfast-History of Bravado, Bombs & bullets * The Giant's Causeway
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October 30, 2004Retracing steps in DublinToday, 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...Read this update October 29, 2004Making friends with the localsA friend can be made just about anywhere in Ireland. Even the dogs are welcoming!...Read this update I'm ready for sunshine nowToday, 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...Read this update Ending where I beganI'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...Read this update Dun AengusAn 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....Read this update Peace Wall?Some folks here would rather do without Peace, it seems. Belfast is a city with divided passions....Read this update My two new friendsJohn 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....Read this update Kissing the Blarney StoneDoing this is supposed to give you the "Gift of Gab"....though I already had that!...Read this update Posted by Linda on October 29, 2004 04:57 AM
Category: e...Rock of Cashel, Blarney Castle...and Beyond anybody want a smoke?The way the Northern Irish smoke in pubs and restaurants (and just about everywhere else!) should make Phillip Morris very proud....Read this update Posted by Linda on October 29, 2004 04:53 AM
Category: n...Belfast (here today as yesterday yet remains) Bog landsThey 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....Read this update Derry-A city makes amendsYou can still see remnants "The Troubles" and Sunday, Bloody Sunday, which occured January 30, 1972...Read this update Posted by Linda on October 29, 2004 04:03 AM
Category: October 28, 2004On the road again.....Today's my last morning in Belfast, and it's still rainy and cold. But having a room all to myself was a rare treat, and even with bizarre dreams, i am rested. I'm beginning to get withdrawal pains due to leaving...Read this update October 27, 2004To be fair---Belfast has a very cool side to it, tooI think, upon review, that i've written about Belfast in some dark and dreary terms. To be fair, although "The Troubles" were (and in a way still are) very real, today's Belfast is also a fun, exciting place to visit...Read this update Day Two...On my own down some bleak streetsAfter yesterday's non-stop "city highlights" tour on a double decker bus, I decided to spend today retracing some of the sites iI'd briefly cruised by yesteday. On foot, spending several hours, I walked away from the nice, friendly hostel i'm...Read this update October 26, 2004Belfast-History of Bravado, Bombs & bulletsUpon arriving in Belfast last night, I wasn't sure how i'd feel about this city. It's Ireland's second biggest, but Northern Ireland's largest. Belfast (Gaelic name meaing "Open Mouth" due to it's proximity at the mouth of the river Largan)...Read this update Posted by Linda on October 26, 2004 10:07 AM
Category: n...Belfast (here today as yesterday yet remains) October 25, 2004The Giant's CausewayFROM FAIRIES TO GIANTS—THE GIANT’S CAUSEWAY Much of Irelands history is veiled in folklore. It makes for some interesting stories to hear as we wind through the scenery. Helen, my latest "Tir Na Nog" tour leader, has a wonderful way...Read this update Derry-A city torn in two, makes amendsToday, after visiting more sacred sites both Pagan and Christian, we continued on through County Sligo and past Donegal, both lush and beautiful and with sun-shiny weather too, we made our way over to Northern Ireland. Except for a slight...Read this update October 22, 2004On the way to CongMEETING ‘KING’ CONG I hooked up with a new group of "Tir" travelers yesterday in Galway. Most are Aussie and we're all women, apart from one token bloke, Nathan. Two fellow Americans, Tracy and Rachel, are both medical residents from...Read this update October 21, 2004Warm thoughts on a cold, gray Irish dayGalway has been fun, though i guess i could have seen the sights in fewer days than five, it's been nice to hang around and soak up the atmosphere.....(while getting soaked in the process due to solid rain the last...Read this update Posted by Linda on October 21, 2004 04:39 AM
Category: j...When it's very cold, and a hard rains gonna fall..... October 19, 2004Aran Islands: Visiting InishmorAfter spending a day exploring Galway, I decided to get off "the rock" and took a 45 minute bus ride to catch a ferry, followed by a 40 minute boat trip to see the largest (albeit tiny) island of Inishmor,...Read this update Posted by Linda on October 19, 2004 12:44 PM
Category: October 18, 2004Internet Cafes in Galway........Evidently, I got spoiled in Dublin, where i found an internet shop that had a card reader for my camera's 1 gig memory card, and Adobe Photoshop too, so i could resize the photos smaller....(otherwise you'd still be downloading them!)...Read this update Posted by Linda on October 18, 2004 02:15 PM
Category: h...High tech city--but not high enough, evidently October 17, 2004Music, arts, and ear gaugesI arrived in Galway and my first stop was with the other "Tir" apostles, to have lunch at "The Quays" pub, a very medieval looking place right in the heart of High Street, the mostly pedestrian avenue in the heart...Read this update Don't look down or get too close in this wind!DON’T LOOK DOWN….THE CLIFFS OF MOHER After leaving Doolin, we took the bus to the ferry at Talbert town, and crossed over the river Shannon, saving a longer 3 hour drive around the peninsula. We're on our way to Galway...Read this update Craic-in it up at O'Connors PubGOOD CRAIC IN DOOLIN’ We followed a rainbow almost all of the way to Doolin-(no foolin), passing by several quaint villages such as Listowel, known as the home of playwright John B. Keane, who wrote the film "The Field" starring...Read this update October 15, 2004Torc Waterfall, Ring of KerryThe last stop before i stayed in Killarney town was to see the Killarney National Park, bequeathed by the last royal members of the Herbert family to the County and free of charge for all people to visit, even to...Read this update Another day...another CastleANOTHER DAY, ANOTHER CASTLE October 12. I joined up with the "Tir Na Nog (Irish for Land of Eternal Youth) Tours", a backpacker's bus crammed with folks from far and wide, and we headed south and west. First stop, Dunamase...Read this update Posted by Linda on October 15, 2004 03:48 AM
Category: e...Rock of Cashel, Blarney Castle...and Beyond October 11, 2004Oscar Wilde (and the nearest to a woman he ever got)Just inside of Merrion Square, in Dublin, is the Oscar Wilde memorial statue. Nearby are many of the numerous, prolific and endearing quotes attributable to this fine Irish writer....Read this update The coast of Howth, just north of DublinThe lighthouse point off the cliffs of Howth Summit, north of Dublin....Read this update Not Moosehead beer, but the real McCoyDonated to the Harbour Bar by local patron, Sir Peter O'Toole....It's just one of many interesting and strange wall hangings in this pub....Read this update Hat for hire, anyone?No wonder this shop's "under renovation"....the days are long gone for High Society hat rental....Read this update Bray SeasideIt's not quite the warm, blue Pacific waters of Maui....but i put my hands into the North Atlantic Sea anyway!...Read this update The famous Harbour BarWorth the bus drive from Dublin to see this funky, bohemian-chic pub...Read this update October 10, 2004On to a new and quieter room!SCRAPING OFF THE BARNACLES IN DUBLIN Five nights in the heart of Temple Bar have me spent. I've renamed it “Dublin's Mardi Gras” as every single night is as crazy as New Orleans on Fat Tuesday. I decided to move...Read this update Bray, Greystones and HowthBEYOND DUBLIN CITY….BRAY, GREYSTONES, AND HOWTH After seeing most of the popular tourist sites in Dublin, I decided to take advantage of my discounted "Rambler" bus pass and head out of town by bus. Heading south of Dublin, first past...Read this update October 08, 2004October 07, 2004
I visited the Guiness Storehouse, which has a great view of the whole city from the top floor, where i enjoyed a fine pint after learning WAY more than i needed to about how the stuff is brewed. While there,...
Read this update A lively time in the citySo far, Dublin is living up to my expectations and even the weather has been more sunny than not. Though the winds are cold the local people are very warm and are happy to provide directions, without me even asking....Read this update |
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