Loyola Bed & Breakfast Dublin
18 Charleville Road Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland
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Filling in the gaps!
... this day, he holds the title as the first and only mean Irish person I've met. Let's hope he holds his rank!
Every day I'm falling in love with this place more and more, and becoming extremely comfortable with my surroundings to the point where I forget that my time here is limited. I've been on the search for opportunities to work abroad over the summer, possibly even the Olympic games in London! I'm on the fence about it because of the practicality of the whole ...
The other black gold
... I have seen. Part of Dublin's allure is that I feel very at home there. It is the smell of the place. The Guinness. Brewery emits the powerful smell of brewer's yeast, immediately whisking my mind home to the breweries along the Yarra at Abbotsford. How many times have I jogged past the CUB dreaming of a beer when I make it home. In Dublin you don't need to run anywhere to get a beer. And since I gave up running months ago that suits me just ...
Wherever green is worn...
Title borrowed from Easter 1916 by W.B.Yeats... just because there is a bit of a theme running through this blog entry.
So, for those who have read this blog entry first, this is "cultural" blog and the other one is the "drinking" blog... Here's what we did in between the pub visits and brewery tours!
Trinity College
We headed to Trinity College fairly soon after arrival ...
Leprechauns in Dublin
... in my backpack then went downstairs to check out. We dropped off our belongings in the baggage room, then quickly walked the 20 minutes to the tour pickup point.
Our tour to Dublin Bay and Malahide Castle came complete with a rowdy Italian family and an adorable little old Irish guide. As the tour was conveniently undersold, I took a seat to myself and lounged as I took in the scenery and enjoyed our guide's commentary. We stopped at Dublin Bay and I stopped in a cafe for ...
Sad to leave our new family
... her 5 whiskeys the other night. She tasted them all correctly and got a certificate and applause. Around the city again in the HOP ON HOP OFF bus to St Patricks Catedral (as the Irish say). The majesty of it. It is full of history, intricate ornamentation and great beauty and spirituality. We spent a long time there and got out to find the HOP ON HOP OFF bus. Off we went around the city for theTHIRD time that day, WE told the bus driver some ...


