The trip from Dublin was "slick". There are like a million people flying Ryan Air and everything went great. I do have a correction: it is Molly Bloom and for your information a grandmother I met while having some fish and chips told me that the business about no snakes, etc. is absolutely true. Now... Continue Reading →
Another sunny day in Dublin.....took a trip to New Grange a Neolithic era tomb. Pretty amazing-- over 5000 yrs old. It is built so the sun comes in at day break once a year on the winter solstice. I entered a lottery to be one of 50 winners who get to enter and bring a... Continue Reading →
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It rained a little yesterday but just for short periods and everyone acted like it wasn't raining. I wore my little raincoat and had my little umbrella so I acted like that happens all the time because it does (they have rain during some part of 270 days a year). No rain today--- yet. I... Continue Reading →
I got to Dublin yesterday...the airport was really busy and by the time I found my apartment it was 3 pm. People who gave me directions said the apartment was "at the top of the street".....what they really meant was "at the end of the block"---haha--these Dubliners should see the top of our streets! My... Continue Reading →
Reykjavik was great...only a 4-hour time difference. Went to soak in the Blue Lagoon today. Lunch at the fancy restaurant was wonderful. Bought some angora socks at the bus station. Everyone doing a "walk about" in Europe should have Angora socks---they make you feel like you have bedroom slippers on. I'm off to Dublin in... Continue Reading →
This past June while I was busy playing golf and tennis I was feeling bored and couldn't come up with a solution. I couldn't think of anyplace I wanted to go SO.....I decided I would go to all the places in Europe I was cusious about and wanted to see. I leave today for 10... Continue Reading →
The trip over was fine. No challenges except for a slight shoe problem. Got new shoes at the Pgh airport and I was "good to go". Did sites in town and had three types of pickled herring for lunch.
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