The internet is down again, hence the lack of posts and photos from Dublin. Our TV/Internet was 'upgraded' the other day, and our old box was meant to be compatible, but alas it is having issues. The tech guy was meant to come last friday but didn't. He was then meant to come yesterday but didn't. Hopefully he'll come tomorrow...
Anyway, a quick update of our weekend. To be honest, Dublin was a little disappointing. It wasn't all that pretty, and there also wasn't a lot to do. We saw a few old churches, went to the Guniness factory, and did a literary pub tour where some actors gave little skits about famous writers that lived in Dublin. Christ Church in Dublin was really pretty, and so were sections of the city too. I'll post some photos when we're back up and running.
The night life in Dublin was really cool though. Both nights the pubs were packed, there was live music, and generally a really nice vibe. Good fun. Oh, and Guinness tastes no different over there than it does here - that myth is busted as far as I'm concerned.
Unfortunately Dublin was realy expensive, and so lunch or dinner would generally cost about 15 euro per person. Ouch. Beers were about 4.5 euros - double ouch - but on the plus side it stops you having too many :)
So, sorry we haven't been very active on blog/email/facebook, but we'll get back on as soon as we can.
Hope you are all well and not taking for granted the beautiful, warm and affordable country you live in :)
Anyway, a quick update of our weekend. To be honest, Dublin was a little disappointing. It wasn't all that pretty, and there also wasn't a lot to do. We saw a few old churches, went to the Guniness factory, and did a literary pub tour where some actors gave little skits about famous writers that lived in Dublin. Christ Church in Dublin was really pretty, and so were sections of the city too. I'll post some photos when we're back up and running.
The night life in Dublin was really cool though. Both nights the pubs were packed, there was live music, and generally a really nice vibe. Good fun. Oh, and Guinness tastes no different over there than it does here - that myth is busted as far as I'm concerned.
Unfortunately Dublin was realy expensive, and so lunch or dinner would generally cost about 15 euro per person. Ouch. Beers were about 4.5 euros - double ouch - but on the plus side it stops you having too many :)
So, sorry we haven't been very active on blog/email/facebook, but we'll get back on as soon as we can.
Hope you are all well and not taking for granted the beautiful, warm and affordable country you live in :)
3 comments:
its not beautiful or warm at the moment...rain, drizzle, overcast, and stormwater drains washing up all sorts of suspicious-looking things...the gutters look like crusty armpits....
Goo. Crusty armpits? Once they are in the ocean it's up to the fish and surfers at Bondi to worry about.
We have had 12 days of continuous rain for the school holidays. A record for 80 plus years for April but little has fallen in the main catchment area.
Nice to see UR getting around - Mary and I enjoy the blog - it keeps us young and re-lives the memories.
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