Monthly Archives: June 2011

Catching Up With The News

Our friends Norman and Janet arrived on Tuesday so we have been on the go since then and haven’t been to the pub to check messages and blog. Tuesday was settling in, Wednesday we toured the historic sites and scenic … Continue reading

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Catching Up

Yes, we are in Ireland and it is grand . . . smiling. It’s good to be settled for a few weeks, to have a home where the suitcases are unpacked and we are not in unremitting tourist mode, where … Continue reading

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Dingle Internet Connection

Dingle is a rather remote part of Ireland. The guidebooks list only two internet sources – both pay as you go internet cafes. However, we found that the pub closest to our house (about a mile) has free wifi! Therefore, … Continue reading

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Dingle

Yesterday we drove from Glendalough to Dingle. It took a while to get settled. Our landlord is less than organized, didn’t have our bill sorted out, didn’t have the house ready, didn’t have someone to guide us to the house, … Continue reading

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Ireland Travels

On Friday we picked up our car at the airport and drove to Glendlough, a very popular national park. This was the beginning of a bank holiday weekend, the first weekend in June, and a popular time for weddings…the perfect … Continue reading

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Art Old and New

Today we had two stops on our art education tour. The first was Trinity College, reputed to be one of the best universities in the world. Its old library is the home of the Book of Kells and several other … Continue reading

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Dublin Art – What A Day!

Today was another intensive art day. However, I first should begin with breakfast. Our “traditional” Irish breakfast consisted of an egg over easy, pork and beans, Canadian bacon, some kind of link sausage (little flavor), some kind of patty sausage … Continue reading

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