Dublin (Navan Road)
Auburn Avenue Roundabout, Navan Road Dublin, County Dublin, 15, Ireland
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The other black gold
... so I was starting to reconsider my decision to embark on a ten day Ireland tour. After a day of wandering around Dublin, I really do have to eat my words. It is actually a lovely little city, especially on a sunny, relaxing Sunday. The architecture is refined, full of neoclassical columns and domes, and there are heaps of little nooks and crannies were interesting little organic, slow food cafes and craft boutiques sell their wares. Of ...
Not Paddywackery
... all presentations were fantastic, one really stood out. A Finnish student gave a paper titled "Displaced Music and Poor Musical Domain: Afghan Forced Migrant Musicians in Finland." He showed a variety of media on a screen, including great photos, videos, and sound clips from his time spent in an Afghan refuge camp, and shared his experiences. Then, after all of this, he said that he can no longer conduct his research, that two years of work is ...
Another planet
... maintain their own currency, they drive on the right, the temperature is given in Fahrenheit and they still measure distances in miles, it is little wonder that the rest of the EU treat them slightly differently. The main contribution that English seem to have given to the rest of the EU is their language, while every other country is struggling to maintain their language English as a language is booming, everybody wants to learn English, well everybody ...
First stop.....
... s Palace. We are a little disappointed with the room but what can you expect for a really old hostel. We went for a big walk around Dublin and found a pub to have a meal - beef and guiness stew...was really tasty! and washed it down with a pint of Guiness! Yes I drank most of it with no problems. I think Ali enjoyed ...
Luck O' The Irish
... but it made me miss WV and those country roads. :) We also got to explore Galway for an hour or so. We walked around and I saw our family crest on a banner with Bodkin in capital letters. SO cool.
We got back to Dublin around 8 and we decided to go to a few bars and listen to some music. We sipped on some Jameson and had a Guinness. It was the perfect ending to our day. We also got to see the guy attempting to break the Guinness World Record for playing ...



