Deer Park Hotel & Golf Course Howth

I met up with Bill (aka 'bigredtruck' - a fellow travelpodder) and his wife Jacqui on their whirlwind 2 week trip of the British and Irish isles.<br><br>The two of them managed to squeeze more content into their 2 week trip, than the number of tomatoes Mr Heinz would be able to squeeze into a decent bottle of ketchup. They crammed in England; the Channel Isles; Wales; Scotland; Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland! Phew!<br><br>Their ...

... decided to come out of hibernation and play too, as there were quite a few people making use of the sunshine while it is here. Our trip wouldn't have been complete without an icecream to top it off! It was a pity that Max had to work at 5pm, as we had to make sure we were back in plenty of time.<br><br>Sunday was a lovely relaxed day. We decided to catch the DART into the city centre and wander along the docklands for the Maritime Festival. Now I'm not really that into boats, but I ...

... has taken me up on it yet though. For all you Denny (Greys/PS I love you) lovers out there, we totally saw a perfect version of him tonight at an open mike. He was dreamy. I love Ireland. Lastly, we still haven't found jobs. I've signed up with a temp agency called LaCreme. I arbitrarily wrote on my CV (resume) that I could type 70 wpm. At the pre-interview, the lady told me I had to do a test to check how fast I can type. I instantly ...

... quickly... yes, we did it, katy reversed down the interstate so that we could pay in the toll that takes mula. well, we then decided to save 1.40 Euro (Like 2 dollars) by going around the tollway. Note: if you ever find yourself driving in Spain, take the stinking tollway and spend the 2 dollars, it IS worth it! We found ourselves driving and following the signs to Barcelona, until we suddenly (or slowly) realized that the signs to Barcelona had disappeared... uhoh. Yes, Kallie and ...

... just had another relaxing evening. On tuesday Alan had class again so I went for a walk around St. Stephens Green a really nice park close by Alan's house. One of the heirs of the Guinness beer fortune donated the park to the city of Dublin after spending tons of money to landscape it. That evening I made some more quesadillas for Alan and I. The following morning I said goodbye to Alan and went to the airport for my flight to London!

... with, had a flight to catch. Also, my kodak easy share failed me and ran out of batteries! So after reaching the "summit" (very low), we headed down to the small village. We ate at a seafood restaurant, since we were in a seaside village- my first time eating out since arriving here! I had a great bowl of chowder with the heartiest bread, soda I think. I stayed longer and explored the Howth ...

... in herbs and spices with a layer of egg over it. this was accompanied with a sweet rice which had raisins in it. It was absolutely delicious and was a lovely welcome dinner. After dinner most had an early night, although the loyal footie fans stayed up and watched the match. It felt as if we had left Dublin that morning but in fact we had left the day before in the afternoon. Words cannot describe the many feelings that we were all going through.

... come back to Ireland and visit Galway and the Arron Islands. I think that is a good recap of what I have been up to for now.....hopefully this blog will be a good thing and your feed back is appreciated. I love you and could not be here with out all of your love and support! I also apologizing for my lack of editing skills, grammar and spelling....I am lazy at this time of day and realize I am a teacher, but oh well...forgive me, please :) Mary Ann

Hey Everybody! This will be my last e-mail from abroad for this trip...... unless I miss my flight. I am in the Dublin airport right now and it has been a very very very long night........... I just wanted to let you all know that you will no longer be able to live vicariously through me anymore as I will be back to my boring old Minnesota life. Hope you enjoyed the e-mails and will read again on my next adventure! Love ya!

... Great to have a pint there and look around! Lucy and I also headed to the Jameson distillery. It wasn't quite as good as the guiness brewery but well worth it. So was the tasting at the end. I don't drink whiskey much but that Jameson tasted so smooth. Also had an Irish coffee at the end which tasted surprisingly great for the amount of Jameson they put in it. Man what a buzz!!! Lucy and I also went ...