Brog Maker Hotel Kilkenny

Well as it turns out, I chose a good week to visit Michelle and George, as they had already planned a weekend of surfing on the West Coast.<br><br>The day started off right, with a proper Irish breakfast. As Michelle puttered away with breakfast prep, George rolled in, busy getting his gear ready for the weekend.<br>'Do you have any pudding?' he inquires<br>'no' is the sheepish reply<br>'well it's not exactly breakfast without pudding now is it?'<br><br>Michelle can ...

... again" I said as I peeled back the foil to reveal a slimy chicken breast swimming in a pungent mustard cream sauce.<br><br>"They sure have" was his enthusiastic response, through a mouth half full.<br><br>That was odd. His response meant one of two things:<br>A) his sarcasm was so advanced that even I was unable to detect it.<br>B) he was actually enjoying this pathetic excuse for food.<br>He ...

... besides pasta, lunch meat sandwich, or pizza. Then when we came back Lindsey &amp; Brittany had made me a cake while I was gone and put up a birthday banner. Jordan also got be a flashing birthday girl sash. Everyone hung out in my apartment till about 10 and then we went downtown to the pubs. We called for taxis for 16 people and ended up getting this party bus with lights and loud music. The ride was really cool and the night was a blast!

<br><br>With cloudy skies overhead, we ate our breakfast and said good-bye to Olive and the people from Missouri. We had to make a stop at the nearby Ford dealership because one of our headlights was out, and John had no tools with which to replace it. The service tech had it done quickly, and we were charged only for the bulb (around $19), and told to enjoy our holiday. With the days getting shorter, we really needed the headlight.<br><br>Our first stop today was the Hill of Tara ...

... afternoon so there were plenty of folks enjoying the beach. Everyone parked their cars on the hard sand so we joined them. On the hill behind the beach there was a nice little cafe that served light lunches and beer. Jim ordered a Guinness and I ordered the Bulmer's Pear. We were amazed that even in a beach front restaurant, where everyone took their food and drinks outside, our drinks were served in glasses and food was served with ...

... it was even better than that the whole way. <br>6: Inches of spare room on each side of the car when cars passed from the opposite direction in many cases. No exaggeration. We often had to swipe tree branches on the left to avoid hitting cars coming toward us at high speed on the right. <br>1: Number of times Graig swerved to the right rather than left and almost ended ...

... Armstrong b. Apollo mission c. Carrots and peas. Julia immediately (and very loudly) locked in NEIL ARMSTRONG and lost our 1 euro game before declaring that she didn't read the question properly ! * Made a late night detour into the shopping centre to buy thongs and "sweeties" before bed!

... boil and then another 30 min to cook the rice half through...but we half a microwave so perhaps i will just be buying microwavable rice from now on. Hot water is another issue but i'll deal with that later on..oh well, it's not forever right? Well I think i've babbled on long enough. I might go to Galway this weekend to check it out and I'm REALLY excited that erin might be popping by rather quickly to visit. Keep emailing, Its really nice to hear from everyone!!!

... what I eat, and the promise of all that every morning always made it much easier for me to get up. <br><br>A dark grey mist was rolling in from the sea as we meandered along narrow country lanes near Lady&#8217;s Island Lake, some sort of Catholic pilgrimage site, and westwards to the Hook Peninsula, through a progression of tiny villages with the obligatory one or two cosy looking pubs amongst the handful of houses in their centre. In one such ...

I was actually looking forward to breakfast this morning. It was time again for another batch of homemade bread and fruit salad. I happily ate my meal while exchanging pleasantries with an American couple on vacation (I was seriously beginning to doubt that I was in a foreign country). After the meal, I went upstairs to pack. While the room (a triple with bathroom, a television, and a phone) was great and the breakfasts were superb, I'm not sure that it was ...