I’ve recently read a Maeve Binchy novel (Whitethorn Woods). Yes I did. Yes I know it is not challenging literature. But it is lovely escapism. Maeve Binchy’s novels are full of Irish romance, where everything goes wrong and then there you are! Everything works out and the lovers finally get together… and we all sit [...]
Ireland
All the photos… At the Gravity Bar at Guinness.In their defence it was very very cold.See, on the right… that’s us with the Wallabies…Max and PC came over for a fine game of cards…Hot whiskey – perfect on a cold day.At the match. Final score Ireland 21 Australia 6.Adare Manor. We stayed here.Cliffs of MoherWhere [...]
We’re back… after what I would say was the worst flight of my life. Yes, even worse than when Immy (aged 3) weed on me on the way back from Bali, and that wasn’t good but at least it was short. It started off okay. We got to Dublin airport in plenty of time – [...]
After two nights at the Mount Falcon which didn’t have very accessable web services (but they did let us use the computer in reception) we are now at the Wineport Lodge near Athlone in County Westmead. Our final hotel for this tour, the Wineport is situated on Lough Ree – one of Ireland’s inland lakes [...]
It’s been a couple of days since my last post so this may be a long one… On Wednesday we went for a drive to the Cliffs of Moher. These sheer cliffs on the west coast are quite spectacular and stretch for miles. We went to the visitor centre which is being redeveloped at the [...]
Just thought I’d throw in a Chris de Burgh lyric there to keep you guessing but indeed we did catch a car ferry across the River Shannon yesterday on our way to Ennis. Ennis from the Irish word Ines meaning Island. Not quite sure which Island they mean though. We are staying in The Old [...]
Ah the Irish, got to love their charming terms for everyday things… like the other day watching morning television the charming description of what we know as tuck-shop-lady arms… bingo wings. Oh yes, a term that will be used. Last night we stayed at Adare Manor. A charming castle like stately home which was built [...]
We leave Dublin today after watching the Irish Rugby team thrash the Wallabies. They never looked even close to making a try which was a little disappointing. However leaving the stadium surrounded by very happy Irish fans a smiling – not a bad thing. It was great fun and we were most impressed when the [...]
We went down to the Captain’s Run training session at Landsdowne Road where the match is to be played tonight. It was cold. And by cold I mean that immediately afterward I bought some thermal underwear. Freezing. The funniest sight was our big tough Wallabies in their shorts and shortsleeved tops posing for a photo [...]
Turns out Vodafone doesn’t have global roaming in Ireland. I know. Bizarre. Ironic even. Today we went exploring – bought tickets for one of those sight-seeing buses and lucked out on getting a stand up comic for a driver. He was hilarious. A joke a minute plus his observations on the other drivers were hysterical. [...]
