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Week 13
Week 13:
Monday: Caught the plague
Tuesday: Got girl scout cookies in the mail!
Wednesday: I need to get out of my jail cell of a room! Bought some sandwiches and enjoyed the sun in the park and we went to my new favorite hang-out spot, the Franciscan Wells micro-Brewery. They make their own local brews in the back of the beer garden which provides the perfect ambiance for some tasty stout and killer tunes.
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It's always vegetable!
... whining. As do I, apparently!
The group met again at 6:25 and walked for three minutes down the hill to Crackpots, a rather elegant little restaurant. Katherine and I sat with Dave and Sue Anderson from Portland. Again, we were given a choice of starter, main and dessert. I had a salad of caramelized mandarin orange slices, candied pecans and goat cheese (with greens, of course), sirloin with a sort of potato cake, and a warm chocolate brownie with red berry compote for ...
Julie's Visit, or the Irish Healthcare System
... is a classic rock bar that is surprisingly cheap and has a great atmosphere. Then we decided to go dancing, so we went to this upstairs bar that was full of 18-19 year olds and was very awkward and loud.
We decided to try the downstairs part of the bar, which was packed full of women. Apparently it was something called Women’s Little Christmas, which falls on the last day of the 12 days of Christmas. All the women get the day off and they don’t ...
Kinsale
... up and we chatted for a few minutes about whether the noise outside would bother us and we said no, that I wear earplugs and Skip has a breathing machine. It turns out that Tom has sleep apnea and we discussed this for a few minutes! Then we went upstairs for bed.
8/2/2010 Monday
We rose pretty early and went down to a delicious breakfast of ...
The Boatmen of Kinsale
... beautiful and the historical presence gives me goose-bumps. But, as the worlds' history truly belongs to all of us, I would have to say that what really makes Ireland, is the Irish. They are friendly, warm and accommodating. They have a great wit and a relaxed resilience that could bite you if you tried to take advantage. They kind of remind me of the old punching bag blow up doll my brother had when he was a kid. No ...


